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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Some aspects of resource uncertainty and their economic consequences in assessment of the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Some aspects of resource uncertainty and their economic consequences in assessment of the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Exploration ventures in frontier areas have high risks. Before committing to them, firms prepare regional resource assessments to evaluate the potential payoffs. With no historical basis for directly estimating size distribution of undiscovered accumulations, reservoir attribute probability distributions can be assessed subjectively and used to project undiscovered accumulation sizes...
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi, John H. Schuenemeyer
Inferred oil and gas reserve estimates for the United States Inferred oil and gas reserve estimates for the United States
No abstract available.
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E. D. Attanasi
Geologic coal assessment: The interface with economics Geologic coal assessment: The interface with economics
Geologic resource assessments describe the location, general characteristics, and estimated volumes of resources, whether in situ or technically recoverable. Such compilations are only an initial step in economic resource evaluation. This paper identifies, by examples from the Illinois and Appalachian basins, the salient features of a geologic assessment that assure its usefulness to...
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E. D. Attanasi
Forces Shaping Future U.S. Coal Production and Use Forces Shaping Future U.S. Coal Production and Use
More than half of the electricity in the United States is generated by coal-fired powerplants. U.S. coal producers sell almost 90 percent of their product for electricity generation, and so, the future of the U.S. coal industry will be determined by the future of coal-fired electricity-generation plants. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is completing a National Coal Resource Assessment...
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Emil Attanasi, Brenda S. Pierce
Growth in conventional fields in high-cost areas: A case study Growth in conventional fields in high-cost areas: A case study
Exploration managers commonly base future drilling decisions on past experience in an area. To do this well, they should consider both discovered and undiscovered resources to characterize total future potential. Discovery-size estimates should be adjusted to account for future field growth; otherwise, the relative efficiency of recent exploration will be undervalued. This study models...
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Emil Attanasi
Coal marketability; effects of deregulation and regulation Coal marketability; effects of deregulation and regulation
No abstract available
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Emil Attanasi
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 155
Some aspects of resource uncertainty and their economic consequences in assessment of the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Some aspects of resource uncertainty and their economic consequences in assessment of the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Exploration ventures in frontier areas have high risks. Before committing to them, firms prepare regional resource assessments to evaluate the potential payoffs. With no historical basis for directly estimating size distribution of undiscovered accumulations, reservoir attribute probability distributions can be assessed subjectively and used to project undiscovered accumulation sizes...
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi, John H. Schuenemeyer
Inferred oil and gas reserve estimates for the United States Inferred oil and gas reserve estimates for the United States
No abstract available.
Authors
E. D. Attanasi
Geologic coal assessment: The interface with economics Geologic coal assessment: The interface with economics
Geologic resource assessments describe the location, general characteristics, and estimated volumes of resources, whether in situ or technically recoverable. Such compilations are only an initial step in economic resource evaluation. This paper identifies, by examples from the Illinois and Appalachian basins, the salient features of a geologic assessment that assure its usefulness to...
Authors
E. D. Attanasi
Forces Shaping Future U.S. Coal Production and Use Forces Shaping Future U.S. Coal Production and Use
More than half of the electricity in the United States is generated by coal-fired powerplants. U.S. coal producers sell almost 90 percent of their product for electricity generation, and so, the future of the U.S. coal industry will be determined by the future of coal-fired electricity-generation plants. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is completing a National Coal Resource Assessment...
Authors
Emil Attanasi, Brenda S. Pierce
Growth in conventional fields in high-cost areas: A case study Growth in conventional fields in high-cost areas: A case study
Exploration managers commonly base future drilling decisions on past experience in an area. To do this well, they should consider both discovered and undiscovered resources to characterize total future potential. Discovery-size estimates should be adjusted to account for future field growth; otherwise, the relative efficiency of recent exploration will be undervalued. This study models...
Authors
Emil Attanasi
Coal marketability; effects of deregulation and regulation Coal marketability; effects of deregulation and regulation
No abstract available
Authors
Emil Attanasi
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