Mr. Erik Milito - The House Committee on Natural Resources ...

January 2012
TABLE 2 – NET (Alternative Minus Baseline)
Natural Gas Production, billion cubic feet
Increase in production relative to amount associated with baseline number of leases and permits issued
Year
Colorado
Montana
New Mexico
North Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
Total
2011
11
2
24
0
11
54
103
2012
45
8
110
1
50
232
447
2013
53
9
132
1
58
263
517
2014
72
12
183
2
76
351
696
2015
87
14
215
2
89
410
818
Average
54
9
133
1
57
262
516
Source: Economics International Corp. calculations based on information from BLM Oil & Gas Statistics (2010) and
ICF International Rocky Mountain Forecasts (2011)
For natural gas liquids, returning to the 2007/2008 level of leases and permits issued would be associated with a 25
million barrel a year average increase in production between now and 2015 (Table 3). Given New Mexico and Wyoming’s
history of greater natural gas production on federal lands, those two states would also benefit from a return in this
category as well. New Mexico would average an annual increase of 2.6 million barrels of natural gas liquids over the next
five years, and Wyoming would average an annual 1.6 million barrel increase.
Figure 12:
Natural Gas Liquids Production From Leases on BLM Lands*
*Western States (Includes Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah and Wyoming)
Source: Economics International Corp. calculations based on information from BLM Oil & Gas
Statistics (2010) and ICF International Rocky Mountain Forecasts (2011)
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