Table 2. Potential Gas Committee statistically aggregated
estimates
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Area
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Probable Resources
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Possible Resources
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Speculative Resources
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Total Potential Resources
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Atlantic
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|
|
|
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Onshore
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28,067
|
12,684
|
43,715
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|
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Offshore
|
*
|
*
|
19,400
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|
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Area Total
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28,067
|
12,684
|
63,135
|
103,867
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North Central
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|
|
|
|
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Onshore
|
2,308
|
5,152
|
14,755
|
|
|
Area Total
|
2,308
|
5,152
|
14,755
|
22,216
|
|
Gulf Coast
|
|
|
|
|
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Onshore
|
33,710
|
51,537
|
41,921
|
|
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Offshore
|
12,695
|
54,969
|
64,489
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Area Total
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46,409
|
107,520
|
106,422
|
259,420
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Mid-Continent
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|
|
|
|
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Onshore
|
43,451
|
52,344
|
28,578
|
|
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Area Total
|
43,451
|
52,344
|
28,578
|
124,372
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|
Rocky Mountain
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|
|
|
|
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Onshore
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46,038
|
89,758
|
40,809
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|
|
Area Total
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46,038
|
89,758
|
40,809
|
176,606
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|
Pacific
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|
|
|
|
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Onshore
|
3,802
|
13,225
|
21,180
|
|
|
Offshore
|
127
|
10,533
|
6,300
|
|
|
Area Total
|
3,928
|
23,579
|
27,480
|
55,067
|
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TOTAL LOWER 48 STATES
|
170,182
|
290,342
|
281,706
|
740,584
|
|
Alaska
|
|
|
|
|
|
Onshore
|
31,717
|
22,300
|
40,417
|
|
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Offshore
|
5,142
|
19,499
|
74 8
|
|
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Area Total
|
36,856
|
41,816
|
115,129
|
193,831
|
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SUBTOTAL UNITED STATES
|
207,037
|
332,234
|
397,761
|
935,817
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|
Coalbed Methane
|
16,298
|
54,317
|
84,568
|
155,180
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GRAND TOTAL UNITED STATES
|
223,335
|
386,551
|
482,329
|
1,090,997
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|
* Production has not been established; no resources identified.
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Aggregated coalbed methane estimates (from Table 66)
are arithmetically added to derive Grand Total.
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Note: Totals are subject to rounding and slight differences
due to statistical aggregation of distributions.
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