Resource Exists, but Access Difficult and More Expensive

Development is limited by

impeded land access, deteriorating economic viability, and technological capacity.

Rocky Mountains

111 TCF

• Land Access & Environment

• Deep Tight Gas Technology

• Environmental Permits

• Small, Low Rate Fields

• Deep Water Technology

• Pipeline Capacity

Western Canada

105 TCF

Gulf Coast Onshore

86 TCF

Sources: Potential Gas Committee 1998, Canadian National Energy Board 1999

US Pacific Onshore

8 TCF

Mid-Continent

93 TCF

PRODUCING AREAS: 674 Tcf

Gulf Coast Offshore

72 TCF

• Small, Low Rate Fields

• Deep, Tight Plays

Northeast US

48 TCF

Coal Bed Methane

133 TCF

• High Production Cost

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