Following the geologic basin-scale assessment of technically accessible carbon dioxide storage resources in onshore areas and State waters of the United States, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated that an area of about 130 million acres (or about 200,000 square miles) of Federal lands overlies these storage resources. Consequently, about 18 percent of the assessed area associated with storage resources is allocated to Federal land management. Assessed areas are allocated to four other general land-ownership categories as follows: State lands about 4.5 percent, Tribal lands about 2.4 percent, private and other lands about 72 percent, and offshore areas about 2.6 percent.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Title | National assessment of geologic carbon dioxide storage resources: allocations of assessed areas to Federal lands |
| DOI | 10.3133/sir20155021 |
| Authors | Marc L. Buursink, Steven M. Cahan, Peter D. Warwick |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Series Title | Scientific Investigations Report |
| Series Number | 2015-5021 |
| Index ID | sir20155021 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Eastern Energy Resources Science Center |
Related Content
Marc L. Buursink, Ph.D.
Research Geologist
Research Geologist
Email
Phone
Peter D. Warwick, Ph.D.
Supervisory Research Geologist
Supervisory Research Geologist
Email
Phone
Related Content
- Connect
Marc L. Buursink, Ph.D.
Research GeologistEmailPhonePeter D. Warwick, Ph.D.
Supervisory Research GeologistEmailPhone