The Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee

An Advisory Committee to the Secretary of Energy

 

Information on the Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee Meeting to be held on July 15, 2009 in Washington, DC can be found below.

The Secretary of Energy, in response to provisions of Subtitle J, Sec. 999 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, must carry out a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of technologies for ultra-deepwater and onshore unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resource exploration and production, including addressing the technology challenges for small producers, safe operations, and environmental mitigation (including reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and sequestration of carbon). 

MORE INFO Fossil Energy's Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Resources Program Sec. 999 Library

The Department's Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee (UDAC) was established to advise on the development and implementation of programs related to ultra-deepwater natural gas and other petroleum resources, and review and comment on the program's annual plan. The UDAC is comprised of Special Government employees, academia, environmental and industry representatives.  Special Government employees are appointed by the Secretary of Energy for their expertise in a particular area and advise the Secretary with their own opinion, whereas the other members of the committee represent a point of view held by a particular group or class of stakeholders. The 2009 Annual Plan for the Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Resources Research and Development Program can be found under "Relevant Documents" below.

The Tenth Meeting of the Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee will be held on July 15, 2009 in Washington, D.C.  The purpose of the meeting is to review the current status of the Ultra-Deepwater Program prior to reviewing the 2010 Annual Plan during the months of September and October.  All meetings of the Committee are open to the public.

              2008-2010 Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee Members

Mr. Kent F. Abadie Shell Exploration & Production Company  New Orleans, LA	Mr. Arnis Judzis Schlumberger, Inc.  Salt Lake City, UT
Mr. Raymond G. Charles  ExxonMobil Exploration Company  Houston, TX	Mr. Richard K. Mitchell Devon Energy Corporation  Houston, TX
Mr. Paul N. Cicio  Industrial Energy Consumers of America  Washington, DC	Mr. Daniel T. Seamount Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission  Anchorage, AK
Mr. Daniel J. Daulton  BJ Services Company  Magnolia, TX	Mr. Stephen Sears* Louisiana State University  Baton Rouge, LA
Dr. Quenton R. Dokken  Gulf of Mexico Foundation Corpus Christi, TX	Mr. Paul H. Tranter  Transocean, Inc.  Houston, TX
Dr. Joe R. Fowler*   Stress Engineering Services, Inc.  Houston, TX	Mr. Paul M. Wiencke Research Council of Norway  Oslo, Norway
Dr. Luc T. Ikelle*  Texas A&M University  College Station, TX	Ms. Mary Jane Wilson*  WZI Inc.  Bakersfield, CA

                 *  Special Government employee

   Relevant Documents 

• Federal Register Notice of UDAC Meeting on July 15, 2009  [42.9KB PDF] 
• 2009 Annual Plan, December 2008  [2.11MB PDF]
• UDAC Comments and Recommendations for Draft 2009 Annual Plan  [3.77MB PDF]
• 2008 - 2010 UDAC Advisory Committee Charter, July 2008 [160KB PDF]
• Sec. 999D(a) and (c) of EPACT- Membership Duties of the Advisory Committee [7.87KB PDF]

Questions regarding the Committee should be directed to Elena Melchert at 202/586-5600.