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Unconventional Energy Resources and Geospatial Information: 2006 Review

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This article contains a brief summary of some of the 2006 annual committee reports presented to the Energy Minerals Division (EMD) of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. The purpose of the reports is to advise EMD leadership and members of the current status of research and developments of energy resources (other than conventional oil and natural gas that typically occur in sandstone and carbonate rocks), energy economics, and geospatial information. This summary presented here by the EMD is a service to the general geologic community. Included in this summary are reviews of the current research and activities related to coal, coalbed methane, gas hydrates, gas shales, geospatial information technology related to energy resources, geothermal resources, oil sands, and uranium resources.

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  1. U.S. Geological Survey, 956 National Center, Reston, VA 20192.

  2. U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 20192.

  3. Altuda Energy Corporation, San Antonio, TX 78209.

  4. Geological Survey of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486.

  5. Hydrate Energy International, Kenner, LA 70065.

  6. Z, Inc./U.S. Department of Energy, Dallas, TX 75201.

  7. Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 83415.

  8. Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, Calgary, AB, Canada T2P 3G4.

  9. M.D. Campbell & Associates, L.P., Houston, TX 77019.

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    American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Energy Minerals Division. Unconventional Energy Resources and Geospatial Information: 2006 Review. Nat Resour Res 16, 243–261 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11053-007-9048-3

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