Texas energy resources: an outlook

Journal Article · Mon Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · Interstate Oil Compact Comm. Com. Bull.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7088770

Fisher, W L

This work examines the energy resource base of Texas, what it has yielded in the past, and what is likely to be developed from it in the future. Ultimate recoverable energy resources in Texas are estimated at approx. 365 billion bbl of oil equivalent. Of that, about 1/4 has already been produced. The remaining resource base is a significantly different mix. Of the remaining base, only 28% is measured, indicated, or inferred, 45% is identified but subeconomic, and 28% is classed as yet-to-be discovered. Petroleum (oil, gas, and liquids) has made up 99% of the historic production of Texas energy; however, it constitutes only 50% of the remaining measured reserves, and only 30% of the estimated remaining resource base. Lignite and coal have contributed only 0.4% to historic production, yet they represent 40% of both the measured reserve and the resource base. Uranium production to date has been only 0.8% of cumulative energy production, but constitutes 10% of the measured reserve base. Geothermal resources make up 20% of the resource base.

• OSTI ID: 7088770
• Journal Information: Interstate Oil Compact Comm. Com. Bull.; (United States), Journal Name: Interstate Oil Compact Comm. Com. Bull.; (United States) Vol. 22:2; ISSN IOCBA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
011000* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Reserves
Geology
& Exploration
02 PETROLEUM
020100 -- Petroleum-- Reserves-- (-1989)
03 NATURAL GAS
030100 -- Natural Gas-- Reserves-- (-1989)
050100 -- Nuclear Fuels-- Reserves
Exploration
& Mining
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
150100 -- Geothermal Energy-- Resources & Availability
ACTINIDES
BROWN COAL
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
COAL
COAL RESERVES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FEDERAL REGION VI
FLUIDS
FORECASTING
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
LIGNITE
LIQUIDS
MATERIALS
METALS
MINERAL RESOURCES
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS
NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
NORTH AMERICA
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
PRODUCTION
RESERVES
RESOURCES
TEXAS
URANIUM
URANIUM RESERVES
USA