According to the Department of Interior's 1987 resource evaluation of ANWR's Coastal Plain, there is a 95% chance that a 'super field' with 500 million barrels would be discovered. DOI also estimates that there exists a mean of 3.5 billion barrels, and a 5% chance that a large Prudhoe Bay type discovery would be made.
The map on the left shows Alaska, the orange part shows ANWR., the yellow part shows where we want to explore, and the part that would be developed would most likely be less than 15 square miles. The governor of Alaska, the house and senate reps for Alaska, and most of the residents of Alaska want the exploration and developement.
This area is also an area that contains flat grassland tundra, that no trees or any of nature would have to be damaged.
The other photo shows the impact of drilling at Prudhoe bay on the wildlife. No impact at all.
Lastly here is the estimates of resources in the area.
U.S. Geological Survey - 1980. In 1980, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated the Coastal Plain could contain up to 17 billion barrels of oil and 34 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
This leaves no doubt in my mind we need to pursue this huge potential.
To find more info, check out this site. www.anwr.org/
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