United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Office of the General Counsel author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1997-05-07 monographic deposited born digital 8 p. GA 1.13:T-OGC-97-42 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-OGC-97-42 P0b002ee180377192 f:og97042t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-T-OGC-97-42 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-OGC-97-42 T-OGC-97-42 Shale oil resources Facility transfer Royalty payments Gas resources Gas leases Oil leases Federal/state relations Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1 (Elk Hills, CA) Naval Oil Shale Reserve No. 1 (CO) Naval Oil Shale Reserve No. 3 (CO) Colorado Testimony OGC

The Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves were established in the early 1900s when the government began setting aside large sections of public lands favorable for hydrocarbon production. Although these reserves were originally intended as a source of oil for the military, the Naval Petroleum Reserves are now primarily produced for commercial purposes. By contrast, the Naval Oil Shale Reserves have remained largely undeveloped, although protective drilling has occurred since 1985 to protect government-owned resources from being drained by adjacent operations. This testimony discusses the Energy Department's recommendation that Oil Shale Reserves 1 and 3 be transferred to the Interior Department for leasing and surface management under the Mineral Leasing Act and the Federal Land Policy Management Act. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-OGC-97-42/html/GAOREPORTS-T-OGC-97-42.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-OGC-97-42/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-OGC-97-42.pdf GAO/T-OGC-97-42 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-OGC-97-42 Testimony GAO/T-OGC-97-42; Naval Petroleum Reserves: Transfer Options for Naval Oil Shale Reserves 1 and 3 in Colorado; Shale oil resources Facility transfer Royalty payments Gas resources Gas leases Oil leases Federal/state relations Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1 (Elk Hills, CA) Naval Oil Shale Reserve No. 1 (CO) Naval Oil Shale Reserve No. 3 (CO) Colorado Title 30 Section 181et seq. 30 U.S.C. 181et seq. Title 43 Section 1701et seq. 43 U.S.C. 1701et seq. Public Law 104-106