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2010 UDW Projects | 2009 UDW | 2008 UDW | 2007 UDW |
10121-4304-01 Measuring Multi-phase Fluid Flow in Ultra-Deepwater - Letton-Hall Group LLC
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10121-4306-02 All Electric Subsea Autonomous High Integrity Pressure Protection System (HIPPS) Architecture - Granherne Inc.
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10121-4502-01 Reverse-Circulation Primary Cementing (RCPC) - CSI Technologies, LLC
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10121-4505-01 Coil Tubing Drilling and Intervention System Using Cost Effective Vessel - Nautilus International, LLC
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10121-4802-01 Effect of Climate Variability and Change in Hurricane Activity in the North Atlantic - University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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10121-4903-02 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Inspection Using a 3D Laser - Lockheed Martin
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09121-3100-01 UDW Seabed Discharge of Produced Water and/or Solids - Fluor Enterprises, Inc.
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09121-3300-02 Displacement & Mixing in Subsea Jumpers - Experimental Data and CFD Simulations - The University of Tulsa
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09121-3300-05 Autonomous Inspection of Subsea Facilities - Lockheed Martin
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09121-3300-06 High Resolution 3D Laser Imaging for Inspection, Maintenance, Repair, and Operations - 3D at Depth LLC
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09121-3300-08 Sensors and Processing for Pipe, Riser, Structure, and Equipment Inspection to Provide Detailed Measurements, Corrosion Detection, Leak Detection, and/or Detection of Heat Plumes from Degraded Pipeline Insulation - Blueview Technologies Inc.
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09121-3300-10 Development of Carbon Nanotube Composite Cables for Ultra Deep Water Oil and Gas Fields - Los Alamos National Laboratory
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09121-3500-01 Intelligent Production System for Ultra-Deepwater with Short Hop Wireless Power and Wireless Data Transfer for Lateral Production Control and Optimization - Tubel LLC
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09121-3500-02 Fatigue Testing of Shrink-Fit Riser Connection for High Pressure Ultra Deepwater Risers - Subsea Riser Products Inc.
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09121-3500-07 Deepwater Subsea Test Tree and Intervention Riser System - DTC International, Inc
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09121-3500-10 Inertial Guidance Sensor for Ultra-Deepwater Applications - Laserlith Corporation
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09121-3700-02 A 1,000 Level Drill Pipe Deployed Fiber Optic 3C Receiver Array for Deep Boreholes - Paulsson, Inc.
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2010 UDW | 2009 UDW | 2008 UDW Projects | 2007 UDW |
08121-1502 Coil Tubing Drilling & Intervention System Using Cost Effective Vessel - Nautilus International LLC
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08121-2101 New Safety Barrier Testing Methods - Southwest Research Institute
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08121-2201 Heavy Viscous Oil PVT, Ultra Deepwater Program - Schlumberger
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08121-2301 Deepwater Riserless Interventions System (RIS) - DTC International, Inc.
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08121-2501 Early Reservoir Appraisal, Utilizing a Well Testing System - Nautilus International LLC
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08121-2502 Advanced Steady-State and Transient, Three-Dimensional, Single and Multi-phase, non-Newtonian Simulation System for Managed Pressure Drilling - Stratamagnetic Software, LLC
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08121-2701-03 Ultra-Deepwater Resources to Reserves Development and Acceleration Through Appraisal - University of Texas at Austin
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08121-2801-02 GOMEX 3-D Operational Ocean Forecast System Pilot Project - Portland State University
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08121-2901 Ultra-Reliable Deepwater Electrical Power Distribution System & Power Components - GE Global Research
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08121-2902-02 Technologies of the Future for Pipeline Monitoring and Inspection - University of Tulsa
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08121-2902-03 Wireless Subsea Communications Systems - GE Global Research
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08121-2902-04 Replacing Chemical Biocides with Targeted Bacteriophages in Deepwater Pipelines and Reservoirs - Phage Biocontrol, LLC
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08121-2902-06 Enumerating Bacteria in Deepwater Pipelines in Real-Time and at a Negligible Marginal Cost Per Analysis: A Proof of Concept Study - Livermore Instruments Inc.
