10th International Petroleum Environmental Conference (IPEC)
Participate as a sponsor in the Tenth International petroleum Environmental Conference.
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| Project ID: DE-AP26-03NT30597 | Project State: OK |
9th International Petroleum Environmental Conference (IPEC)
Sponsor the Ninth International Petroleum Environmental Conference.
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| Project ID: 75-02SW53539 | Project State: OK |
Adaptive Management and Planning Models for Cultural Resources in Oil and Gas Fields, New Mexico and Wyoming
Create seamless information systems for the two study areas: Southeastern New Mexico and the Powder River Basin in Wyoming
Analyze what we have learned from the archaeology of the two study areas and determine whether there might be better ways to obtain the same or more knowledge more rapidly or at less cost
Provide useful sensitivity models for planning, management, and as... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-02NT15445 | Project State: NV |
Advanced Membrane Filtration Technology for Cost Effective Recovery of Fresh Water From Oil & Gas Produced Brine - BBA Round 2
The objectives include evaluation of a new pre-treatment technology using combinations of liquid-liquid centrifuges, organoclay absorbents, microfiltration, and the evaluation and modification of different oil resistant membrane materials and membrane types. We will also develop a dynamic model using variable feed flow, trans-membrane pressures, and recycling ratios to permit optim... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-03NT15427 | Project State: TX |
Advanced Techniques for Improving the Biological Quality of Petroleum-Contaminated Soils (PARTNERSHIP)
In this project, methods are being developed for hastening the ecological recovery of bio-treated petroleum-contaminated soil by selective manipulations of organic amendments and soil invertebrates. The changes in biological quality of an oily landfarm soil caused by the manipulations of organic matter and/or soil invertebrates are being determined using laboratory experiments wh... Read more >
| Project ID: FEWFEAC317 | Project State: TN |
Advancing Technology and Methodology to Streamline Environmental Compliance
Deploy a personal computer-based data management tool - known as the Risk-Based Data Management System - that state agencies can use to make better regulatory decisions. The Foundation will also enhance the system to incorporate additional data from oil and gas fields, and it will begin a 3-state project to collect environmental data on hydraulic fracturing of coal beds.... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-01BC15335 | Project State: OK |
Air Quality Impacts of Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in the West
The objective of this research is to develop approaches to best quantify air quality impacts of oil and gas exploration and production in the West. Task I of the research will be to initiate a broadly based modeling uncertainty analysis to be conducted for the best available simulations of the August 1-4 air quality episode observed in central California (San Joaquin Valley) in 1... Read more >
| Project ID: FEWEE-1557 | Project State: CA |
Air and Produced Water Workshop - Logistics, Facilitation, and Product Support
Conduct a workshop with industrial, academic and National Laboratory researchers to identify research needs related to environmental issues regarding air and produced water management in oil and gas exploration and production.... Read more >
| Project ID: 75-01SW52212 | Project State: WV |
An Approach to Recover Hydrocarbons From Currently Off-Limit Areas of the Antrim Formation, MI Using Low-Impact Technologies
Apply a novel drilling and completion approach to this prolific shale play by utilizing horizontal drilling and open-hole completions.
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| Project ID: DE-FC26-06NT42931 | Project State: MI |
An Ecological Framework to Evaluate Impacts of E&P Releases (PARTNERSHIP)
Develop a general framework within which ecological risk assessments can be conducted at an ecosystem or ecoregion scale.
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| Project ID: FEWFEAC321 | Project State: TN |
An Ecological Framework to Evaluate Impacts of E&P Releases (PARTNERSHIP)
The overall goal of this project is to develop a general framework within which ecological risk assessments can be conducted at an ecosystem or ecoregion scale. The specific purpose of this research is to investigate the role of size and spatial distribution of small, impacted or contaminated sites to the larger ecosystem or ecoregion. The results of this research are intended to... Read more >
| Project ID: FEW0067 | Project State: CA |
An Environmental Risk Assessment and Regulatory Problem for Louisiana/MEGA PRDA Breakout
This project was awarded in late September 1999. Work began on October 1,1999.
The problem outlined is not difficult to understand and the solution is not a technological breakthrough. It is however a significant logistical task to correct the existing problems with the well database. We plan to work on this problem in a systematic fashion beginning with the most environmental... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-AC26-99BC15226 | Project State: LA |
Analysis of Soil Remediation Requirements of Abandoned Centralized and Commercial Drilling-Fluid Disposal Sites/MEGA PRDA Breakout
This project will survey abandoned commercial sites used for disposal of spent drilling fluids in Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, and determine the extent and character of possible contaminants. The survey will compile the number and size of sites, test methodologies used, extent of soil contamination, and cleanup methods used, noting successes and failures. If necessa... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-AC26-99BC15225 | Project State: TX |
Application of Chemically Accelerated Biotreatment to Reduce Risk in Oil-Impacted Soils/MEGA PRDA Breakout
This project will improve the Chemically Accelerated Biotreatment (CAB) technology for cleaning soils contaminated by petroleum products to environmentally acceptable concentrations. Targeting petroleum waste pits and soil contaminated from accidental pipeline releases, Institute researchers will evaluate the physical, chemical, toxicological and biological conditions at selected... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-AC26-99BC15223 | Project State: IL |
BAGI Video Gas Leak Visualization (aka Air Emission Detection)
This joint effort between DOE and Gas Research Institute (GRI) will investigate a method of gas imaging that will provide improved range and sensitivity over that of the former method. In doing so, it will greatly improve the speed and efficiency with which the natural gas industry is able to detect and locate natural gas leaks. The work involves two related goals: (1) the devel... Read more >
| Project ID: FEW5704 | Project State: NM |
Bioreactor Design and Demonstration for Microbial Oxidation of Sulfides/Sulfide Removal by Microbial (PARTNERSHIP)
Over the project term continued the development and field testing of a proven, low toxicity, robust, biocatalytic system that can be used to remove sulfides from produced brine under anoxic conditions. The goal is to develop technology for application in existing infrastructure. We continue to work toward a commercially viable pilot-scale implementation of technology.... Read more >
| Project ID: P-070 FEW5AC412/4340-42 | Project State: ID |
Building Partnerships with Results: Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission Multi-State
1) Database Standardization - Improve uniformity within state oil and gas data management efforts. 2) Training - Conduct environmental compliance workshops and related educational projects on natural gas and oil exploration and production. 3) Appalachian-Illinois Basin Directors - Improve regulatory efficiency through partnering opportunities provided by the Appalachian-Illinois... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-01BC15336 | Project State: OK |
Characterizing the Formation of Secondary Organic Aerosols (PARTNERSHIP)
Investigate SOA formation under actual field conditions to establish a rich data set that will be analyzed to characterize SOA formation from hydrocarbon emissions from a number of sources, at the regional scale.... Read more >
| Project ID: FEWEE-1788 | Project State: CA |
Chemical Microsystems for Air Quality Monitoring
Low-cost, reliable and distributed gas detection and analysis capabilities for air quality monitoring is an emerging technology need for the petroleum industry. Sandia and MicroChemLab Technologies will work with DOE, the petroleum industry, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and other stakeholders to conduct a feasibility study to assess the applicability of ChemLabTM tech... Read more >
| Project ID: FEW01-011183 | Project State: NM |
Cleaning Agents for Produced Water Membrane Filters/15543-Texas EES
Ensure that new produced water filtration cleaning chemicals developed through a NETL-funded project are not blocked by regulatory barriers and that the other researchers are aware of relevant water regulatory requirements.
