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Atlas of Oil & Gas Plays on American Indian Lands

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These publications provide information about the petroleum potential and leasing opportunities on many Indian reservations in the U.S. geologic data maps, cross-sections, and field production information are presented in this atlas primarily from published data. Oil and gas potential are described by the different play types, as well as non-conventional or hypothetical plays.

Understanding the Sand & Gravel Business and Marketing

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When you embark on a sand and gravel project, it is to your advantage to know the business, even if a commercial developer is actually carrying out the work. There are seven stages of activity:

  • exploration;
  • regulatory approvals;
  • financing;
  • site preparation;
  • extraction;
  • processing;
  • and site rehabilitation.

It is usually the project developer who assumes responsibility for these tasks and who undertakes to start and run the business. Without a developer, there is no project. The developer may be:

How We Work with Tribes

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Tribal Energy Development Goals

Before delving into the development of an energy project, it is critical to first understand the end goal that a tribe wants to achieve. The DEMD's experience in working with tribes has found that the primary reasons behind a tribe's desire to develop energy projects were found to involve one or more of the following topics:

Economic Impact, Strengthen and Solidify the Tribal Economy

It is well known that on many reservations unemployment rates are high and there is a strong desire to boost their local economies through new job creating projects.