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Oil Shale and Tar Sands PEIS Maps

Maps for the Oil Shale and Tar Sands Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS).

Click the images below to view maps related to the Oil Shale and Tar Sands Draft PEIS. Most maps are also available in high-resolution Adobe Acrobat PDF versions.

Note: Several of the following maps, including oil shale and tar sands resource areas and alternatives boundaries maps from the Draft PEIS, are also available in KML format, for interactive viewing with Google Earth or ArcGIS Explorer "virtual globe" software.

Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resource Maps

Location of the Green River Formation Oil Shale and Its Main Basinsclick to view larger image
Location of the Green River Formation Oil Shale and Its Main Basins
Three-state oil shale and tar sands deposits mapclick to view larger image
Oil Shale and Tar Sands Deposits in the Three-State Area

PDF High-Resolution Adobe Acrobat version (1.0 MB)
Three-state oil shale deposits mapclick to view larger image
Oil Shale Deposits in the Three-State Area

PDF High-Resolution Adobe Acrobat version (1.26 MB)
Utah oil shale and tar sands deposits mapclick to view larger image
Utah Oil Shale and Tar Sands Deposits

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Utah oil shale and tar sands deposits mapclick to view larger image
Geology of Mahogany Oil Shale Zone, Uinta Basin, Utah

Piceance Basin Cross Section Diagramclick to view larger image
Stratigraphic Cross Section of the Piceance Basin in Colorado
Map of Most Geologically Prospective Oil Shale Resources within the Green River
Formation Basins in Colorado, Utah, and Wyomingclick to view larger image
Most Geologically Prospective Oil Shale Resources within the Green River Formation Basins in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming

PDF High-Resolution Adobe Acrobat version (201 KB)
Map of Green River Formation Basins in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming; the Most Geologically Prospective Oil Shale Resources; the Areas Where the Overburden above the Oil Shale Resources Is Less Than or Equal to 500 ft; and Locations of the Six RD&D Projectsclick to view larger image
Green River Formation Basins in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming; the Most Geologically Prospective Oil Shale Resources; the Areas Where the Overburden above the Oil Shale Resources Is Less Than or Equal to 500 ft; and Locations of the Six RD&D Projects

PDF High-Resolution Adobe Acrobat version (183 KB)
Map of Special Tar Sand Areas in Utahclick to view larger image
Special Tar Sand Areas in Utah

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Map of Distribution of BLM-, USFS-, and NPS-Administered Lands with Respect to Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resourcesclick to view larger image
Distribution of BLM-, USFS-, and NPS-Administered Lands with Respect to Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources

PDF High-Resolution Adobe Acrobat version (204 KB)

Oil Shale Draft PEIS Alternatives Maps

Map of Locations of the Six RD&D Tracts and Associated Preference Right Lease Areasclick to view larger image
Locations of the Six RD&D Tracts and Associated Preference Right Lease Areas

PDF High-Resolution Adobe Acrobat version (113 KB)
 
Map of Lands Proposed To Be Available under Alternative B for Application for Leasing for Commercial Oil Shale Development within the Most Geologically Prospective Areas in Coloradoclick to view larger image
Lands Proposed To Be Available under Alternative B for Application for Leasing for Commercial Oil Shale Development within the Most Geologically Prospective Areas in Colorado

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Map of Lands Proposed To Be Available under Alternative C for Application for Leasing for Commercial Oil Shale Development within the Most Geologically Prospective Areas in Coloradoclick to view larger image
Lands Proposed To Be Available under Alternative C for Application for Leasing for Commercial Oil Shale Development within the Most Geologically Prospective Areas in Colorado

PDF High-Resolution Adobe Acrobat version (103 KB)
Map of Lands Proposed To Be Available under Alternative B for Application for Leasing for Commercial Oil Shale Development within the Most Geologically Prospective Areas in Utahclick to view larger image
Lands Proposed To Be Available under Alternative B for Application for Leasing for Commercial Oil Shale Development within the Most Geologically Prospective Areas in Utah

PDF High-Resolution Adobe Acrobat version (113 KB)
Map of Lands Proposed To Be Available under Alternative C for Application for Leasing for Commercial Oil Shale Development within the Most Geologically Prospective Areas in Utahclick to view larger image
Lands Proposed To Be Available under Alternative C for Application for Leasing for Commercial Oil Shale Development within the Most Geologically Prospective Areas in Utah

PDF High-Resolution Adobe Acrobat version (103 KB)
Map of Lands Proposed To Be Available under Alternative B for Application for Leasing for Commercial Oil Shale Development within the Most Geologically Prospective Areas in Wyomingclick to view larger image
Lands Proposed To Be Available under Alternative B for Application for Leasing for Commercial Oil Shale Development within the Most Geologically Prospective Areas in Wyoming

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Map of Lands Proposed To Be Available under Alternative C for Application for Leasing for Commercial Oil Shale Development within the Most Geologically Prospective Areas in Wyomingclick to view larger image
Lands Proposed To Be Available under Alternative C for Application for Leasing for Commercial Oil Shale Development within the Most Geologically Prospective Areas in Wyoming

PDF High-Resolution Adobe Acrobat version (126 KB)

Tar Sands Draft PEIS Alternatives Maps

Map of Lands Proposed To Be Available under Alternative B for Application for Leasing for Commercial Tar Sands Development within the STSAs in Utahclick to view larger image
Lands Proposed To Be Available under Alternative B for Application for Leasing for Commercial Tar Sands Development within the STSAs in Utah

PDF High-Resolution Adobe Acrobat version (156 KB)
Map of Lands Proposed To Be Available under Alternative C for Application for Leasing for Commercial Tar Sands Development within the STSAs in Utahclick to view larger image
Lands Proposed To Be Available under Alternative C for Application for Leasing for Commercial Tar Sands Development within the STSAs in Utah

PDF High-Resolution Adobe Acrobat version (159 KB)

Interactive Map of Alternatives Boundaries in KML Format

  • Interactive Map in KML Format - For interactive viewing of oil shale and tar sands alternatives boundaries. Requires free Google Earth or ArcGIS Explorer software, and active Internet connection while viewing maps.

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