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EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES

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Active Projects

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DE-AC26-07NT42677 Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas & Other Petroleum Resources Program Consortium Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA)
 
Completed Projects

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DE-FC26-04NT42243 Novel Use of P-wave and S-wave Seismic Attenuation for Deep Natural Gas Exploration and Development Rock Solid Images (RDSPI, LP)
DE-FG26-04NT42132 Production of Natural Gas and Fluid Flow in Tight Sand Reservoirs Florida International University
DE-FC26-04NT42240 Ultra-Deep Wave-Equation Imaging and Migration 3DGeo
DE-FC26-03NT41876 Resource Assessment and Production Testing for CBM Development in the Illinois Basin University of Kentucky Research Foundation
DE-FC26-03NT41856 Creating a Geologic Play Book for Trenton Black River Appalachian Basin Exploration West Virginia University Research Corporation
DE-AC26-00NT40698 Innovative Methodology for Detection of Fractured Controlled Sweet Spots in the Northern Appalachians State University of New York (SUNY) - Buffalo
DE-AC26-00NT40697 Multi-Azimuth 3-D Seismic Attributes Demonstration, San Juan Basin GeoSpectrum, Inc
DE-FC26-03NT41875 Resource Assessment of Deep Natural Gas Resource of the Onshore Salt Basins NE Gulf of Mexico University of Alabama
DE-FC26-02NT41437 Identifying and Remediating High Water Production Problems in Basin Centered Formations Advanced Resources International
DE-AT26-01NT20205 Natural Gas Long Term Sustainability Energy & Environmetal Solutions, LLC (E2S)
DE-FC26-01NT41325 Reducing Risk in Low-Permeability Gas Formations: Strategies for Avoiding Excessive Water Production and Optimizing Drilling and Completion Practices Innovative Discovery Technologies
DE-AC26-00NT40689 Simulation-Enhanced Fracture Detection: Research and Demonstration in U.S. Basins Indiana University
DE-AC26-00NT40690 Combining a New 3D Seismic S-Wave Propagation Analysis for Remote Fracture Detection with a Robust Microfracture-Based Verification Technique University of Texas at Austin (BEG)
DE-AC26-99FT40688 Developing the Next Generation Fracture Detection and Prediction Technology Advanced Resources International
DE-AC26-99FT40720 Multi-Site Application of the Geomechanical Approach for Natural Fracture Exploration Advanced Resources International
DE-AC26-99FT40692 Multi-Attribute Seismic/Rock Physics Approach to Characterizing Fractured Reservoirs Stanford University
DE-AF26-98FT02147 Rome Trough Consortium Kentucky Geological Survey
DE-AT26-98FT40031 Basin Centered Gas Study U.S. Geological Survey
DE-AT26-98FT40032 Deep Reservoir Studies U.S. Geological Survey
DE-FC26-97FT34181 Riverton Dome Gas Exploration & Stimulation Demonstration, Wind River Basin, Wyoming University of Wyoming, Institute for Energy Research (IER)
DE-FG21-96MC33148 Assessing and Forecasting, by Gas Play, Natural Gas Reserve Appreciation and Quantifying the Role of Technology Advancement in the Texas Gulf Basin and East Texas University of Texas at Austin
DE-AC21-95MC31063 Greater Green River Basin Production Improvement Union Pacific Resources Company
DE-AC21-94MC31224 Naturally Fractured Tight Gas Reservoir Detection Optimization Blackhawk Geosciences
DE-AC21-93MC30086 Naturally Fractured Tight Reservoir Detection Optimization Advanced Resources International
DE-AT21-93MC30139 USGS Western Basins Geology and Resource Studies U.S. Geological Survey
DE-AC21-93MC28139 Development of a Gas Information System (GASIS) Energy and Environmental Analysis
DE-AC21-92MC28138 Development of a Natural Gas Systems Analysis Model (GSAM) ICF Resources Inc.
ESD02-006 Joint Geophysical Imaging Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
FWP-02FE06 Innovative Wave Equation Migration Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
 
 
Exploration Technologies | Reservoir Characterization | Advanced Drilling | Deep Trek | Improved Recovery

RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION

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DE-FC26-06NT42956 Natural and Induced Fracture Diagnostics from 4-D VSP in Low Permeability Gas Reservoirs Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
DE-FC26-06NT15568 Research and Development Concerning Coalbed Natural Gas—Congressional Mandate University of Wyoming
DE-FC26-04NT42241 A Robust MEMS Based Multi-Component Sensor for 3-D Borehole Seismic Arrays Paulsson Geophysical Services, Inc.
DE-FC26-04NT42242 Advanced Seismic While Drilling System Technology International, Inc. (TII)
 
Completed Projects

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Project Name

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DE-FC26-04NT42243 Novel Use of P-wave and S-wave Seismic Attenuation for Deep Natural Gas Exploration and Development Rock Solid Images (RDSPI, LP)
DE-FG26-04NT42132 Production of Natural Gas and Fluid Flow in Tight Sand Reservoirs Florida International University
DE-FC26-03NT41856 Creating a Geologic Play Book for Trenton Black River Appalachian Basin Exploration West Virginia University Research Corporation
DE-FC26-03NT41629 An Analysis of Methodology for Reservoir Analysis West Virginia University Research Corporation
DE-FC26-02NT41437 Identifying and Remediating High Water Production Problems in Basin Centered Formations Advanced Resources International
DE-FC26-01NT41234 Development of a 400 Level 3C Clamped Downhole Seismic Receiver Array for 3-D Borehole Seismic Imaging of Gas Reservoirs Paulsson Geophysics Services, Inc.
DE-AT26-01NT20205 Natural Gas Long Term Sustainability Energy & Environmental Solutions, LLC (E2S)
DE-AC26-00NT40698 Innovative Methodology for Detection of Fractured Controlled Sweet Spots in the Northern Appalachians State University of New York (SUNY) - Buffalo
DE-AC26-00NT40689 Simulation-Enhanced Fracture Detection: Research and Demonstration in U.S. Basins Indiana University
DE-AC26-99FT40688 Developing the Next Generation Fracture Detection and Prediction Technology Advanced Resources International
DE-AC26-99FT40720 Multi-Site Application of the Geomechanical Approach for Natural Fracture Exploration Advanced Resources International
DE-AC26-98FT40481 Downhole Fluid Analyzer APS Technology
DE-AT21-93MC30139 USGS Western Basins Geology and Resource Studies U.S. Geological Survey
ESD02-006 Joint Geophysical Imaging Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
FEWA085-01 Formation Logging for Microborehole Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
FWP-5220 Natural Fracture Diagnostics Validation Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
FWP-G3050 Rapid Imaging of Interwell Fluid Saturations Using Seismic and Multiphase Production Data Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

 
Exploration Technologies | Reservoir Characterization | Advanced Drilling | Deep Trek | Improved Recovery

ADVANCED DRILLING

Deep Trek Projects are listed separately below

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Active Projects

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DE-FC26-06NT42951 Development and Application of Insulated Drill Pipe for High Temperature - High Pressure Drilling Drill Cool Systems, Inc.
DE-FC26-06NT42949 Development of High Temperature Capacitor Technology and Manufacturing Capability Hamilton Sundstrand
DE-FC26-06NT42948 275°C Downhole Switched-Mode Power Supply Oklahoma State University
DE-FC26-06NT42947 Deep Trek Re-configurable Processor for Data Acquistion Honeywell International Inc.
DE-FC26-06NT42946 High-Temperature Battery for Drilling Applications Electrochemical Systems, Inc. (ESI)
DE-FC26-06NT42945 High Temperature Capacitor Development Giner, Inc.
DE-FC26-05NT42657 Development of a Low-Cost Rotary-Steerable Drilling System Noble Wellbore Technologies, Inc.
DE-FC26-99FT40262 Development and Manufacture of Cost Effective Composite Drill Pipe Advanced Composite Products & technology, Inc.
 
