New web application supports reclamation decision making for the Jonah Natural Gas Field

Product Type: Science Feature

Year: 2009

Author(s): Kern, T. and G. Montgomery

Pages: 2

Suggested Citation: Kern, T. and G. Montgomery. 2009. New web application supports reclamation decision making for the Jonah Natural Gas Field. http://www.fort.usgs.gov/JIO/.

Abstract

Located in the Upper Green River Basin of west-central Wyoming, the Jonah Natural Gas Field contains one of the richest natural gas concentrations in the United States, currently estimated at more than 14 trillion cubic feet. The Jonah Field is part of the larger Wyoming Basin sagebrush ecosystem, which provides natural resource values such as habitat for wildlife, forage for livestock, and areas for recreation. In order to balance the Nation’s energy needs with Federal and State mandates to conserve living resources, the Jonah Interagency Mitigation and Reclamation Office (JIO) was created to provide overall management of monitoring and mitigation activities related to gas exploration and development, both on and off the Jonah Field. The JIO uses innovative approaches to encourage industry to minimize the footprint of development, maximize recovery of natural gas, and facilitate the reclamation process...