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 Final PEIS. Most maps are also available in high-resolution Adobe Acrobat PDF versions.

Note: Several of the following maps, including maps of lands available for application for leasing under the proposed plan amendment for commercial oil shale and tar sands development from the Final PEIS, are also available in KML format, for interactive viewing with Google Earth or ArcGIS Explorer "virtual globe" software, and in Geographic Information System (GIS) format for viewing by GIS professionals.

Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resource Maps

Location of the Green River Formation Oil Shale and Its Main Basins	Oil Shale and Tar Sands Deposits in the Three-State Area High-Resolution Adobe Acrobat version (1.0 MB)
Oil Shale Deposits in the Three-State Area High-Resolution Adobe Acrobat version (1.26 MB)	Utah Oil Shale and Tar Sands Deposits High-Resolution Adobe Acrobat version (962 KB)
Geology of Mahogany Oil Shale Zone, Uinta Basin, Utah	Stratigraphic Cross Section of the Piceance Basin in Colorado
Most Geologically Prospective Oil Shale Resources within the Green River Formation Basins in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming High-Resolution Adobe Acrobat version (201 KB)	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 High-Resolution Adobe Acrobat version (183 KB)
Special Tar Sand Areas in Utah High-Resolution Adobe Acrobat version (171 KB)	Distribution of BLM-, USFS-, and NPS-Administered Lands with Respect to Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources High-Resolution Adobe Acrobat version (204 KB)

Oil Shale Final PEIS Maps

Locations of the Six RD&D Tracts and Associated Preference Right Lease Areas High-Resolution Adobe Acrobat version (113 KB)
Lands Available for Application for Leasing under the Proposed Plan Amendment for Commercial Oil Shale Development within the Most Geologically Prospective Areas in Colorado High-Resolution Adobe Acrobat version (146 KB)	Lands Available for Application for Leasing under the Proposed Plan Amendment for Commercial Oil Shale Development within the Most Geologically Prospective Areas in Utah High-Resolution Adobe Acrobat version (139 KB)
Lands Available for Application for Leasing under the Proposed Plan Amendment for Commercial Oil Shale Development within the Most Geologically Prospective Areas in Wyoming High-Resolution Adobe Acrobat version (168 KB)

Tar Sands Final PEIS Map

Lands Available for Application for Leasing under the Proposed Plan Amendment for Commercial Tar Sands Development within the STSAs in Utah High-Resolution Adobe Acrobat version (204 KB)

Interactive Oil Shale and Tar Sands Spatial Data in Geographic Information Systems Format

Click the link below to download GIS data used in spatial analysis and maps supporting the Final PEIS, including maps of lands available for application for leasing under the proposed plan amendments for commercial oil shale and tar sands development. These files are intended for detailed viewing and analysis by Geographic Information System (GIS) professionals with commercial GIS software. The files included in this compressed (.ZIP) archive are GIS data layers suitable for use with GIS software (ArcGIS version 9.2 or higher). The .ZIP file also includes interactive oil shale and tar sands maps in KML format.

Interactive Oil Shale and Tar Sands Maps in KML Format

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