EWG INVESTIGATION
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2: About Oil/Gas Leases
3: Oil & Gas Impacts
4: Bush Admin Rollbacks
5: The Spin on Drilling
6: Hotspot: Roan Plateau, CO
7: Hotspot: Otero Mesa, NM
8: Hotspot: Rocky Mtn Front, MT
9: Hotspot: Powder River Basin, WY
10: Hotspot: Book Cliffs, UT
11: Oil, Gas, Political Cash
12: EWG Recommendations
13: Methodology
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News Release (25 AUG 04)
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Who Owns The West?
Devon Energy Corporation
20 N Broadway #1500
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Ranks #4 out of 8,608 active
lessees in 12 Western US states, based on total acres leased. | |
Active Leases held by Devon Energy Corporation and its subsidiaries
Leases: Current Leases | Leases held since 1982 | PAC contributions | Production
| Region |
Current Leases |
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| Leases |
Acres
Leased |
Producing
Acreage |
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| The United States (ranks #4 of 8,608) | | 1,528 | | | 1,054,235 | | | 512,035 | | |
| | Colorado (ranks #89 of 1,342) | | 20 | | | 17,264 | | | 9,080 | | |
| | | Dolores County | | 2 | | | 383 | | | 223 | | map |
| | | Garfield County | | 3 | | | 5,017 | | | 5,017 | | map |
| | | La Plata County | | 1 | | | 3,280 | | | 3,280 | | map |
| | | Las Animas County | | 3 | | | 1,872 | | | 0 | | map |
| | | Mesa County | | 1 | | | 280 | | | 280 | | map |
| | | Moffat County | | 5 | | | 4,564 | | | 0 | | map |
| | | Rio Blanco County | | 4 | | | 1,588 | | | 0 | | map |
| | | Weld County | | 1 | | | 280 | | | 280 | | map |
| | Montana (ranks #2 of 1,116) | | 215 | | | 299,355 | | | 85,250 | | |
| | | Blaine County | | 74 | | | 83,363 | | | 50,471 | | map |
| | | Chouteau County | | 17 | | | 23,520 | | | 14,729 | | map |
| | | Flathead County | | 74 | | | 137,905 | | | 0 | | map |
| | | Hill County | | 22 | | | 11,587 | | | 3,601 | | map |
| | | Lake County | | 2 | | | 15,794 | | | 0 | | map |
| | | Phillips County | | 6 | | | 2,940 | | | 2,940 | | map |
| | | Pondera County | | 15 | | | 22,980 | | | 12,760 | | map |
| | | Powder River County | | 4 | | | 749 | | | 749 | | map |
| | | Richland County | | 1 | | | 517 | | | 0 | | map |
| | New Mexico (ranks #5 of 2,430) | | 581 | | | 256,585 | | | 133,217 | | |
| | | Chaves County | | 11 | | | 7,880 | | | 4,120 | | map |
| | | Eddy County | | 343 | | | 127,357 | | | 68,277 | | map |
| | | Lea County | | 193 | | | 91,488 | | | 32,063 | | map |
| | | McKinley County | | 1 | | | 320 | | | 320 | | map |
| | | Rio Arriba County | | 9 | | | 5,720 | | | 5,720 | | map |
| | | Roosevelt County | | 2 | | | 624 | | | 320 | | map |
| | | Sandoval County | | 2 | | | 1,480 | | | 1,480 | | map |
| | | San Juan County | | 20 | | | 21,717 | | | 20,917 | | map |
| | South Dakota (ranks #87 of 96) | | 1 | | | 120 | | | 120 | | |
| | | Harding County | | 1 | | | 120 | | | 120 | | map |
| | Utah (ranks #80 of 871) | | 25 | | | 21,962 | | | 8,304 | | |
| | | Duchesne County | | 4 | | | 480 | | | 480 | | map |
| | | Garfield County | | 5 | | | 6,700 | | | 0 | | map |
| | | San Juan County | | 2 | | | 2,844 | | | 1,884 | | map |
| | | Uintah County | | 9 | | | 6,581 | | | 5,941 | | map |
| | | Wayne County | | 5 | | | 5,358 | | | 0 | | map |
| | Wyoming (ranks #5 of 3,618) | | 685 | | | 458,394 | | | 276,064 | | |
| | | Big Horn County | | 22 | | | 17,572 | | | 6,233 | | map |
| | | Campbell County | | 247 | | | 150,834 | | | 86,081 | | map |
| | | Carbon County | | 145 | | | 101,175 | | | 78,023 | | map |
| | | Converse County | | 82 | | | 46,202 | | | 22,473 | | map |
| | | Crook County | | 3 | | | 1,033 | | | 1,033 | | map |
| | | Fremont County | | 23 | | | 16,124 | | | 13,284 | | map |
| | | Hot Springs County | | 3 | | | 760 | | | 600 | | map |
| | | Johnson County | | 21 | | | 9,324 | | | 8,919 | | map |
| | | Lincoln County | | 2 | | | 278 | | | 278 | | map |
| | | Natrona County | | 3 | | | 400 | | | 400 | | map |
| | | Niobrara County | | 2 | | | 629 | | | 629 | | map |
| | | Sheridan County | | 8 | | | 11,541 | | | 1,894 | | map |
| | | Sublette County | | 4 | | | 2,362 | | | 2,362 | | map |
| | | Sweetwater County | | 92 | | | 84,455 | | | 43,674 | | map |
| | | Teton County | | 1 | | | 1,268 | | | 1,268 | | map |
| | | Washakie County | | 13 | | | 9,316 | | | 8,313 | | map |
| | | Weston County | | 14 | | | 5,120 | | | 600 | | map | |
NOTE: EWG's estimates of leases that are currently producing oil or gas are constrained by the accuracy of information in BLM's Land and Mineral Records 2000 database, and may represent an overestimate. We have identified cases for which BLM has failed to enter the data necessary to identify particular leases on which production has ceased. An EWG request for more accurate production data is currently being processed by the Department of the Interior. Source: EWG analysis of leasing and drilling records in 12 western states, contained in the Bureau of Land Management's Land and Mineral Records 2000 database, acquired by EWG May 15 2004.
