Oil, Gas, and Geothermal

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Geothermal Wells in Nevada Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Articles
- Renewable Energy Transmission Access Advisory Committee Final Report
Doing Business in Nevada (from Geothermal Energy Association's Geothermal Development and Finance Workshop on January 16, 2008)
Interlocal Contract Cooperative Agreement Between Public Agencies (Nevada Division of Minerals and Nevada Division of Environmental Protection)
Public Notice of Geothermal Well Permits and Project Area Permits - 12-29-2009
Other
- Contact the NDOM's Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Programs Manager
- Forms and Publications page
- Major Mines, Oil Fields and Geothermal Plants 2010 map
- Nevada Geothermal Permit Notices
- Nevada Geothermal Power Plants
- Nevada Geothermal Power Production Graphic 2010
- Nevada Geothermal Resources/Production 2010
- Nevada Oil and Gas Permit Notices
- Nevada Oil Patch - bi-monthly production report
- Nevada Oil Producers
- Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Forms and Publications
- Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Links
- Oil Production In Nevada by Producing Field 1954 to 2010
- Oil Production in Nevada Graphic 1990-2010
- Regulations
  - Nevada Administrative Codes (NACs)/Nevada Revised Statues (NRSs) - Table of all NACs and NRSs applicable to the Nevada Division of Minerals
  - Geothermal Resources
    - Regulations - NAC 534A and NRS 534A
  - Oil and Gas
    - Regulations - NAC 522 and NRS 522
- U.S. Bureau of Land Management Links
Tribal Geothermal Workshop, October 11-12, 2005 - PowerPoint presentations are available upon request. Please see webpage for details.

Oil Production in Nevada 1990-2010 graphic

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NV Geothermal Power Production 1985-2010

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Renewable Energy Transmission Access Advisory Committee Final Report

Executive Summary

Nevada was one of the first states to adopt a Renewable Portfolio Standard. The Portfolio Energy Standard is commonly referred to as the “RPS,” or simply the “Portfolio Standard.” Since its inception in 1997 the RPS has been modified by the Legislature several times. Currently Nevada’s RPS encompasses both renewable energy and energy efficiency. The RPS requires the state’s investor owned electric utilities (Sierra Pacific Power and Nevada Power Companies) to generate, acquire, or save electricity from renewable energy systems or energy efficiency measures of not less than 20 percent (20%) by 2015. For more detail about the RPS please see Appendix I.

Renewable energy development has accelerated with the implementation of the RPS. To facilitate delivering this new energy to users it is recognized that transmission adequacy must be assessed, limitations identified and new electrical interconnects proposed. The Renewable Energy Transmission Access Advisory Committee (“RETAAC” or “the Committee”) initiated this process of review. Wind, solar, geothermal and biomass potential was examined using the best available databases and models.

Available transmission access was compared to these renewable energy zones and areas of constraint were overlaid on the resulting maps. Three recommendations were made by the committee:
#1 The Governor’s Office support the construction of transmission lines and collector systems to enable access for renewable energy development in each of the identified Renewable Energy Zones (See Figures 1, 2 and 3)
#2 The Governor’s Office support the construction of a transmission line to connect the state’s northern and southern electric grids of sufficient capacity to provide Nevada Power with their non solar renewable energy requirements from the abundant geothermal and wind resources in northern Nevada and provide Sierra Pacific Power access to the abundant solar resources in southern Nevada.
#3 Initiate Phase II of the RETAAC to define the environmental and physical feasibility issues, costs and potential financing mechanisms associated with the recommended transmission routes beginning in first quarter 2008 with a completion date of December 31, 2008.

Final report is posted on http://gov.state.nv.us/RETAAC-I/FinalReport.htm.

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Contact the Nevada Division of Minerals' Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Programs Manager

If you have any questions or comments regarding the oil, gas, and/or geothermal information or forms presented on this page, please contact:

Lowell Price - lprice@govmail.state.nv.us

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