DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DOE 2017 National Tribal Energy Summit Tribal Energy Sovereignty Strengthening Strategic Partnerships Office of Indian Energy & Economic Development IEED Division of Energy & Mineral Development DEMD Date: May 1-3, 2017 J. Cuzella, P.G. Petroleum Geologist Washington, D.C. Assistant Secretary Indian Affairs Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development
DEMD Provide technical expertise to assist tribes with oil & gas exploration & development Technical staff with considerable prior industry experience in Geology, Geophysics, and Petroleum Engineering Provide a link for Tribal and Native businesses to the petroleum industry promote oil & gas opportunities Participation in the North American Prospect Expo (NAPE) and other industry meetings The ultimate goal is to help create jobs and sustainable tribal economies 2
DEMD Oil & Gas Projects Alabama Coushatta, Texas Double A Wells Field, Woodbine production, identify infill locations Blackfeet, Montana Review results of Exshaw/Bakken exploration program source rocks, reservoir characterization, production results, seismic interpretation, and regional mapping Identified other potential reservoirs Uintah & Ouray, Utah Participated in engineering sub-committee meetings with the tribe for a proposed secondary recovery unit in the Green River Formation and advised the tribe on the acreage participation formula Crow, Montana Evaluated exploration and development opportunities and provided a risk assessment of expected reserves in the Tensleep Sandstone 3
DEMD Oil & Gas Projects Jicarilla Apache, New Mexico Determined present worth profiles on wells for probate cases. Calculated breakeven costs for the horizontal Gallup Sandstone play Osage, Oklahoma Evaluation of historic oil & gas exploration and development in the Bartlesville Sandstone and Mississippian Limestones, and the impact of a court ordered drilling moratorium Northern Ute, Utah Evaluation of horizontal play in the Green River Formation and breakeven economics Fort Peck, Montana Evaluation of the Madison Group for CO 2 flood (enhanced oil recovery, EOR) 4
DEMD Ongoing Oil & Gas Projects Navajo, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona Research on helium resources, Hermosa Formation Pueblo Reservations (Rio Grande Rift), New Mexico Regional exploration to identify potential oil & gas plays Update of the Tribal Oil & Gas Atlas Identification and characterization of unconventional plays Reservations with Oil & Gas Production Determination of breakeven oil price to identify when drilling for varying formations can be expected to resume EMDP, Numerous Reservations with oil & gas Projects to identify potential oil & gas plays, high-grade acreage with seismic, characterize the petroleum system: source, reservoir rocks, traps, seals 5
WTI Spot Price, $US Millions of Barrels Day Difference (MMBBL / D) $120 Historic Projection 10 $110 $100 8 $90 $80 6 $70 Difference $60 WTI Spot Price Oversupply 4 $50 $40 2 $30 $20 0 $10 Undersupply $0-2 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Year Supply and Demand Driven Prices. Data obtained from: www.eia.gov 6
U.S. Dollar Price Index WTI Spot Price, $US 130 125 US Dollar Price Index WTI Spot Prices $160 $140 120 $120 115 $100 110 $80 105 $60 100 $40 95 $20 90 $0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Year Correlation Between the Strength of the U.S. Dollar and Oil Prices. TWEXBMTH: (Trade Weighted U.S. Dollar Index) Currency exchange rate for the value of the U.S. Dollar, relative to the currencies of a broad group of major U.S. Trading partners for the month, shown in TWI/US $ 7
US Natural Gas Production 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% Coalbed Shale Gas Oil Conventional Gas 0% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Year Natural Gas Production by Source. 8
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Contact Us Roger Knight, P.E. Petroleum Engineer Jerry Cuzella, P.G. Petroleum Geologist Janelle McLean Petroleum Engineer Daniel Kaim Petroleum Engineer Fionna Frazier Petroleum Engineer Paula Mohseni Petroleum Geologist 720-407-0613 roger.knight@bia.gov 720-407-0619 jerome.cuzella@bia.gov 720-407-0622 janelle.mclean@bia.gov 720-407-0611 daniel.kaim@bia.gov 720-407-0609 fionna.frazier@bia.gov 720-407-0624 paula.mohseni@bia.gov https://www.bia.gov/whoweare/as-ia/ieed/index.htm