Explains the natural and human-affected factors that determine
the concentration of contaminants in groundwater, especially
where the concentration is different at the surface than at
depth, and where pumping varies with time. We estimated in-place
resources of 1.07 trillion short tons of coal in this area using
a geology-based assessment methodology. Of that total,
recoverable coal was 162 billion tons, 25 billion economically
recoverable. Using the Fischer assay measure of oil yield, we
estimated a total of 1.44 trillion barrels of oil in three
assessed units. There is currently no economic method to recover
oil from this geologic unit. The electric power generation
potential from identified geothermal systems is 9,057
Megawattselectric (MWe), distributed over 13 states.
Undiscovered resources are estimated to provide an additional
30,033 MWe. Estimates of additional energy resources present
within known oil and gas fields using statistical analysis that
includes geology and engineering practices in additio