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DATE: June 22, 2017 DRAFT TO: Richard Cardinale, Acting Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Scott Cameron, Acting Assistant Secretary for Water and Science FROM: William Werkheiser, Acting Director - United States Geological Survey (USGS) SUBJECT: Joint Plan (USGS-BLM-BOEM) Response for Resource Assessment to Secretarial Order No. 3352 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this memo is to respond to Secretarial Order No. 3352, which aims to jump-start Alaskan energy production on the North Slope of Alaska. Specifically, this memo discusses plans by which current resource assessments in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) and the Section 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will be updated. This memo includes information from USGS, BLM, and BOEM. The proposed resource assessments will be conducted using established USGS protocol and as transparently as permitted by non-disclosure agreements related to proprietary data. This work will be coordinated with and will involve Alaska technical agencies including the Division of Geological and Geophysical Services, the Division of Oil and Gas, and the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservations Commission. The assessments include the following: 1 BACKGROUND 2 Table 1: Cost information, Alaska North Slope Assessment Options (numbers in millions of dollars) Assessment FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 Total National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska Alaska National Wildlife Refuge ANWR - Option 1 1.600 0.950 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2.550 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 ANWR - Option 2 1.350 2.550 0.950 0.000 0.000 0.000 4.850 ANWR - Option 3 Central North Slope 0.000 0.000 0.375 0.000 2.250 3.250 0.950 2.200 0.000 0.950 0.000 0.000 3.575 6.400 West of NPRA 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.250 2.400 0.750 4.400 Note: Totals not provided due to range of assessment scenarios provided National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska (NPRA) 3 Figure 2: Estimated completion timeline for NPRA Resource Assessment Task CY 2017 CY 2018 CY 2019 Review technical data and interpret seismic data IQ 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Refine interpretations of seismic and well data Define AUs; prepare for public review & assessment Conduct public review meetings Conduct assessment Prepare release document (fact sheet) Conduct technical and editorial review Release assessment Hold briefings for Admin., Congress, State et al. Alaska National Wildlife Refuge 1002 Area 4 (b (5) Figure 3: Estimated completion timeline for ANWR Resource Assessment (Scenario 2) Task CY 2017 CY 2018 CY 2019 Seismic data reprocessing (existing 2-D data) * 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Review technical data and interpret seismic data Refine interpretations of seismic and well data Define AUs; prepare for public review & assessment Conduct public review meetings Conduct assessment D Prepare release document (fact sheet) Conduct technical and editorial review Release assessment Hold briefings for Admin., Congress, State, et al. * USGS does not procure reprocessed vintage 2-D seismic c ata, but provides geo ogical and geophysical advice to seismic vendor 5 Figure 4: Estimated completion timeline for ANWR Resource Assessment (Scenario 3) Task CY 2017 CY 2018 CY 2019 3-D seismic survey and processing of data * 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q IQ 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Review technical data and interpret seismic data Refine interpretations of seismic and well data Define AUs; prepare for public review & assessment Conduct public review meetings Conduct assessment Prepare release document (fact sheet) ] Conduct technical and editorial review Release assessment Hold briefings for Admin., Congress, State, et al. * USGS plays no role in designing or acquiring a 3-D seismic survey Central North Slope 6 7