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| Project ID: FEW49237 | Project State: IL |
Coal Bed Methane Ongoing Research Summary
Provide the DOE and the BLM with a report on the status of ongoing research related to the development of coal bed methane reserves in the western states.
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| Project ID: FWP-42C1-07 | Project State: ID |
Coal Bed Methane Research
The project has several tasks that have as the goal Improving the efficiency and reducing the cost of managing produced water from coal bed methane (CBM) production for beneficial use.... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-AD26-03NT30489 | Project State: OK |
Coal Bed Methane Research
The project has several tasks that have as the goal Improving the efficiency and reducing the cost of managing produced water from coal bed methane (CBM) production for beneficial use and conducting technology transfer to industry and regulatory agencies.
In addition, the project has a task to conduct research with regard to TDML standards and measures in California.
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| Project ID: DE-AD26-06NT02045 | Project State: OK |
Coalbed Methane Produced Water Treatment Using Gas Hydrate Formation at the Wellhead
The overall objective is to develop a technically feasible, environmentally benign and cost effective process for produced water treatment at the wellhead. The project team plans to develop and demonstrate a unique process for wellhead produced water treatment to bring the brines to a level where beneficial use, discharge or infiltration are possible. The process uses a self-cont... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-05NT15551 | Project State: WY |
Coalbed-Methane Produced Water Treatment Using Gas Hydrate Formation at the Wellhead
Will assist BC Technologies to treat coalbed-methane produced water using gas hydrate formation and dissocation. Gas hyrates are solid crystalline compounds of water with gas molecules, such as methane and carbon dioxide, formed at relatively high pressure and low temperature. Gas hydrate formation excludes dissolved molecules, ions, and suspended solids from the hydrate structur... Read more >
| Project ID: FWP FEAB112 | Project State: TN |
Compilation & Presentation of Existing Data on Oil & Gas Leasing and Development in a Matter Useful to the NEPA Process / Breakout
The objective of the proposed research project is aimed at increasing access to Federal lands through the development of consistent impact analysis methods and supporting GIS tools that are based on the comprehensive use of existing data to calibrate current methods for more accurate predictions. The data will effectively enable land management agencies to make faster and more co... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-04NT15541 | Project State: OK |
Conduct a Detailed Survey of NORM Equipment Belonging to the U.S. Department of Energy
Conduct a detailed survey of NORM equipment for radioactive contamination.... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-AP26-02NT20648 | Project State: SD |
Control System for Oil Field Centrifuge (aka Fuzzy Logic)
Develop an expert setup consultant computer program that will provide guidelines for initial operating parameters that will yield a required product quality. The program will draw on the industry partner's experience in dealing with various feedstock properties and on pre-operation process model simulations to establish setup conditions and initial operating conditions.
Develo... Read more >
| Project ID: FEW99FE01 | Project State: NM |
Cost Effective Approaches to Enhance Domestic Oil and Gas Production and Ensure the Protection of the Environment
Task 1: Continue Implementation of the RBDMS- the only comprehensive, fully relational PC-based oil & gas regulatory data management system in the country. The effort expands technology transfer to states interested in the system but are not yet fully aware of the systems capabilities. The task includes the development of electronic demonstration capabilities, as well as, the pu... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-01BC15371 | Project State: OK |
Cost Effective Recovery of Low-TDS Frac Flowback Water for Re-Use
The objective of this project is to develop a low-cost, mobile process to treat the low- total dissolved solids (TDS) portion of the flowback water from a hydrofracturing operation in order to reduce the cost of shale gas production. This project aims to develop both a flowback water pretreatment process and a membrane-based partial demineralization process that yields a clean prod... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FE0000784 | Project State: NY |
Cost-Effective Reciprocating Engine Emissions Control and Monitoring for E&P Field and Gathering Engines
The overall objective of the proposed work is to identify, develop, test, and commercialize emissions controll and monitoring technologies that can be implemented byE&P operators to significantly lower their cost of environmental compliance and expedite project permitting. The project team will take considerable advantage of the research and development efforts and practices that h... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-02NT15464 | Project State: KS |
Creation of a Sulfur Sorbent Product
The parties will collaborate to the extent possible during and within the scope of the Research Program to develop a new sulfur sorbent product that is different from preexisting products of either party.
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| Project ID: DE-MU26-02NTMU078 | Project State: NC |
DOE/PERF Bioremediation Workshop
Provide support for the Bioremediation Workshop.
