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LOW PERMEABILITY SANDSTONES

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Active Projects

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Project Name

Primary Performer
DE-FC26-06NT42956 Natural and Induced Fracture Diagnostics from 4-D VSP in Low Permeability Gas Reservoirs Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
DE-FC26-06NT42955 Design and Implementation of Energized Fracture Treatment in Tight Gas Sands University of Texas-Austin
DE-FC26-05NT42662 Petrophysical Analysis and Geographic Information System for San Juan Basin Tight Gas Reservoirs Petroleum Recovery Research Center
DE-FC26-05NT42661 Critical Information for Development of Tight Gas Reservoirs in the Appalachian Basin—Unconventional Transfer West Virginia University Research Corporation
DE-FC26-05NT42660 Analysis of Critical Permeability, Capillary and Electrical Properties for Mesaverde Tight Gas Sandstones from Western U.S. Basins University of Kansas Center for Research
 
Completed Projects

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Project Name

Primary Performer
DE-FC26-06NT42817 Advanced Hydraulic Fracturing Technology for Unconventional Tight Gas Reservoirs Texas A&M University’s Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)
DE-FG26-04NT42132 Production of Natural Gas and Fluid Flow in Tight Sand Reservoirs Florida International University
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-AC26-00NT40697 Multi-Azimuth 3-D Seismic Attributes Demonstration, San Juan Basin GeoSpectrum, Inc
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-AC26-99FT40720 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-FC26-97FT34181 Riverton Dome Gas Exploration & Stimulation Demonstration, Wind River Basin, Wyoming University of Wyoming, Institute for Energy Research (IER)
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-AC21-92MC28138 Development of a Natural Gas Systems Analysis Model (GSAM) ICF Resources Inc.

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

DEEP GAS

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Completed Projects

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Project Name

Primary Performer
DE-FC26-03NT41875 Resource Assessment of Deep Natural Gas Resource of the Onshore Salt Basins NE Gulf of Mexico University of Alabama
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-AF26-98FT02147 Rome Trough Consortium Kentucky Geological Survey
DE-AT26-98FT40032 Deep Reservoir Studies U.S. Geological Survey

Deep Trek Projects

 
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