Completed Projects

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DE-FC26-06NT42950 Harsh Environment Electronics Packaging for Downhole Oil & Gas Exploration General Electric Global Research Center
DE-FG02-06ER84598 Thermally Robust Capacitors for the Drilling Industry Covalent Associates, Inc.
DE-FC26-03NT42000 Enhanced Wellbore Stabilization and Reservoir Productivity with Aphron Drilling Fluid Technology MASI Technologies LLC
DE-FC26-03NT41999 Fundamental Research on Percussion Drilling: Improved Rock Mechanics Analysis, Advanced Simulation Technology, and Full-Scale Laboratory Investigations Terralog Technologies
DE-FC26-03NT41782 Drilling Optimization Utilizing Surface Instrumentation for Downhole Event Recognition Maurer Engineering, Inc.
DE-AC26-02NT41641 Dual Gradient Drilling System Using Glass Hollow Spheres Maurer Technology, Inc.
DE-FC26-01NT41229 Very High-Speed Drill String Communications Network  Intellipipe(TM) Novatek
DE-AF26-01NT00980 Develop of Underbalanced Risk Information Tool UnRiskIT Software Warrior Technologies, Inc.
DE-FC26-00NT40917 Laser Drilling Gas Technology Institute
DE-FC26-00NT41023 Advanced Drill Components by Microwave Pennsylvania State University
DE-FC26-00NT40919 Ultra-Lightweight Cement Cementing Solutions Inc.
DE-FG03-00ER83111 Real-Time Pore Pressure Prediction Ahead of the Bit Using a Suction Pulse Seismic Source Tempress Technologies, Inc.
DE-FC26-00NT40964 Ultra-Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Field Development Enabling Technologies and Demonstrations ConocoPhillips Inc.
DE-FC26-00NT40918 Optimization of Mud Hammer Drilling Performance Terra Tek, Inc.
DE-AC26-98FT34174 Development of New Types of Non-Damaging Drill-in and Completion Fluids Texas Engineering Experiment Station
DE-FC26-97FT34367 Hydraulic Pulse Drilling Tempress Technologies. Inc.
DE-FC26-97FT34365 Integrated Drilling System Using Mud Actuated Downhole Hammer as Primary Engine Novatek
DE-FC26-97FT34368 New High Strength and Faster Drilling Thermally Stable Polycrystalline (TSP) Diamond Cutters Technology International, Inc.
DE-FC26-97FT33063 Advanced High-Pressure Coiled-Tubing Drilling System Maurer Engineering, Inc.
DE-AC26-97FT34345 High Temperature Measurement-While-Drilling (MWD) Development Maurer Engineering, Inc.
DE-AC26-97FT34175 Development of a High Temperature Logging While Drilling Tool Sperry-Sun Drilling Services
DE-AC21-95MC31103 Integrated Underbalanced Directional Drilling System Sperry-Sun Drilling Services
DE-AC21-94MC30088 Development and Testing of a High-Power, Slim-Hole Drilling System Maurer Engineering
DE-AC21-94MC31197 Development and Testing of Underbalanced Drilling Products Maurer Engineering
FEWA08E-01 Coiled Tubing Deployed Microdrilling System With Real Time Downhole Monitoring Los Alamos National Laboratory
FEW35107-50 225 o C Measurement While Drilling Using Silicon-On-Insulator Sandia National Laboratories
FWP-49066 Application Of High Powered Lasers To Drilling And Completing Deep Wells Argonne National Laboratory
FWP-35107 Acoustic Telemetry Measurement-While-Drilling (MWD) Sandia National Laboratories
FWP-LONG1 Coiled Tubing Deployed Microdrilling Los Alamos National Laboratory

 
Exploration Technologies | Reservoir Characterization | Advanced Drilling | Deep Trek | Improved Recovery

DEEP TREK

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DE-FC26-06NT42949 Development of High Temperature Capacitor Technology and Manufacturing Capability Hamilton Sundstrand
DE-FC26-06NT42948 275°C Downhole Switched-Mode Power Supply Oklahoma State University
DE-FC26-06NT42947 Deep Trek Re-configurable Processor for Data Acquistion Honeywell International Inc.
DE-FC26-06NT42946 High-Temperature Battery for Drilling Applications Electrochemical Systems, Inc. (ESI)
DE-FC26-06NT42945 High Temperature Capacitor Development Giner, Inc.
DE-FC26-05NT42656 Development of A 275° C Downhole Microcomputer System Oklahoma State University
DE-FC26-05NT42655 Development of a High Pressure/High Temperature Downhole Turbine Generator Dexter Magnetic Technologies, Inc.
DE-FC26-03NT41836 Supercement for Annular Seal and Long term Integrity in Deep, Hot Wells Cementing Solutions Inc.
DE-FC26-02NT41664 Drilling Vibration Monitoring and Control System APS Technology
 
