This is being awarded single source to the Jicarilla Apache Nation.
This was previously competitively announced on the Federal Register on December 19, 201 1. This project involves the Performance of a geologic oil and gas assessment study of the Lewis Shale Formation.
The Lewis Shale
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is a widespread shale formation and exists beneath the Jicarilla Apache Reservation, and may have potential for producing new oil and gas reserves through horizontal drilling technology.