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| Project ID: DE-AP26-02NT20384 | Project State: CA |
Decision Support Model for Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL)
The purpose of this project is to improve the processes used by regulators and decision makers to engage stakeholders, enabling the development of more cost effective, transparent and accepted TMDLs.
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| Project ID: FEW0115 | Project State: CA |
Deepwater Oil and Gas Exploration White Paper
Write a white paper on the subject of methods for assessing environmental impacts in deepwater assoicated with oi land gas development. Issues to address include:
Technologies for sampling the environment such as use of side scan sonar and autonomous under water vehicles (AUV)
Scaling the scope of environmental monitoring relative to the size of the project and the sensit... Read more >
| Project ID: FEW44347 | Project State: WA |
Developing a GIS-Based Decision Support System for Land Use Planning Activities
Assist in the development of a geographic information system (GIS)-based decision support system that will allow faster and more scientifically based decisons that affect oil and gas development on Federal lands.... Read more >
| Project ID: FWP49311 | Project State: IL |
Development of Best Management Practices for Coalbed Methane Utilizing GIS Technologies
This project will develop Best Management Practices (BMP) and mitigation strategies utilizing GIS technologies for efficient environmental protection in conjunction with effective production of CBM. This will be accomplished by developing a framework to take advantage of a combination of investigative field research joined with leading edge GIS technologies for the creation of env... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-01BC15334 | Project State: OK |
Development of Innovative & Cost-Effective Methods for the Assessment of Bioavailability Limitations During Bioremediation of Aged Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils
Model predictions of these mass-transfer processes and limited bioremediation field data indicate that a shift from reaction rate to mass transfer rate limitation is associated with a change in diagnostic concentration ratios of compounds with greatly different octanol-water partition coefficients (Kow), such as C16 and C20 n-alkanes. Consequently, our hypothesis is that it should... Read more >
| Project ID: FEW29594 | Project State: WA |
Development of a Primer on the Background and Development of Coal Bed Methane
Develop a Primer over a ten (10) month period and involve the review of development and mitigation practices employed in various CBM regions. Prepare a Handbook over a twenty-four (24) month period encompassing existing EISs and other NEPA planning documents relevant to CBM areas and will have them cataloged, examined, and collated.
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| Project ID: DE-FG26-02NT15380 | Project State: OK |
Development of an In-Well Oil/Water Separator for In-Situ Recycle of Produced Water/Downhole H2O Separator (PARTNERSHIP)
This project consists of four phases: (1) laboratory bench scale testing to determine the separation efficiency of the centrifugal separator for various crude oils; (2) design, fabrication, and operation a prototype Centrifugal Down Hole Separator (CDS) in the laboratory to determine the feasibility of adapting centrifugal separators to in-well separations of oil, produced water,... Read more >
| Project ID: FEWFEAC305 | Project State: TN |
Dominguez Channel Modeling and Analysis for Pollutant Transport and TMDL
Berkeley National Laboratory and Livermore National Laboratory are collaborating on a hydrologic model that can be used to enhance current EPA models that are being used to assess point and non-point sources of pollutants in a watershed. Project titles and numbers are: Dominguez Channel Modeling and Analysis for Pollutant Transport and Total Maximum Daily Loads (LLNL FEW0088, LBL ... Read more >
| Project ID: FEWG315 | Project State: CA |
Dominguez Channel Modeling and Analysis for Pollutant Transport and Total Maximum Daily Loads
Develop a wet and dry weather hydrologic run-off model for the Dominguez Channel Watershed and to exercise the model for the purposes of 1) understanding contaminant sources and 2) for assessing the effectiveness of different water quality management strategies or actions.... Read more >
| Project ID: FEWESD02-002 | Project State: CA |
Dominiquez Channel Stakeholder Model Data Input
Incorporate a data collection effort from interviews with key stakeholders that will be added to an existing Stakeholder Allocation Model.
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| Project ID: FEW0145 | Project State: CA |
Drill and Evaluate CBM Resources
Develop affordable drilling practices and new technology that should provide the basis for developing and producing shallow gas resources to meet each energy need for remote villages.... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-AI26-04NT15448 | Project State: CO |
E&P Technologies with Lower Impacts on Sensitive Ecosystems
The purpose of the proposed work is to develop a database of E&P equipment
and operational technologies that have been demonstrated to have a lower
impact on sensitive ecosystems than do conventional ones. This will serve as input data to a larger effort coordinated by the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville(UAF). Also, this work will be used in the overall UAF/Argonne project... Read more >
| Project ID: FWP49345 | Project State: DC |
Ecological Assessments for Upstream Petroleum Sites
LLNL is participating in a multi-disciplinary team consisting of industry, government, national laboratories and private consulting firms to develop ecological assessment techniques for upstream E&P sites that are protective of ecological receptors at the population, community or ecosystem level. Work described here is designed to compliment research being conducted under FEW0067... Read more >
| Project ID: FEW0054 | Project State: CA |
Energy & Water Decision Support Tools for TMDLs
The major objective of this effort is to develop modeling tools for effectively engaging stakeholders and formulating allocation and implementation plans that can be used nationwide and that are accepted by regulators and stakeholders. ... Read more >
| Project ID: FEW0129 | Project State: CA |
Energy and Environmental Impact Analysis
The purpose of the proposed work is to provide technical and analytical and policy support to NETL and DOE for water- and waste-related projects that affect the domestic oil and gas industry. The objectives are to identify more cost-effective ways for oil and gas industries to conduct their operations while still achieving environmental goals and to advise NETL and DOE on scientif... Read more >
| Project ID: FEW 49462 | Project State: IL |
Energy in the Environment - Initiatives 2004-08
Under the Energy and Environment Initiative, the GWPC/GWPRF will expand the oil
and gas electronic commerce initiatives used to enhance the Risk Based Data
Management System (RBDMS) and the Cost Effective Regulatory Approach (CERA).
The GWPC/GWPRF has identified the following priorities for work efforts during the
time period that will act as the base from which selections for ... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-04NT15455 | Project State: OK |
Environmental Health & Safety Handbooks for Nebraska, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and Oregon
Provide oil and gas operators with handbooks containing information necessary for successful compliance with the applicable federal and state environmental, health and safety rules and regulations in Arizona, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon and Utah.
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| Project ID: DE-FG26-00BC15329 | Project State: CO |
Estimation & Reduction of Air Quality Modeling Uncertainties (PARTNERSHIP)
This research consists of six integrated tasks that, when accomplished, will build an evolving framework for applying uncertainty analysis to air quality modeling. It will devise practical means for estimating uncertainties associated with large air quality modeling systems. A prototype application will be conducted and will focus on emissions estimation uncertainties in the near... Read more >
| Project ID: P-210 FEW6728 | Project State: CA |
Evaluation of Slurry Fracture Injection Technology
The project team is reviewing the literature on slurry fracture injection and compiling a library of SPE papers on the subject. Contact has been made with state officials responsible for injection activities to learn about each states's permitted injection practices. Requests for information have been made to major oil and gas operators and service companies.... Read more >
| Project ID: FEW49035 | Project State: IL |
Evaluations of Radionuclides of Uranium, Thorium, and Radium Associated with Produced Fluids, Precipitates, and Sludges from Oil, Gas, and Oilfield Brine Injection Wells in Mississippi
Provide the knowledge base from which rational, informed, social, economic, and environmentally sound decisions may be made, including the potential for the databases involving epidemiological studies and inferences.
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| Project ID: DE-FG26-97BC15035 | Project State: MS |
FT Fuels Production and Demonstration
Integrated Concepts & Research Corporation (ICRC) and it's principal subcontractor, Syntroleum, will design and construct a modular, Small Footprint Plant (SFP) for converting natural gas to diesel fuel. The SFP will produce large quantities of synfuel, converting raw products to finished fuels via Fischer-Tropsch (FT) and hydro-processing reactions.
The FT diesel will be teste... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-01NT41099 | Project State: MI |
Facilitating Oil Industry Access to Federal Lands Through Interagency Data Sharing
The objective of Phase 1 is to give industry access to the data needed to target exploration opportunities in the full light of existing lease stipulations, resource inventory assessments, and environmental data available for proposed geographic locations. Phase 2 will develop an XML schema that conforms to the data requirements for oil and gas well regulation.
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| Project ID: DE-FC26-04NT15542 | Project State: OK |
Field Test of TDAs Direct Recovery Oxidation Process for Sulfur Recovery
The work plan describes how we will accomplish the field test. Specifically, TDA will lease a commercial-scale pilot plant from the Gas Technology Institute for the duration of the field test. The plant will be modified by TDA and Radian to adapt it to the conditions of the field test site in Canada. The modifications to plant hardware will be made at Butcher's Welding and Fabri... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-01BC15333 | Project State: CO |
Field Validation of Toxicity Tests to Evaluate the Potential for Beneficial Use of Produced Water
A combined laboratory and field approach will be used to determine the extent to which
laboratory toxicity tests of produced water samples from an oil well on Lake Skiatook, OK,
indicate the potential for effects of the water as it infiltrates the benthic zone of the lake due to
subsurface transfer from leaking evaporation pit. The specific objectives are to:
1) characterize th... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-04NT15544 | Project State: OK |
Fundamental Research on Percussion Drilling: Improved Rock Mechanics Analysis, Advanced Simulation Technology, and Full-Scale Laboratory Investigations
The objective of this project is to significantly advance the fundamental understanding of the physical mechanisms involved in combined percussion and rotary drilling, and thereby facilitate more efficient and lower cost drilling and exploration of hard-rock reservoirs.
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| Project ID: DE-FC26-03NT41999 | Project State: CA |
GIS and Web-Based Water Resource Geospatial Infrastructure for Oil Shale Development
The principle objective of the project is to develop a water resource geospatial infrastructure (including data, toolsets, analytical models and Graphical user interfaces (GUIs)), to provide water management solutions to facilitate decision making for potential oil shale resource development in the Western U. S., and to facilitate environmental impact studies (EIS), and cost estima... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-NT0006554 | Project State: CO |
Gulf of Mexico Comprehensive Synthetic Based Muds Monitoring Program
Sediment samples collected during the Screening Cruise and Sampling Cruise 1 in accordance with the study's overall scope of work will be analyzed for grain size and mineralogy; synthetic based muds and total petroleum hydrocarbons; metals (A1, As, Ba, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Fe, Ni Pb, V, and Zn); total organic carbon; and carbonate. Six infauna samples and six sediment toxicity samples ... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-AI26-00BC15168 | Project State: VA |
Help Resolve Issues that Affect Access to Federal Lands for Oil and Gas Operations
This project is comprised of four Tasks.
TASK 1
Clusters of two to four monitoring wells will be drilled and installed at six different sites by Sharpe Drilling of Trinidad, CO. These wells will be drilled and selected coal intervals will be cored. Of the six sites, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) has received approval to access and drill two sites. ... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-AI26-00BC15171 | Project State: DC |
Hydrophobic Membrane for the Removal of Organic Impurities in Production Water (PARTNERSHIP)
This project will develop hydrophobic aerogel technology to remove organic compounds from drilling and production waters on oil production platforms. We envision the aerogel will be used in a granular or membrane form, be in direct contact with the waste water, removing the offending organic compounds, yielding a water that can be disposed of easily, economically, and in complianc... Read more >
| Project ID: FEW0106 | Project State: CA |
Hypoxia, Program Review, and Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon Workshop
The proposed work includes three environmental tasks; their common theme is
that PERF.recommended them to NETL during early 2006 as being valuable
tasks for the oil and gas industry.
The goal of this project is to provide new information and support to DOE and the oil and gas industry through the three tasks. The tasks include: A) continued work on produced water discharges... Read more >
| Project ID: FEW49342 | Project State: IL |
Identification, Verification & Compilation of Produced Water Management Practices for Conventional Oil & Gas Production Operations
This project is aimed at improving the efficiency and reducing the cost of managing produced water from conventional production in order to extend the productive life of wells which increases the ultimate recoverable reserves while providing improved environmental protection. Cost reductions will be achieved by identifying existing and emerging best management practices for operato... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-04NT15545 | Project State: OK |
Improved Oilfield Waste Injection Techniques/MEGA PRDA Breakout
The work to be performed in this DOE sponsored project includes: 1) assemble and analyze a comprehensive database of past waste injection operations; 2) develop improved diagnostic techniques for monitoring fracture growth and formation changes; 3) develop operating guidelines to optimize daily operations and ultimate storage capacity of the target formation; and 4) to test th... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-AC26-99BC15222 | Project State: CA |
Integration of Water Resource Models with Fayetteville Shale Decision and Support Systems
The Recipient shall focus on enhancing the publicly available Fayetteville Shale Information Website to include watershed-related information. The identification of case study applications shall be used to develop the new water resource models, Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) in the project target area, Fayetteville Shale region. The Recipient shall develop new Fayetteville S... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FE0000804 | Project State: AR |
Interactive Information System on Drilling Waste Management Practices
Make information on different drilling waste management options available through the Internet.... Read more >
| Project ID: FEW49068 | Project State: IL |
International Petroleum Environmental Conference (IPEC) Conference
Provide support for the International peteroleum Environmental Conference (IPEC).
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| Project ID: DE-FG26-06NT43028 | Project State: OK |
Life Cycle Assessment, Produced Water and Waste Management Analyses
Conduct analyses for DOE/NPTO on several projects that were recommended as being valuable to the oil and natural gas industry by the Petroleum Environmental Research Forum (PERF). The projects will develop tools and data that the industry can use to improve environmental protection and interaction with regulatory agencies.
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| Project ID: FEW49177 | Project State: IL |
Long Term Field Development of a Surfactant Modified Zeolite Vapor Phase Bioreactor System for Treatment of Produced Waters for Power Generation
The primary goal of this research is to conduct a long-term field test of a prototype SMZ/VPB
treatment system for removing dissolved organics from produced water prior to
demineralization.
As indicated, the SMZ process represents a pre-treatment step, prior to salt removal. Salt will
most likely be removed with high-efficiency reverse osmosis (RO) filtration. The RO systems
h... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-04NT15546 | Project State: TX |
Long-Term Field Deployment of a Surfactant Modified Zeolite Vapor Phase Bioreactor System/University of TX at Austin - 15546
Conduct a long-term field test of a prototype SMZ/VPB treatment system for removing dissovled organics from produced water prior to demineralization.
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| Project ID: FWP15546 | Project State: NM |
Maintenance of Environmental Compliance Assistance System
The project has consisted of four phases: (1) establishing the format requirements for the new website, (2) developing the data needed for the website and recommending the format and content for an updated website to NPTO, (3) interfacing with the NPTO webmaster to upload the information to the web, and (4) maintaining updated information on the revised website through the webmast... Read more >
| Project ID: FEWFEAC308 | Project State: TN |
Management of Produced Water
The objective of these projects is to provide DOE-FE and NETL and their stakeholders with a good background on produced water in the 2003-2004 time frame. In addition to giving DOE useful and current information, these projects will help to make DOE more aware of the produced water research needs, which is one of DOE's key focus areas for new research.... Read more >
| Project ID: FEW49124 | Project State: IL |
Managing Coal Bed Methane Produced Water for Beneficial Uses, Initially Using the San Juan and Raton Basins as a Model (PARTNERSHIP)
Several technologies will be evaluated to identify the produced waters that can be treated passively to meet irrigation and rangeland rehabilitation uses.
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| Project ID: FEW-62962 | Project State: NM |
Modeling Transport & Chemical Evolution Onshore-Offshore Emissions & Impact on Local and Regional Air Quality Using a Variable-Grid Resolution Air Model
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| Project ID: DE-FC26-02NT15465 | Project State: NC |
Modeling of Water-Soluble Organic Content in Produced Water (PARTNERSHIP)
Provide a computational took based on analysis and modeling of oil/brine samples, to be used to predict the water-soluble organic content in brines associated with dep-well oil production. Such a model could be used prior to production from new facilities to assit in the development of a more selective and focused approach to produced water clean up, leading to cost savings and re... Read more >
| Project ID: FEWFEAC329 | Project State: TN |
Modeling the Transport & Chemical Evolution Onshore and Offshore Emissions and Their Impact on Local and Regional Air Quality Using a Variable-Grid-Resolution Air Quality Model
The proposed research project has two primary objectives: (1) to further develop and refine an advanced variable-grid-resolution air quality modeling tool to provide detailed, accurate representation of the dynamical and chemical processes governing the fate of anthropogenic emissions in coastal environments and (2) to improve the current understanding of the potential impact of on... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-03NT15466 | Project State: NC |
Modified Reverse Osmosis System for Treatment of Produced Water
Consult with the oil and gas industry and federal land management agencies to determine the scope and requirements for dealing with produced water issues. Bench-scale testing and prototype development will be conducted and if results prove feasible, a pilot-scale unit will be constructed and operated in the field.... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-00BC15326 | Project State: NM |
Neutral Third Party Facilitation Services for the Federal Leadership Forum
Provide the Federal Leadership Forum (FLF) with neutral third party facilitation services.... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-AP26-05NT50099 | Project State: CO |
Northeast National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Reconnaissance Level Airborne Contaminants Study
Initially, reconnaissance with field-level data gathering at numerous sites throughout the four watersheds will be conducted concurrently with other BLM-funded work in the area. Specific objectives include:
ú Conduct an inventory of existing air quality-related conditions in the remote Fish and Judy Creek, and Ublutuoch and Kalikpik River watersheds. Describe the temporal and sp... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-AI26-01BC15236 | Project State: DC |
Novel Cleanup Agents for Membrane Filters Used to Treat Oil Field Produce Water for Beneficial Purposes
The specific objectives are to develop innovative processes and novel cleaning agents for water
treatment facilities designed to remove fouling materials and restore micro-filter and reverse
osmosis (RO) membrane performance.
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| Project ID: DE-FC26-04NT15543 | Project State: TX |
Novel Fouling - Reducing Coatings for Ultrafiltration, Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis Membranes
Objective of the project is to provide new alternatives to purify produced water,
by removal of emulsified oil, particulates, and dissolved solids, to enable
inexpensive beneficial use of produced water in applications such as agricultural
and landscape irrigation, and drinking water. Such beneficial use would
significantly reduce injection costs associated with current disposa... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-04NT15547 | Project State: TX |
Oil and Gas Facility Emergency Awareness Program
The Oil and Gas Facility Emergency Awareness Program that will be developed by EEPI will consist of three main parts, with two optional projects that the states can participate in, if they so desire and have the funding to do so. The pilot program will be developed in three states, and then will be made available to other states, pending further funding.
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| Project ID: DE-FG26-01BC15331 | Project State: OK |
Osage Nation Field Project in Conjunction with USGS Osage Reservation Research Project at Skiatook Lake
This project will provide an employee an opportunity to assist the USGS in sampling, measuring, inventorying, monitoring, mapping and other tasks which would benefit both the Osage Nation in building capacity for scientific investigations and the USGS in completing the work effort of the "Osage Reservation Research Project - Wildhorse and Branstetter Oilfields". Several training o... Read more >
| Project ID: 75-01SW51990 | Project State: OK |
Ozone Treatment of Soluble Organics in Produced Water
This project will extend previous research to improve the applicability of ozonation for treating will address the industry-wide problem of handling soluble organics from deep water operations. The goal of this project will be to maximize oxidation of water-soluble organics during a single-pass operation. The project will investigate: (1) ozone and hydrogen peroxide production ... Read more >
| Project ID: FEWFEAC307 | Project State: TN |
PERF Education and Outreach Projects
Offer solutions to environmental problems through support of the Petroleum Envrionmental Research Forum.
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| Project ID: DE-AF26-03NT30569 | Project State: TX |
Petroleum Risk System
Develop and maintain a web-based smart system in support of the risk assessment and decision needs identified by the petroleum industry and the Department of Energy.
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| Project ID: FEWFEAC330 | Project State: TN |
Physical Property Measurement of Produced Water/Characterization of Soluble Organics in Produced Water (PARTNERSHIP)
Soluble organics in produced water are treatment problems for the petroleum industry. Neither the chemistry involved in the production of soluble organics in the petroleum industry, nor the impact of these compounds on total effluent toxicity, is well understood. Several industrial companies, including Shell, BP, Chevron, Phillips, and Statoil, are participating in a collaborati... Read more >
| Project ID: FEWFEAC316 | Project State: TN |
Pilot Testing: Pretreatment Options to Allow Re-Use of Frac Flowback and Produced Brine for Gas Shale Resource Development
The objective of this project is to identify a reliable and cost-effective pre-treatment methodology for use in processes employed to treat and re-use field-produced brine and fracture flowback waters. The project aims to develop a mobile, multifunctional water treatment specifically for "pre-treatment" of field waste brine and conduct field tests of the technology. ... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FE0000847 | Project State: TX |
Pine Valley and Railroad Valley Predictive Modeling and Baseline Development
Work to be performed is best summarized below, under scheduled milestones ... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-01BC15337 | Project State: NV |
Preparation of the Oil in the Sea Report, Phase II
The committee will assess knowledge both, quantitative and qualitative, about the fate and effects of fossil fuel hydrocarbons input to the marine environment.
Specifically the committee will: 1) use information collected as part of the related NRC study Oil in the Sea: Phase I--Update of Inputs to assess the composition and amount of hydrocarbons input to the marine environ... Read more >
| Project ID: 75-01SW51208 | Project State: DC |
Probabilistic Risk Web-Based Decision Support for Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Facilities in Sensitive Ecosystems
Development of modules for a web-based decision support tool that will be used by mid-and small-sized oil and gas exploration and production companies as well as environmental regulators and other stakeholders to proactively minimize adverse ecosystem impacts associated with the recovery of oil and gas reserves in sensitive areas in the Arkansas region.
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| Project ID: DE-FC26-06NT42930 | Project State: AR |
Produce More Oil & Gas Via eBusiness Data Sharing - BBA Rnd 2
Build eBusiness applications that will make it easier to issue permits and exchange data with the oil and gas industry - especially small, independent operators.... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-03NT15428 | Project State: OK |
Produced Water Management and Beneficial Use
This contract is a multi-tasked, project with many tasks under one umbrella with an overall objective of developing a portfolio of technologies to address the produced water issues in a comprehensive manner. ... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-05NT15549 | Project State: CO |
Produced Water Management and Beneficial Use (CSM-15549)
The overall project seeks to meet the following ten objectives. This particular task will concentrate on objective two of the list below.
1) Co2 injection to minimize coalbed methane (CBM) water, 2) electodialysis for CBM water treatment, 3) isotopic evaluation of CBM-produced water to identify water sources, 4) wellbore geomechanics and evaluation to identify better drilling tech... Read more >
| Project ID: FEW49243 | Project State: IL |
Produced Water Management and Beneficial Use (CSM-15549)
Inform and advise the rest of the project team about the produced water regulatory requirements in effect at the start of the project and the directions in which water policy is moving throughout the duration of the project. Interaction with state and federal agencies are likely to establish additional water management controls to keep them informed of the technology developments ... Read more >
| Project ID: FWP15549csm | Project State: IL |
Program Review for Oil & Gas Water Management Practices
Coordinate and manage a technology transfer activity of oil and gas industry produced water and wastewater management practices and issues for the U.S. Department of Energy.
Argonne National Laboratory will compile the research and handling practices associated with oil and gas produced water activities in the U.S. Produced water is by far the largest waste stream associated with... Read more >
| Project ID: FWP-49300 | Project State: IL |
Provide Model Runs and Compile Data on LNG Burn Durations
Provide model runs and compile data on LNG burn durations using the CAMREY modeling system.
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| Project ID: 75-02SW52276 | Project State: OK |
Recovery of More Oil-in-Place at Lower Production Costs While Creating a Beneficial Water Resource
The proposed project is organized into three groups of activities. The first is to identify and finalize the requirements that must be met by the demonstration study, the second is to design, construct, and operate the demonstration plant, and the last is to summarize the findings and develop the cost and regulatory response for implementing a full-scale beneficial use of produced ... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-02NT15463 | Project State: CA |
Reducing Chemical Use and Toxicity in Produced Water Systems (PARTNERSHIP)
New less toxic biocides and corrosion inhibitors will be tested in collaboration with industrial partners in both laboratory simulated test loop systems and field studies. A new elecrochemical noise probe that can reproducibly detect the initiation of sustained localized pitting corrosion will be developed. The probe will be evaluated in both laboratory and field trials. The pro... Read more >
| Project ID: P-088 FEW49297 | Project State: IL |
Reducing Produced Water Through the Use of Density and Conductivity Meters Independent Rnd 2 Breakout
To determine if density meters and/or conductivity meters can be used to set production equipment placement in a well bore to minimize water production.
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| Project ID: DE-FG26-03NT15434 | Project State: IL |
Regulatory Streamlining and Environmental Needs of Oil and Gas Producing States
Work with oil and gas producing states to determine the environmental issues they face and the opportunities for regulatory streamlining.
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| Project ID: DE-AP26-04NT40549 | Project State: OK |
Remote Sensing for Environmental Baseline and Monitoring (PARTNERSHIP)
Chevron, UC Davis, and ORNL will develop remote (airplane or satellite) hyperspectral sensor techniques to identify areas impacted by oil production. Objectives include: (1) Identify hyperspectral signatures of plants stressed by presence of hydrocarbon or toxic metals, (2) Develop advanced analytical methods to evaluate hyperspectral data to highlight "stress", and (3) Demonstra... Read more >
| Project ID: FEWFEAC320 | Project State: TN |
Report on Environmental and Regulatory Issues in Lower-Producing States
Provide a report on the special environmental and regulatory issues facing those States that have lower production levels, especially those in the Appalachian Region and Coastal areas of the U.S.
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| Project ID: DE-AP26-04NT40374 | Project State: OK |
Research to Enhance Oil and Gas Development and Environmental Protection on Federal Lands
Perform research that will enhance oil and gas operations and associated environmental protection opportunities in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management.... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-AI26-06NT15467 | Project State: CO |
Research to Improve Access to Public Lands for Oil and Gas Operations Interagency Agreement
Further increase our scientific understanding of the levels, distribution and temporal trends of air deposition of contaminants associated with petroleum activities within NPR-A.... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-AI26-01BC15237 | Project State: DC |
Resolving Environmental Barriers to Oil and Gas Production on Federal Lands
Provide an objective fact-based framework for analyzing both short- and long-term vegetation impacts from seismic operation and in developing mitigation measures during the preparation of Environmental Assessments and Impact Statements.
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| Project ID: DE-AI26-03NT15420 | Project State: DC |
Review of Stakeholders Research Efforts
Assess the extent and value of the research being conducted on TMDL development in the Dominguez Channel in the Los Angeles area. ... Read more >
| Project ID: FEW0127 | Project State: CA |
Risk Reduction and Soil Ecosystem Restoration in an Active Oil Producing Area in an Ecologically Sensitive Setting
One focus of this project is the demonstration of PRA as a risk management tool for the domestic petroleum industry. Necessary steps in this demonstration include system identification, event identification, frequency analysis, consequence analysis, risk estimation, and validation and sensitivity/uncertainty analysis. Working with TNC and independent producers in the Preserve we ... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-01BC15332 | Project State: OK |
SPE/EPA/DOE Exploration and Production Environmental Conference
Support the SPE/EPA Exploration & Production Environmental Conference.
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| Project ID: 75-02SW53547 | Project State: OK |
Sagebrush and Sagebrush Obligate Species: A Program for Strategic Monitoring
Provide technical support on a key energy-environment issue that must be addressed by Western U.S. Federal land managers: maintaining the sagebrush vegetation complex and associated obligate wildlife species while allowing energy development to proceed.
The goal of the project is to develop a strategic program that can clearly show how monitoring information will be used in the... Read more >
| Project ID: FWP-49310 | Project State: IL |
Seasonal Modeling of Central California for Year 2000
Use CMAQ, EPA;s Community Air Quality Model, with state-of-the-art emissions, meteroogical, and chemical inputs to model air quality in Central California for the summer of 2000.
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| Project ID: FWP-P229500 | Project State: CA |
State Support of Domestic Production (Collaborative Streamlining With States)
General Program Areas of Interest
Area of Interest No. 1 - Regulatory Streamlining and Improvement
This area of interest continues to support IOGCC's regulatory streamlining efforts that include the identification and elimination of unnecessary duplications of efforts between and among state and federal programs dealing with exploration and production on public lands. Specific pr... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-04NT15456 | Project State: OK |
Study of Applied Phyto-Remediation Techniques Using Halophytes for Oil & Gas Brine Spill Scars
This research project aims to alleviate the economic impacts of salt scar remediation. The project embraces the development of a phyto-remediation technology for the cleanup of historical crude oil and produced brine releases at a typical, orphan oil field site in Butler County, Kansas. The Leon Water Flood lease totals approximately 160 acres with approximately 8.0 acres of barr... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-00BC15328 | Project State: KS |
Study to Characterize the Sage Gruse Habitat
Complete study characterizing the sage grouse habitat.... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-AP26-05NT51502 | Project State: WY |
Support the Review of State Oil and Natural Gas Environmental Regulations
The purpose of this grant is to continue and enhance the past efforts of the IOGCC, individual states, industry, public interest groups, and EPA to improve state regulatory programs. This grant will provide funding for New Mexico, Texas, Alabama and West Virginia Reviews (Task I) as well as funding for the support of Board administration activities (Task II).
By supporting thi... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-AI26-01BC15320 | Project State: DC |
Texas Electronic Compliance and Approval Process (ECAP) Pilot Project
The pilot project solution will ultimately provide the infrastructure, technology, and electronic modules to enable the filing of all compliance permits and performance reports through the internet from a desktop computer. The pilot project will be implemented in three phases. The first phase, scheduled for completion April 2000, will provide the infrastructure that will allow th... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-99BC15183 | Project State: TX |
Treating Coal-Bed Methane Produced Water for Beneficial Use of MFI Zeolite Membranes
This project aims to develop a new technology of reverse osmosis through
molecular sieve zeolite membranes to efficiently treat high-TDS CBM produced water for
beneficial use. The project includes three phases with the following objectives for each
phase:
Phase 1 ? conduct extensive fundamental investigations and understand the
mechanism of the RO process on real zeolite membr... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-04NT15548 | Project State: NM |
Treatment of PW Using a Surfactant Modified Zeolite/Vapor Phase Bioreactor System/15461-Univ of TX at Austin
Develop the use of a surfactant-modified zeolite (SMZ) and vapor phase bioreactor (VPB) technology combination, to remove and destroy organic compounds from co-produced water from oil production.
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| Project ID: FEW 04FE10-5 | Project State: NM |
Treatment of Produced Oil and Gas Waters with Surfactant-Modified Zeolite/MEGA PRDA Breakout
This project will design and test a system for reducing contaminants - such as oil, grease and other dissolved solids - found in water produced during oil drilling and production. Cooperating laboratory researchers at New Mexico Tech and Los Alamos National Laboratory will assist in the evaluation of surfactant modified zeolite, a silicate mineral, for its potential to absorb con... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-AC26-99BC15221 | Project State: TX |
Treatment of Produced Waters Using a Surfactant Modified Zeolite/Vapor Phase Bioreactor
The project will involve a series of laboratory-scale investigations as well as a field-scale demonstration of the SMZ/VPB technology. In the first project phase, the SMZ system will be investigated with a specific focus on regeneration requirements. In the second project phase (conducted simultaneously), the VPB system will be optimized for the multi-component gas stream produce... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-02NT15461 | Project State: TX |
Treatment of Produced Waters Using a Surfactant-Modified Zeolite/Vapor Phase Bioreactor System
Develop a VPB that is optimized for treating the wasted gas streams generated by SMZ regeneration for a variety of produced waters. And to Optimize the coupled SMZ /VPB treatment technology both at the laboratory and field scale. ... Read more >
| Project ID: FEW02FE20 | Project State: NM |
Upstream Environmental Techical-Managing Coal Bed Methane Produced Water
Detailed review of the proposal and the original petition to revise Montana water quality requirements. Prepare written evaluations on specific aspects of the proposal.
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| Project ID: FWP80949 | Project State: NM |
Use of Ionic Liquids in Produced Water Clean-up
Introduce a new approach to produced water sampling, through solvent extraction using ionic liquids.
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| Project ID: FEAC332 | Project State: TN |
Using Constructed Wetlands to Treat Produced Water for Beneficial Reuse
The overall objective of this project is to demonstrate that constructed wetlands can treat produced water for beneficial reuse. The beneficial reuses include irrigation water (to be used for commercial crops and rangeland grasses for livestock and wildlife), creation of riparian zone habitat for wildlife and aquaculture (fish and shrimp). Pilot wetlands and a batch reverse os... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-02NT15462 | Project State: TX |
Utah Center for Heavy Oil Research - Congressional Mandate
Satisfy Congressional mandate.
1) To develop an update of the 1987 technical and economic assessment of domestic heavy oil resources that was prepared by the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, incorporating the 1995 DOE-funded update entitled "Feasibility Study of Heavy Oil Recovery in the United States" prepared by BDM Inc and other recent studies and data by others in ... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FC26-06NT15569 | Project State: UT |
Versailles Borough Stray Gas Mitigation
The objective of this project will be to review and implement various mitigation options for reducing or eliminating stray hydrocarbon gas buildup in homes and buildings in the Borough of Versailles, PA. Mitigation options to be considered include the inspection, repair and/or replacement of all existing vents in the borough, the installation of new vents over wells which are know... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FE0000959 | Project State: PA |
Water & Waste Regulatory Analysis - Headquarters Project / Energy & Environmental Impact Analysis
The objective of this project is to make sure that DOE-FE and NETL are aware of water and waste regulatory issues that could cause impacts on the oil and gas industry and to assist them in responding to those initiatives. Argonne has helped DOE prepare comments on important issues and has conducted extensive technical analyses that have been used to influence regulatory decisions.... Read more >
| Project ID: FEW3 49648/49658 | Project State: IL |
Water Management Strategies for Improved Coalbed Methane Production in the Black Warrior Basin
The primary objective of this project is to analyze and develop strategies for water management in CBM reservoirs of the Black Warrior basin. Management of produced waters is a subject of increasing environmental scrutiny, and this study shall develop a large, high-quality database and GIS that shall provide a basis for the development of efficient regulatory frameworks that shall ... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FE0000888 | Project State: AL |
Wetlands Restoration Using Treated Drill Cuttings
Southeastern Louisiana University (SLU) is working with M-I Drilling Fluids, which is developing several treatment processes to stabilize drill cuttings. SLU will attempt to grow several types of wetlands vegetation in samples of the treated drill cuttings in a laboratory mesocosm.... Read more >
| Project ID: FEW49275/49276 | Project State: IL |
Workshop on Bioavailability of Petroleum Hydrocarbons for Environmental Risk Assessment
This is a workshop for industry, national laboratories, acedamia and industry to get everyone thinking along the same lines.
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| Project ID: FEW-ESD03-015 | Project State: CA |
