Emil D. Attanasi, Ph.D.
Emil Attanasi is a Supervisory Research Economist (Scientist Emeritus) with the USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals (GEM) Science Center in Reston, VA.
Emil Attanasi has been an economist with the U.S. Geological Survey since 1972. His work focuses on the valuation of hydrologic data, development of resource assessment methods for undiscovered oil and gas, assessment of CO2-EOR potential, and the application of economics to oil, gas, and minerals resource assessments.
Professional Experience
United States Geological Survey since 1972
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. University of Missouri, 1972, Economics
M.S. George Mason University, 2003, Statistical Science
B.A. Evangel College, 1969, Mathematics
Affiliations and Memberships*
American Economic Association, 1972 – present
Science and Products
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Economics of undiscovered oil and gas in the central North Slope, Alaska Economics of undiscovered oil and gas in the central North Slope, Alaska
No abstract available.
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi, Philip A. Freeman
Economic analysis of undiscovered oil and gas of the central North Slope of Alaska, 2005 Economic analysis of undiscovered oil and gas of the central North Slope of Alaska, 2005
No abstract available.
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi, Kenneth J. Bird, Philip A. Freeman
Discovery sequence and the nature of low permeability gas accumulations Discovery sequence and the nature of low permeability gas accumulations
There is an ongoing discussion regarding the geologic nature of accumulations that host gas in low-permeability sandstone environments. This note examines the discovery sequence of the accumulations in low permeability sandstone plays that were classified as continuous-type by the U.S. Geological Survey for the 1995 National Oil and Gas Assessment. It compares the statistical character...
Authors
E. D. Attanasi
Natural bitumen and extra-heavy oil Natural bitumen and extra-heavy oil
Crude oil is found in sedimentary rocks throughout the world, except, thus far, in Antarctica. In many places the oil has been degraded, so that it is represented by viscous black oil that is difficult to recover, transport, and refine. Depending upon the degree of degradation the result is extra-heavy oil or, in the extreme case, natural bitumen. Except in Canada, precise quantitative...
Authors
R. F. Meyer, Emil D. Attanasi
A bootstrap approach to computing uncertainty in inferred oil and gas reserve estimates A bootstrap approach to computing uncertainty in inferred oil and gas reserve estimates
This study develops confidence intervals for estimates of inferred oil and gas reserves based on bootstrap procedures. Inferred reserves are expected additions to proved reserves in previously discovered conventional oil and gas fields. Estimates of inferred reserves accounted for 65% of the total oil and 34% of the total gas assessed in the U.S. Geological Survey’s 1995 National...
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi, Timothy C. Coburn
Size-frequency analysis of petroleum accumulations in selected United States plays: potential analogues for frontier areas Size-frequency analysis of petroleum accumulations in selected United States plays: potential analogues for frontier areas
This report presents the petroleum accumulation size-frequency relationships of selected mature plays assessed in the U.S. Geological Survey's 1995 National Assessment of Oil and Gas Resources. The plays provide assessors with potential analogue models from which to estimate the numbers of undiscovered accumulations in medium and smaller size categories. Each play selected was required...
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi, Philip A. Freeman
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 155
Economics of undiscovered oil and gas in the central North Slope, Alaska Economics of undiscovered oil and gas in the central North Slope, Alaska
No abstract available.
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi, Philip A. Freeman
Economic analysis of undiscovered oil and gas of the central North Slope of Alaska, 2005 Economic analysis of undiscovered oil and gas of the central North Slope of Alaska, 2005
No abstract available.
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi, Kenneth J. Bird, Philip A. Freeman
Discovery sequence and the nature of low permeability gas accumulations Discovery sequence and the nature of low permeability gas accumulations
There is an ongoing discussion regarding the geologic nature of accumulations that host gas in low-permeability sandstone environments. This note examines the discovery sequence of the accumulations in low permeability sandstone plays that were classified as continuous-type by the U.S. Geological Survey for the 1995 National Oil and Gas Assessment. It compares the statistical character...
Authors
E. D. Attanasi
Natural bitumen and extra-heavy oil Natural bitumen and extra-heavy oil
Crude oil is found in sedimentary rocks throughout the world, except, thus far, in Antarctica. In many places the oil has been degraded, so that it is represented by viscous black oil that is difficult to recover, transport, and refine. Depending upon the degree of degradation the result is extra-heavy oil or, in the extreme case, natural bitumen. Except in Canada, precise quantitative...
Authors
R. F. Meyer, Emil D. Attanasi
A bootstrap approach to computing uncertainty in inferred oil and gas reserve estimates A bootstrap approach to computing uncertainty in inferred oil and gas reserve estimates
This study develops confidence intervals for estimates of inferred oil and gas reserves based on bootstrap procedures. Inferred reserves are expected additions to proved reserves in previously discovered conventional oil and gas fields. Estimates of inferred reserves accounted for 65% of the total oil and 34% of the total gas assessed in the U.S. Geological Survey’s 1995 National...
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi, Timothy C. Coburn
Size-frequency analysis of petroleum accumulations in selected United States plays: potential analogues for frontier areas Size-frequency analysis of petroleum accumulations in selected United States plays: potential analogues for frontier areas
This report presents the petroleum accumulation size-frequency relationships of selected mature plays assessed in the U.S. Geological Survey's 1995 National Assessment of Oil and Gas Resources. The plays provide assessors with potential analogue models from which to estimate the numbers of undiscovered accumulations in medium and smaller size categories. Each play selected was required...
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi, Philip A. Freeman
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