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DE-FC26-04NT42239 Imaging Super-Deep Gas Plays Across the Gulf of Mexico Shelf University of Texas at Austin, BEG
DE-FC26-04NT42107 Harsh-Environment Solid-State Gamma Detector for Down-hole Gas and Oil Exploration General Electric Global Research Center
DE-PS26-03NT41835 An Innovative High-Temperature, High Pressure Measurement-While-Drilling (MWD) Tool Schlumberger Technology Corporation
DE-FC26-03NT41834 Development of Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) High Temperature Electronics Honeywell, Inc.
DE-FC26-02NT41662 Improved Tubulars for Better Economics in Deep Gas Well Drilling Using Microwave Technology Pennsylvania State University
DE-FC26-02NT41601 Downhole Power Generation and Wireless Communications for Intelligent Completion Applications Tubel Technologies, Inc.
DE-FC26-02NT41656 Electromagnetic (EM) Telemetry Tool for Deep Well Drilling Applications E-Spectrum Technologies Inc.
DE-FC26-02NT41663 Stimulation Technology for Deep Well Completions Pinnacle Technologies Inc.
DE-FC26-02NT41657 Optimization of Deep Drilling Performance Development and Benchmark Testing of Advanced Diamond Product Bits and High Pressure/High Temperature Fluids to Significantly Improve Rates of Penetration Terra Tek, Inc.
DE-FG02-02ER83368 Rotary Steerable Motor System for Deep Gas Drilling APS Technology
DE-FC26-01NT41229 Very High-Speed Drill String Communications Network Novatek Engineering, Inc.
DE-FC26-00NT41023 Advanced Drill Components by Microwave Pennsylvania State University
DE-AC26-97FT34175 Development of a High Temperature Logging While Drilling Tool Sperry-Sun Drilling Services
DE-FC26-97FT33063 Advanced High-Pressure Coiled-Tubing Drilling System Maurer Engineering, Inc.
DE-FC26-97FT34368 New High Strength and Faster Drilling Thermally Stable Polycrystalline (TSP) Diamond Cutters Technology International, Inc.
DE-AC26-97FT34345 High Temperature Measurement-While-Drilling (MWD) Development Maurer Engineering, Inc.
FEW35107-50 Measurement While Drilling Using Silicon-On-Insulator Sandia National Laboratories
FWP-49066 Application Of High Powered Lasers To Drilling And Completing Deep Wells Argonne National Laboratory
FWP-LONG3 Industry Workshop on Drilling Technology Sandia National Laboratories

 
Exploration Technologies | Reservoir Characterization | Advanced Drilling | Deep Trek | Improved Recovery

IMPROVED RECOVERY

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DE-FC26-04NT42098 Stripper Well Consortium Pennsylvania State University
 