Production of oil and gas by Devon Energy Corporation
| Year |
Oil Produced |
Gas Produced |
| Barrels | Consumed in | 1000
cubic feet | Consumed in | | 1989 | 2,387,351 | (3.3 hours) | 5,591,878 | (2.6 hours) | | 1990 | 5,578,962 | (7.9 hours) | 9,622,339 | (4.4 hours) | | 1991 | 6,146,436 | (8.8 hours) | 12,482,491 | (5.6 hours) | | 1992 | 7,075,450 | (10.0 hours) | 14,820,143 | (6.4 hours) | | 1993 | 9,118,300 | (12.7 hours) | 16,770,568 | (7.1 hours) | | 1994 | 3,128,258 | (4.2 hours) | 19,547,415 | (8.1 hours) | | 1995 | 4,497,444 | (6.1 hours) | 31,426,195 | (12.4 hours) | | 1996 | 4,783,290 | (6.3 hours) | 36,876,203 | (14.3 hours) | | 1997 | 4,505,744 | (5.8 hours) | 53,499,711 | (20.6 hours) | | 1998 | 4,012,358 | (5.1 hours) | 60,171,074 | (23.7 hours) | | 1999 | 3,338,961 | (4.1 hours) | 53,839,997 | (21.1 hours) | | 2000 | 3,087,215 | (3.8 hours) | 61,513,264 | (23.1 hours) | | 2001 | 3,542,705 | (4.3 hours) | 71,118,158 | (28.0 hours) | | 2002 | 3,779,713 | (4.6 hours) | 78,241,707 | (29.8 hours) | | 2003 | 3,765,564 | (4.5 hours) | 78,631,974 | (31.4 hours) | | Total* | 68,747,751 | (6.0 hours (avg per year)) | 604,153,117 | (16.4 hours (avg per year)) |
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NOTE: Production information includes oil and gas production for both the parent company and its subsidiaries. A listing of subsidiaries is included below. * Consumption rates listed in table reflect national average consumption during the entire available period of record for oil and gas production on western lands (typically 1989 through 2003). Consumption rates were compiled by EWG from U.S. Department of Energy data. EWG analysis of oil and gas production data contained in Oil and Gas Operations Report 1989-2003 database, Minerals Management Service, received August 16 2004 in response to Freedom of Information Act request filed by EWG Political contributions from individuals, PACs, soft money associated with Devon Energy Corporation
| Contributions |
Election Cycle |
| 2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2000-2004 |
| Total |
$209,808 |
$303,570 |
$106,855 |
$620,233 |
| Republicans |
$196,308 |
$278,070 |
$99,855 |
$574,233 |
| Democrats |
$13,500 |
$25,500 |
$0 |
$46,000 |
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Source: Environmental Working Group analysis of federal campaign contribution data compiled by Center for Responsive Politics.
Subsidiaries ofDevon Energy Corporation| Subsidiaries |
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Alta Energy Corp
BN Coal LLC
Donald Anderson Ltd
Ocean Energy Inc
Pennzenergy Exp & Pro LLC
Santa Fe Snyder Corp
Seagull Energy E&P Inc
Texoil Intl Corp
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Information on subsidiaries and parent companies shown here represents our best estimate of corporate structure at the time of this website release, and are drawn from various publicly available sources. Please report any noted omissions and errors to EWG with a credible source or citation. Thank you.
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