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08121-2902-07 Fiber Containing Sweep Fluids for Ultra Deepwater Drilling Applications - The University of Oklahoma
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07121-1201 Wax Control in the Presence of Hydrates - University of Utah
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07121-1301 Improvements to Deepwater Subsea Measurements - Letton- Hall Group
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07121-1302 Ultra-high Conductivity Umbilicals: A Paradigm Change in Conductors Using Carbon Nanotubes - NanoRidge Material, Inc
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07121-1401 Composite Riser For Ultra-Deepwater High Pressure Wells - Lincoln Composites
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07121-1402A Ultra-Deepwater Dry Tree System for Drilling and Production in the GoM, Phase 1 - FloaTEC, LLC
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07121-1402B Ultra-Deepwater Dry Tree System for Drilling and Production in the GoM, Phase 1 - Houston Offshore Engineering
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07121-1403 Fatigue Performance of High Strength Riser
Materials Subjected to Sour Environments - Southwest Research Institute
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07121-1603A Graduate Student Design Project – “Flow Phenomena in Jumpers – Relation to Hydrate Plugging Risk” - The University of Tulsa
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07121-1603B Graduate Student Design Project – “Hydrate Characterization & Dissociation Strategies” - The University of Tulsa
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07121-1603C Graduate Student Design Project – “Design Investigation of Extreme High Pressure, High Temperature, (XHPHT), Subsurface Safety Valves (SSSV)” - Rice University
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07121-1603D Graduate Student Design Project – “Robotic MFL Sensor for Monitoring and Inspection of Deepwater Risers” - Rice University
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07121-1701 Improved Recovery - Knowledge Reservoir, LLC
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07121-1801 Effect of Global Warming on Hurricane Activity in the North Atlantic - National Center for Atmospheric Research
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07121-1901 Subsea Processing System Integration Engineering - General Electric
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07121-1902 Deep Sea Hybrid Power Systems - Phase 1 - Houston Advanced Research Center
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07121-2001 Geophysical Modeling for Studying Acquisition and Processing Methods in the Deepwater Gulf Of Mexico - SEAM, the SEG (Society of Exploration Geophysicists) Advanced Modeling
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2010 UNG Projects | 2009 UNG |2008 UNG | 2007 UNG |
10122-07 NORM Mitigation and Clean Water Recovery from Marcellus Frac Water - GE Global Research
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10122-19 Lowering Drilling Cost, Improving Operational Safety, and Reducing Environmental Impact through Zonal Isolation Improvement for Horizontal Wells Drilled in the Marcellus and Haynesville Shales - CSI Technologies, LLC
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10122-20 Development of Non-Contaminating Cryogenic Fracturing Technology for Shale and Tight Gas Reservoirs - Colorado School of Mines
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10122-39 Novel Engineered Osmosis Technology: A Comprehensive Approach to the Treatment and Reuse of Produced Water and Drilling Wastewater - Colorado School of Mines
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10122-42 A Geomechanical Analysis of Gas Shale Fracturing and Its Containment - Texas A&M University
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10122-43 Diagnosis of Multi-Stage Fracturing in Horizontal Well by Downhole Temperature Measurement for Unconventional Oil and Gas Wells - Texas A&M University
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10122-47 Predicting higher-than-average permeability zones in tight-gas sands, Piceance basin: An integrated structural and stratigraphic analysis - Colorado School of Mines
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2010 UNG |2009 UNG Projects | 2008 UNG | 2007 UNG |
09122-01 Gas Well Pressure Drop Prediction under Foam Flow Conditions - University of Tulsa
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09122-02 Characterizing Stimulation Domains, for Improved Well Completions in Gas Shales - Higgs-Palmer Technologies
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09122-04 Marcellus Gas Shale Project - Gas Technology Institute (GTI)
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09122-06 Prediction of Fault Reactivation in Hydraulic Fracturing of Horizontal Wells in Shale Gas Reservoirs - West Virginia University Research Corporation
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09122-07 Cretaceous Mancos Shale Uinta Basin, Utah: Resource Potential and Best Practices for an Emerging Shale Gas Play - Utah Geological Survey
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09122-11 Simulation of Shale Gas Reservoirs Incorporating Appropriate Pore Geometry and the Correct Physics of Capillarity and Fluid Transport - Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
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09122-12 Integrated Experimental and Modeling Approaches to Studying the Fracture-Matrix Interaction in Gas Recovery from Barnett Shale - University of Texas at Arlington
