Editing Navajo Nation (section)

====Oil and natural gas====
There are developed and potential oil and gas fields on the Navajo Nation. The oldest and largest group of fields is in the [[Paradox Basin]] in the [[Four Corners]] area. Most of these fields are located in the Aneth Extension in Utah, but there are a few wells in Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. The first well was drilled in the Aneth Extension in 1956. In 2006 the Paradox Basin fields were injected with water and carbon dioxide to increase declining production.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.netl.doe.gov/publications/proceedings/06/carbon-seq/Poster+046.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-10-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128100740/https://www.netl.doe.gov/publications/proceedings/06/carbon-seq/Poster%20046.pdf |archive-date=2017-01-28 }}</ref> There are also wells in the Checkerboard area in New Mexico that are on leased land owned by individual Navajo.

The selling of leases and oil royalties have changed over the years. The Aneth Extension was created from Public Domain lands as part of a 1933 exchange with the federal government for lands flooded by [[Lake Powell]].  Congress appointed Utah as trustee on behalf of Navajos living in [[San Juan County, Utah]] for any potential revenues that came from natural resources in the area. Utah initially created a 3-person committee to make leases, receive royalties and improve the living conditions for Utah Navajo.  As the revenues and resulting expenditures increased, Utah created the 12-member Navajo Commission to do the operational work.  The Navajo Nation and Bureau of Indian Affairs are also involved.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-112shrg74443/pdf/CHRG-112shrg74443.pdf|title=SF|website=Gpo.gov|access-date=13 October 2017|archive-date=March 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310204055/https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-112shrg74443/pdf/CHRG-112shrg74443.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

Several Navajo organizations deal with oil and gas.  The [[Utah Dineh Corporation Inc|Utah Diné Corporation]] is a nonprofit organization established to take over from the Navajo Commission. The Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Company owns and operates oil and natural gas interests, primarily in New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=4340900|title=Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Company, Inc.: Private Company Information – Bloomberg|website=Bloomberg.com|access-date=13 October 2017|archive-date=October 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013013834/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=4340900|url-status=live}}</ref>  Federally incorporated, it is wholly owned by the Navajo Nation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nnogc.com/about-us.html|title=Welcome To The Navajo Nation Oil And Gas Company|website=Nnogc.com|access-date=13 October 2017|archive-date=June 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609082650/http://www.nnogc.com/about-us.html|url-status=live}}</ref>