Completed Projects

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DE-FC26-06NT42817 Advanced Hydraulic Fracturing Technology for Unconventional Tight Gas Reservoirs Texas A&M University’s Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)
DE-FC26-04NT42108 Development of an Advanced Hydraulic Fracture Mapping System Pinnacle Technologies, Inc.
DE-FC26-03NT41876 Resource Assessment and Production Testing for CBM Development in the Illinois Basin University of Kentucky Research Foundation
DE-FC26-02NT41601 Downhole Power Generation and Wireless Communications for Intelligent Completion Applications Tubel Technologies, Inc.
DE-FC26-02NT41438 Increasing Production from Low-Permeability Gas Reservoirs by Optimizing Zone Isolation for Successful Stimulation Treatments Cementing Solutions Inc.
DE-FC26-01NT41326 Advanced Fracturing Technology for Tight Gas: An East Texas Field Demonstration University of Texas at Austin
DE-AF26-01NT00980 Develop of Underbalanced Risk Information Tool UnRiskIT Software Warrior Technologies, Inc.
DE-FG26-00NT40789 Selection and Treatment of Stripper Gas Wells for Production Enhancement in the Midcontinent Advanced Resources International
DE-FG26-00NT40965 Advanced Stripper Gas Well Produced Water Remediation Western Syncoal
DE-FC26-00NT40964 Ultra-Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Field Development Enabling Technologies and Demonstrations ConocoPhillips Inc.
DE-FC26-00NT40919 Ultra-Lightweight Cement Cementing Solutions Inc.
DE-FG26-99FT40699 Low Cost Methodologies to Analyze and Correct Abnormal Production Declines in Stripper Gas Well James Engineering, Inc.
DE-FG26-99FT40700 Advanced Technologies for Stripper Gas Well Improvement Holditch - Reservoir Technologies
DE-FC26-99FT40129 Real-Time Monitoring of Reservoir Stimulation Procedures Via Electronic Wireline and Telemetry RealTimeZone, Inc.
DE-AC26-99FT40688 Developing the Next Generation Fracture Detection and Prediction Technology Advanced Resources International
DE-AC26-99FT40720 Multi-Site Application of the Geomechanical Approach for Natural Fracture Exploration Advanced Resources International
DE-AC26-98FT34174 Development of New Types of Non-Damaging Drill-in and Completion Fluids Texas Engineering Experiment Station
DE-FC26-98FT40136 Targeting Reserve Growth Opportunities in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Basin University of Texas at Austin (BEG)
DE-FC26-98FT40486 Optimization of Infill Drilling in Naturally-Fractured Tight-Gas Reservoirs New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
DE-AC26-98FT40481 Downhole Fluid Analyzer APS Technology
DE-FC26-97FT34182 Secondary Natural Gas Recovery in the Appalachian Basin West Virginia Research Corp.
DE-FG21-97FT34176 Minimizing Formation Damage to Maximize Well Productivity Stim-Lab
DE-FG21-96MC33148 Assessing and Forecasting, by Gas Play, Natural Gas Reserve Appreciation and Quantifying the Role of Technology Advancement in the Texas Gulf Basin and East Texas University of Texas at Austin
DE-AC21-95MC31063 Greater Green River Basin Production Improvement Union Pacific Resources Company
DE-AC21-94MC31197 Development and Testing of Underbalanced Drilling Products Maurer Engineering
DE-AC21-94MC31199 Field Testing and Optimization of CO2/Sand Fracturing Technology Petroleum Consulting Services
DE-AC21-93MC28139 Development of a Gas Information System (GASIS) Energy and Environmental Analysis
DE-AC21-92MC28138 Development of a Natural Gas Systems Analysis Model (GSAM) ICF Resources Inc.
DE-FC21-92MC29077 Fracturing Fluid Characterization Facility University of Oklahoma Office of Research Administration
DE-AC21-90MC26025 Petroleum Consulting Services Production Verification Tests Petroleum Consulting Services
98-F014 Fracture Generation and Fractured Reservoir Software Study Columbia Gas Transmission
FEW04-012298 Development of an Advanced Hydraulic Fracture Mapping Tool Sandia National Laboratories
FWP-49066 Application Of High Powered Lasers To Drilling And Completing Deep Wells Argonne National Laboratory
ESD02-006 Joint Geophysical Imaging Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
FEWA085-01 Formation Logging for Microborehole Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
FWP-G3050 Rapid Imaging of Interwell Fluid Saturations Using Seismic and Multiphase Production Data Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

 
Exploration Technologies | Reservoir Characterization | Advanced Drilling | Deep Trek | Improved Recovery

NATURAL GAS ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS

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DE-FC26-00NT40978 Liquefaction of Coal Mine Methane to produce LNG for Industrial and Transportation Applications Appalachian-Pacific Coal Mine Methane Power Co, LLC
FEWA08E-01 Coiled Tubing Deployed Microdrilling System With Real Time Downhole Monitoring Los Alamos National Laboratory
FWP-LONG1 Coiled Tubing Deployed Microdrilling Los Alamos National Laboratory
 
Exploration Technologies | Reservoir Characterization | Advanced Drilling | Deep Trek | Improved Recovery

NATURAL GAS PROCESSING

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DE-FC26-99FT40723 Field Demonstration of a Membrane Process to Recover Heavy Hydrocarbons and Remove Water from Natural Gas Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
DE-FC26-01NT41225 Field Demonstration of a Membrane Process to Separate Nitrogen from Natural Gas Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
DE-FG02-04ER83794 High Pressure Economical Process to Treat Natural Gas TDA Research and Sulfatreat Division of M-1
 
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