Land Use Planning and Oil and Gas Leasing on Onshore Federal Lands

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Committee on Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing, National Research Council

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This book reviews the consideration of oil and gas leasing in the land use planning processes of the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service. This volume was required by the Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act of 1987. It identifies problems in land use planning that are caused by current leasing practices and the availability and reliability of information at the planning stage, and makes recommendations that address the interrelation between oil and gas leasing decisions and the land use planning process for federal lands.

Front Matter i-xviii
Executive Summary 1-5
1 Introduction 6-16
2 Setting 17-35
3 Origins of Leasing and Planning 36-43
4 Difficulties in Relating Leasing and Planning 44-53
5 Land Use Planning for Oil and Gas 54-86
6 Oil and Gas Leasing and Management Procedures 87-105
7 Areas of the Greatest Conflict in Values 106-112
8 Discussion and Recommendations 113-140
Minority Statement 141-142
Appendixes 143-144
Appendix A: Statement of Tasks Agreed on by the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, and the National Academy of Sciences 145-146
Appendix B: Letter from Chairmen Clarifying Task 147-150
Appendix C: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Offer to Lease and Lease for Oil and Gas 151-155
Appendix D: Detailed Description of Notice of Staking, Application for Permit to Drill, and Approved Drilling Plan Procedures, as Delineated in Figure 6.4 156-162

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Front Matter i-xviii

Executive Summary 1-5

1 Introduction 6-16

2 Setting 17-35

3 Origins of Leasing and Planning 36-43

4 Difficulties in Relating Leasing and Planning 44-53

5 Land Use Planning for Oil and Gas 54-86

6 Oil and Gas Leasing and Management Procedures 87-105

7 Areas of the Greatest Conflict in Values 106-112

8 Discussion and Recommendations 113-140

Minority Statement 141-142

Appendixes 143-144

Appendix A: Statement of Tasks Agreed on by the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, and the National Academy of Sciences 145-146

Appendix B: Letter from Chairmen Clarifying Task 147-150

Appendix C: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Offer to Lease and Lease for Oil and Gas 151-155

Appendix D: Detailed Description of Notice of Staking, Application for Permit to Drill, and Approved Drilling Plan Procedures, as Delineated in Figure 6.4 156-162

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