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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Emil D. Attanasi
Physical deposit measures and commercial potential: The case of titanium-bearing heavy-mineral deposits Physical deposit measures and commercial potential: The case of titanium-bearing heavy-mineral deposits
Physical measures of mineral deposit characteristics, such as grade and tonnage, long have been used in both subjective and analytic models to predict favorability of areas for the occurrence of mineral deposits of particular types. After a deposit has been identified, however, the explorationist must decide whether to continue data collection, begin an economic feasibility study, or...
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E. D. Attanasi, J.H. DeYoung
Forecasting petroleum discoveries in sparsely drilled areas: Nigeria and the North Sea Forecasting petroleum discoveries in sparsely drilled areas: Nigeria and the North Sea
Decline function methods for projecting future discoveries generally capture the crowding effects of wildcat wells on the discovery rate. However, these methods do not accommodate easily situations where exploration areas and horizons are expanding. In this paper, a method is presented that uses a mapping algorithm for separating these often countervailing influences. The method is...
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E. D. Attanasi, D. H. Root
ECONOMICS AND THE SEARCH FOR OFFSHORE HEAVY MINERAL DEPOSITS. ECONOMICS AND THE SEARCH FOR OFFSHORE HEAVY MINERAL DEPOSITS.
This paper examines the relative importance, in terms of a deposit's commercial status, of physical characteristics of onshore titanium-bearing heavy-mineral placer deposits, and applies these findings to the search for and evaluation of offshore deposits. Results obtained by applying statistical discriminant analysis show that the characteristics most useful for predicting a deposit's...
Authors
E. D. Attanasi, J.H. DeYoung
Statistics of petroleum exploration in the non-Communist world outside the United States and Canada Statistics of petroleum exploration in the non-Communist world outside the United States and Canada
The search for petroleum has expanded to include most countries in the world. From January 1, 1950, through 1980, about 160,000 crew months were spent in geologic and geophysical exploration in a study area that includes all nonCommunist countries outside the United States and Canada. By the end of 1982, almost 27,000 wildcat wells had been drilled in this study area; these and other pre...
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David H. Root, Emil D. Attanasi, Robert M. Turner
A resource assessment of copper and nickel sulfides within the Mountain View area of the Stillwater Complex, Montana A resource assessment of copper and nickel sulfides within the Mountain View area of the Stillwater Complex, Montana
No abstract available.
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E. D. Attanasi, W.J. Bawiec
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 155
USGS minimum commercially developable field size USGS minimum commercially developable field size
No abstract available.
Authors
Emil D. Attanasi
Physical deposit measures and commercial potential: The case of titanium-bearing heavy-mineral deposits Physical deposit measures and commercial potential: The case of titanium-bearing heavy-mineral deposits
Physical measures of mineral deposit characteristics, such as grade and tonnage, long have been used in both subjective and analytic models to predict favorability of areas for the occurrence of mineral deposits of particular types. After a deposit has been identified, however, the explorationist must decide whether to continue data collection, begin an economic feasibility study, or...
Authors
E. D. Attanasi, J.H. DeYoung
Forecasting petroleum discoveries in sparsely drilled areas: Nigeria and the North Sea Forecasting petroleum discoveries in sparsely drilled areas: Nigeria and the North Sea
Decline function methods for projecting future discoveries generally capture the crowding effects of wildcat wells on the discovery rate. However, these methods do not accommodate easily situations where exploration areas and horizons are expanding. In this paper, a method is presented that uses a mapping algorithm for separating these often countervailing influences. The method is...
Authors
E. D. Attanasi, D. H. Root
ECONOMICS AND THE SEARCH FOR OFFSHORE HEAVY MINERAL DEPOSITS. ECONOMICS AND THE SEARCH FOR OFFSHORE HEAVY MINERAL DEPOSITS.
This paper examines the relative importance, in terms of a deposit's commercial status, of physical characteristics of onshore titanium-bearing heavy-mineral placer deposits, and applies these findings to the search for and evaluation of offshore deposits. Results obtained by applying statistical discriminant analysis show that the characteristics most useful for predicting a deposit's...
Authors
E. D. Attanasi, J.H. DeYoung
Statistics of petroleum exploration in the non-Communist world outside the United States and Canada Statistics of petroleum exploration in the non-Communist world outside the United States and Canada
The search for petroleum has expanded to include most countries in the world. From January 1, 1950, through 1980, about 160,000 crew months were spent in geologic and geophysical exploration in a study area that includes all nonCommunist countries outside the United States and Canada. By the end of 1982, almost 27,000 wildcat wells had been drilled in this study area; these and other pre...
Authors
David H. Root, Emil D. Attanasi, Robert M. Turner
A resource assessment of copper and nickel sulfides within the Mountain View area of the Stillwater Complex, Montana A resource assessment of copper and nickel sulfides within the Mountain View area of the Stillwater Complex, Montana
No abstract available.
Authors
E. D. Attanasi, W.J. Bawiec
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