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09122-29 Using Single-molecule Imaging System Combined with Nano-fluidic Chip to Understand Fluid Flow in Tight and Shale Gas Formation - Missouri University of Science and Technology
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09122-30 Improving Reservoir Contact for Increased Production and Recovery of Gas Shale Reservoirs - TerraTek
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09122-32 A Geomechanical Model for Gas Shales Based on the Integration of Stress Measurements and Petrophysical Data From the Greater Marcellus Gas System - The Pennsylvania State University
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09122-41 Improved Drilling and Fracturing Fluids for Shale Gas Reservoirs - The University of Texas at Austin
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2010 UNG | 2009 UNG | 2008 UNG Projects | 2007 UNG |
08122-05 Barnett and Appalachian Shale Water Management and Reuse Technologies - Gas Technology Institute
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- Topical Report [PDF-2.47MB] Feasibility of Using Alternative Water Sources for Shale Gas Well Completions - Barnett Shales
- Topical Report [PDF-1.41MB] Field Assessment of Anti-Fouling Polymeric Membrane Coatings
- Topical Report [PDF-694KB] Feasibility and Design Approach for Automated Classification and Segregation of Early Flowback Water
- Topical Report [PDF-1.50MB] Feasibility Assessment of Early Flowback Water Recovery for Reuse in Subsequent Well Completions
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08122-15 Novel Gas Isotope Interpretation Tools to Optimize Gas Shale Production - California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
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08122-35 The Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems Program - Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC)
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08122-36 Pretreatment and Water Management for Frac Water Reuse and Salt Production - GE Global Research
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08122-40 Stratigraphic Controls on Higher-than-average Permeability Zones in Tight-gas Sands in the Piceance Basin - The Colorado School of Mines
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08122-45 Coupled Flow-Geomechanical-Geophysical-Geochemical (F3G) Analysis of Tight Gas Production - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
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08122-48 Sustaining Fracture Area and Conductivity of Gas Shale Reservoirs for Enhancing Long-Term Production and Recovery - Texas A&M University and TerraTek
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08122-53 Multiazimuth Seismic Diffraction Imaging for Fracture Characterization in Low-Permeability Gas Formations - Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin
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08122-55 Evaluation of Fracture Systems and Stress Fields within the Marcellus Shale and Utica Shale and Characterization of Associated Water-Disposal Reservoirs: Appalachian Basin - Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin
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07122-07 Novel Concepts for Unconventional Gas Development in Shales, Tight Sands and Coalbeds - Carter Technology
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07122-09 Application Of Natural Gas Composition To Modeling Communication Within And Filling Of Large Tight-Gas-Sand Reservoirs, Rocky Mountains - Colorado School of Mines
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07122-12 An Integrated Framework for the Treatment and Management of Produced Water - Colorado School of Mines
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07122-14 Comprehensive Investigation of the Biogeochemical Factors Enhancing Microbially Generated Methane in Coal Beds - The Colorado School of Mines
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07122-15 Reservoir Connectivity and Stimulated Gas Flow in Tight Sands - The Colorado School of Mines
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07122-16 New Albany shale Gas - Gas Technology Institute (GTI)
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07122-17 Geological Foundation for Production of Natural Gas from Diverse
Shale Formations - Geological Survey of Alabama
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07122-22 Petrophysical studies of unconventional gas reservoirs using high-resolution rock imaging - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division
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07122-23 A Self-Teaching Expert System for the Analysis, Design and Prediction of Gas Production from Unconventional Gas Resources - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
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07122-27 Enhancing Appalachian Coalbed Methane Extraction by Microwave-Induced Fractures - The Pennsylvania State University
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07122-29 Gas-Condensate Productivity in Tight Gas Sands - Stanford University / Department of Energy Resources
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07122-33 Advanced Hydraulic Fracturing Technology for Unconventional Tight Gas Reservoirs - Texas Engineering Experiment Station
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07122-35 Optimizing Development Strategies to Increase Reserves in Unconventional Gas Reservoirs - Texas Engineering Experiment Station
