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Contents
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Background
Interior's Measurement Regulations and Policies Do Not Provide
Reasonable Assurance that Oil and Gas Are Accurately
Measured
Interior's Differing Offshore and Onshore Production
Accountability Inspection Programs Do Not Consistently Meet
Their Goals or Sufficiently Address Key Factors Affecting
Measurement Accuracy
Limited Oversight, Gaps in Staffs' Critical Measurement Skills, and
Incomplete Tools Hinder Interior's Ability to Manage its
Production Verification Programs
Conclusions
Recommendations for Executive Action
Agency Comments and Our EvaluationAppendix I Scope and Methodology 88
Appendix II Comments from the Department of the Interior 94
Appendix III Four Examples of the Bureau of Land Management's
(BLM) Inconsistent Meter Approvals 96
Appendix IV Analysis of the Department of the Interior's
(Interior) Hiring, Training, and Retaining of
Critical Measurement Staff 99Appendix V
Production Verification Tools and Practices
Used by Selected States, Companies, and Other
Countries113
GAO-10-313 Oil and Gas Management
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United States. Government Accountability Office. Oil and Gas Management: Interior's Oil and Gas Production Verification Efforts Do Not Provide Reasonable Assurance of Accurate Measurement of Production Volumes, report, March 15, 2010; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc299104/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.