Future natural gas supply
Conference
·
· Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6467215
Natural gas supplies nearly one-third of the nation's total energy and is of particular importance to the household-commercial and industrial sectors. Despite relatively large conventional reserves of 216 Tcf and inferred reserves of nearly 200 Tcf, annual production decreased yearly and not only fails to meet annual demand but also does not meet peak loads, which leads to winter curtailments. The most significant indicator is the declining ratio of reserve additions to production. Apparently intrastate reserves additions far outstrip interstate, suggesting a real supply sensitivity to price. Modest additions to supply now come from synthetic natural gas (SNG) derived from light hydrocarbon liquids and LNG. Future supplies may come from increases in overland imports from Mexico and the Arctic, continued S. Canada imports, and SNG derived from coal. Mostly untried gas sources exist; these include underground coal gasification, methane occluded in coal seams, gas hydrates in the Arctic and in the deep-sea basins, and gas from biomass, landfills, low-permeability sandstones and shales, and geopressured reservoirs.
- Research Organization:
- US Geological Survey
- OSTI ID:
- 6467215
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-7804139-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States) Journal Volume: 62:3
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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294003* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Natural Gas
299003 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Unconventional Sources & Power Generation-- Other-- (-1989)
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BIOMASS
COAL DEPOSITS
COAL SEAMS
DEMAND
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
FLUIDS
FORECASTING
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GAS HYDRATES
GASES
GASIFICATION
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
GEOPRESSURED SYSTEMS
HIGH BTU GAS
HYDRATES
HYDROCARBONS
IMPORTS
IN-SITU GASIFICATION
IN-SITU PROCESSING
MANAGEMENT
METHANE
MINERAL RESOURCES
NATURAL GAS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PRICES
PROCESSING
PRODUCTION
RECOVERY
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
RESERVES
RESOURCES
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SYNTHESIS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
294003* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Natural Gas
299003 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Unconventional Sources & Power Generation-- Other-- (-1989)
ALKANES
BIOMASS
COAL DEPOSITS
COAL SEAMS
DEMAND
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
FLUIDS
FORECASTING
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GAS HYDRATES
GASES
GASIFICATION
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
GEOPRESSURED SYSTEMS
HIGH BTU GAS
HYDRATES
HYDROCARBONS
IMPORTS
IN-SITU GASIFICATION
IN-SITU PROCESSING
MANAGEMENT
METHANE
MINERAL RESOURCES
NATURAL GAS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PRICES
PROCESSING
PRODUCTION
RECOVERY
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
RESERVES
RESOURCES
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SYNTHESIS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT