RESEARCH PERFORMANCE PROGRESS REPORT 1. COVER PAGE DATA ELEMENTS: Mandatory Federal Agency and Organization Element to Which Report is Submitted U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Federal Grant or Other Identifying Number Assigned by Agency DE-FE0029085 Project Title Long-Term Methane Emissions Rate Quantification and Alert System for Natural Gas Storage Wells and Fields PI Name, Title and Contact Information Ann P. Smith, Vice President apsmith@gsi-net.com; 512.346.4474 Submission Date April 28, 2017 DUNS Number 181780776 Recipient Organization GSI Environmental Inc. 9600 Great Hills Trail, Suite 350E Austin, Texas 78759 Project Period October 1, 2016 to May 31, 2019 Reporting Period End Date March 31, 2017 Report Term or Frequency Quarterly Signature of Submitting Official 2. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Mandatory a) What are the major goals of the project? The primary goal of the project is to employ a novel combination of complementary measurement methods and technologies to detect and accurately quantify average annual methane emissions from underground natural gas storage facilities, including from above-ground equipment leaks plus seepage at the ground surface from underground leaks. b) What was accomplished under these goals? All project goals for the second quarter (Q2) reporting period of January 2017 - March 2017 were met. A summary of the activities performed to achieve project goals during Q2 is included below. Stakeholder Meetings: Technical Advisory Steering Committee (TASC) meetings were held on January 12th and 13th for industry members. A second set of TASC meetings that were open to all members were held on January 18th and 19th. A more specialized meeting was held for TASC members interested in additional technical details for high flow and optical imaging sampling methods. Lastly, a conference call was held with members from API to discuss project goals and proposed methodologies/technologies and exchange technology information with experts in the gas storage industry. Attendees for each meeting are listed below. GSI Job No. 4502-010 Issued: 01 May 2017 Page 2 of 7 Industry TASC Meeting: Attendees included representatives from Anadarko, Apache, HARC, Spectra, Chevron, GE, Enbridge Gas, Shell, Dominion Questar, Energy Transfer Partners, and QEP Resources. Open TASC Meeting: Attendees included representatives from USU (Utah State University), DOE NETL, BLM (Bureau of Land Management), New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, COGCC (Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission), Maryland Department of the Environment, University of Cincinnati, EDF (Environmental Defense Fund), AGA (American Gas Association), INGAA (Interstate Natural Gas Association of America), API (American Petroleum Institute), EPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency), PHMSA (Pipeline Hazardous Material and Safety Administration), Utah Division of Air Quality