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07122-36 Novel Fluids for Gas Productivity Enhancement in Tight Formations - University of Tulsa
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07122-38 Improvement of Fracturing for Gas Shales - University of Texas at Austin
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07122-41 Improved Reservoir Access Through Refracture Treatments in Tight Gas Sands and Gas Shales - University of Texas, Austin
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07122-43 Optimization of Infill Well Locations in Wamsutter Field - University of Tulsa
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07122-44 Gas Production Forecasting from Tight Gas Reservoirs: Integrating Natural Fracture Networks and Hydraulic Fractures - University of Utah
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07122-45 Paleozoic Shale-Gas Resources of the Colorado Plateau and Eastern Great Basin, Utah: Multiple Frontier Exploration Opportunities - Utah Geological Survey
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10123-03 Game Changing Technology of Polymeric Surfactants for Tertiary Oil Recovery in the Illinois Basin - Power Environmental and Energy Research Institute (PEER Institute)
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10123-05 Predicting Porosity and Saturations from Mud Logs and Drilling Rates Using Artificial Intelligence with Focus on a Horizontal Well - Correlations Company
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10123-17 Identifying and Developing Technology for Enabling Small Producers to Pursue the Residual Oil Zone (ROZ) Fairways of the Permian Basin, San Andres - The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
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09123-03 Field Testing and Diagnostics of Radial-Jet Well Stimulation for Enhanced Oil Recovery from Marginal Reserves - New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
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09123-09 Enhanced Oil Recovery from the Bakken Shale Using Surfactant Imbibition Coupled with Gravity Drainage - University of North Dakota
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09123-11 Treatment and Beneficial Reuse of Produced Waters Using A Novel Pervaporation-Based Irrigation Technology - University of Wyoming
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09123-14 GREEN OIL™ CO2-Enhanced Oil Recovery for America’s Small Oil Producers - Pioneer Astronautics, Inc.
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09123-18 Characterization of Potential Sites for Near Miscible CO2 Applications to Improve Oil Recovery in Arbuckle Reservoirs - University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.
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09123-20 Creating Fractures Past Damage More Effectively With Less Environmental Damage - DaniMer Scientific, LLC
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08123-02 Field Demonstration of Alkaline Surfactant Polymer Floods in Mature Oil Reservoirs Brookshire Dome, Texas - Layline Petroleum 1, LLC
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08123-07 Mini-Waterflood: A New Cost Effective Approach to Extend the Economic Life of Small, Mature Oil Reservoirs - New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
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08123-10 Electrical Power Generation from Produced Water: Field Demonstration of Ways to Reduce Operating Costs of Small Producers - Gulf Coast Green Energy
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08123-12 Evaluation and Modeling of Stratigraphic Control on the Distribution of Hydrothermal Dolomite Reservoir Away From Major Fault Planes - Western Michigan University
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08123-16 Development Strategies for Maximizing East Texas Oil Field Production - Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin
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08123-19 Commercial Exploitation and the Origin of Residual Oil Zones: Developing a Case History in the Permian Basin of New Mexico and West Texas - The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
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07123-01 Field Site Testing of Low Impact Oil Field Access Roads: Reducing the Footprint in Desert Ecosystems - Texas A&M University TEES Department of Petroleum Engineering
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07123-02 Preformed Particle Gels for Conformance Control - University of Missouri, Rolla
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07123-03 Near Miscible CO2 Application to Improve Oil Recovery for Small Producers - University of Kansas
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07123-04 Enhancing Oil Recovery from Mature Reservoirs Using Radial-Jetted Laterals and High-Volume Progressive Cavity Pumps - University of Kansas
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07123-05 Cost-Effective Treatment of Produced Water Using Co-Produced Energy Sources for Small Producers - New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
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07123-06 Seismic Stimulation to Enhance Oil Recovery - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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07123-07 Reducing Impacts of New Pit Rules on Small Producers - New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
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