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EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES

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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)
DE-AI26-05NT15538 Oil and Gas Resource Assessment of the Russian Arctic U.S. Geological Survey
DE-FC26-04NT15504 Improving Geologic and Engineering Models of Mid-Continent Fracture and Karsts-Modified Reservoir Using New 3-D Seismic Attributes University of Kansas
 

RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION

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DE-NT0005672 The Bakken-An Unconventional Petroleum and Reservoir System Colorado Energy Research Institute, Colorado School of Mines
DE-NT0005664 Reservoir Characterization of Bridgeport and Cypress Sandstones in Lawrence Field Illinois Illinois State Geological Survey
DE-FC26-09NT0005670 Fabry-Perot MEMS Accelerometers for Advanced Seismic Imaging Lumedyne Technologies Incorporated
DE-FC26-04NT15517 Data Integration for the Generation of High Resolution Reservoir Models   University of Tulsa
 

ADVANCED DRILLING

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DE-FC26-06NT42949 Development of High Temperature Capacitor Technology and Manufacturing Capability Hamilton Sundstrand
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-FC26-05NT15489 Counter-Rotating Tandem Motor Drilling System Gas Technology Institute
DE-FC26-05NT15486 High Power Turbodrill and Drill Bit for Drilling with Coiled Tubing Technology International, Inc.
DE-FC26-03NT15476 Advanced Mud System for Microhole Coiled Tubing Drilling Bandera Petroleum Exploration LLC
DE-FC26-03NT15401 Feasibility of Ultra-High Speed Diamond Drilling Terra Tek, Inc.
 

DEEP FORMATIONS

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DE-NT0004651 Gulf Petro Initiative University of Louisiana at Lafayette
DE-FC26-06NT42949 Development of High Temperature Capacitor Technology and Manufacturing Capability Hamilton Sundstrand
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-FC26-05NT42655 Development of a High Pressure/High Temperature Downhole Turbine Generator Dexter Magnetic Technologies, Inc.
 

IMPROVED RECOVERY

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DE-NT0006556 Chemical Methods for Ugnu Viscous Oils University of Texas
DE-NT0006555 Use of Polymers to Recover Viscous Oil from Unconventional Reservoirs New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology
DE-NT0005679 Bridging the Gap between Chemical Flooding and Independent Oil Producers University of Kansas Center for Research
DE-NT0005663 Fluid and Rock Property Controls On Production and Seismic Monitoring Alaska Heavy Oils Colorado School of Mines
DE-FC26-09NT0005670 Fabry-Perot MEMS Accelerometers for Advanced Seismic Imaging Lumedyne Technologies Incorporated
DE-FC26-08NT0005643 Geomechanical Study of Bakken Formation for Improved Oil Recovery University of North Dakota
DE-FC26-08NT0005641 Producing Light Oil from a Frozen Reservoir: Reservoir and Fluid Characterization of Umiat Field, National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska University of Alaska Fairbanks
DE-FC26-08NT43291 – 01.2 Evaluation of Key Factors Affecting Successful Oil Production in the Bakken Formation, North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center
DE-FC26-06NT43029 Carbon Dioxide-Enhanced Oil Production from the Citronelle Oil Field in the Rodessa Formation, South Alabama University of Alabama at Birmingham
DE-FC26-06NT15569 Utah Center for Heavy Oil Research University of Utah
DE-FC26-05NT15458 Improvement of Carbon Dioxide Sweep Efficiency by Utilization of Microbial Permeability Modification to Reduce the Amount of Oil Bypassed during Carbon Dioxide Flood Mississippi State University (MSU)
DE-FC26-04NT42098 Stripper Well Consortium Pennsylvania State University
DE-FC26-04NT15533 The Synthesis and Evaluation of Inexpensive CO 2 Thickeners Designed by Molecular Modeling University of Pittsburgh
DE-FC26-04NT15536 Evaluation and Enhancement of Carbon Dioxide Flooding Through Sweep Improvement Louisiana State University
DE-FC26-00BC15124 Field Demonstration of Carbon Dioxide Miscible Flooding in the Lansing-Kansas City Formation, Central Kansas University of Kansas
 

ARCTIC RESOURCES

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DE-NT0006556 Chemical Methods for Ugnu Viscous Oils University of Texas
DE-NT0006555 Use of Polymers to Recover Viscous Oil from Unconventional Reservoirs New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology
DE-NT0005684 Using Artificial Barriers to Augment Fresh Water Supplies in Shallow Arctic Lakes University of Alaska-Fairbanks
DE-NT0005683 North Slope Decision Support for Water Resource Planning and Management University of Alaska-Fairbanks
DE-NT0005663 Fluid and Rock Property Controls On Production and Seismic Monitoring Alaska Heavy Oils Colorado School of Mines
DE-FC26-08NT0005641 Producing Light Oil from a Frozen Reservoir: Reservoir and Fluid Characterization of Umiat Field, National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska University of Alaska-Fairbanks

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

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DE-FC26-05NT15479 Thermochemically Driven Gas Dynamic Fracturing(TDGF) Technology More Oil Inc.
DE-FC26-03NT15394 Targeted Technology Transfer for US Independents Petroleum Technology Transfer Council
 

NATURAL GAS PROCESSING

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LOW PERMEABILITY SANDSTONES

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DE-FC26-06NT42955 Design and Implementation of Energized Fracture Treatment in Tight Gas Sands University of Texas-Austin
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
 
 
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