Final reports for completed RPSEA administered projects under Title IX, Subtitle J, Section 999 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 are listed below. Title IX, Subtitle J, Section 999 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 is implemented by NETL. RPSEA administers select elements of the R&D program for DOE.
| Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Resources | Small Producer |
Ultra-Deep Water |
09121-3100-01 UDW Seabed Discharge of Produced Water and/or Solids - Fluor Enterprises, Inc.
Final Project Report [PDF-29.3MB]
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09121-3300-05 Autonomous Inspection of Subsea Facilities - Lockheed Martin
Phase 1 Final Test Report [PDF-1.41MB]
Phase 2 Final Report [PDF-1.97MB]
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09121-3300-06 High Resolution 3D Laser Imaging for Inspection, Maintenance, Repair, and Operations - 3D at Depth, LLC
Phase 1 Final Report [PDF-4.56MB]
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09121-3300-10 Development of Carbon Nanotube Composite Cables for Ultra Deep Water Oil and Gas Fields - Los Alamos National Laboratory
Phase 1 Final Report [PDF-492KB]
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09121-3500-02 Fatigue Testing of Shrink-Fit Riser Connection for High Pressure Ultra Deepwater Risers - Subsea Riser Products Inc.
Final Project Report [PDF-4.01MB]
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08121-1502 Coil Tubing Drilling & Intervention System Using Cost Effective Vessel - Nautilus International LLC
Final Project Report [PDF-1.55MB]
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08121-2501 Early Reservoir Appraisal, Utilizing a Well Testing System - Nautilus International LLC
Final Project Report [PDF8.02MB]
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08121-2801-02 GOMEX 3-D Operational Ocean Forecast System Pilot Project - Portland State University
Final Project Report [PDF-6.56MB]
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08121-2902-03 Wireless Subsea Communications Systems - GE Global Research
Final Project Report [PDF-2.23MB]
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08121-2902-04 Replacing Chemical Biocides with Targeted Bacteriophages in Deepwater Pipelines and Reservoirs - Phage Biocontrol, LLC.
Final Project Report [PDF-6.39MB]
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08121-2902-07 Fiber Containing Sweep Fluids for Ultra Deepwater Drilling Applications - The University of Oklahoma
Final Project Report [PDF-4.22MB]
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08121-2101-02 New Safety Barrier Testing Methods - Southwest Research Institute
Final Project Report [PDF-2.97MB]
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07121-1201 Wax Control in the Presence of Hydrates - University of Utah
Final Project Report [PDF-4.49MB]
Phase 1 Technical Report [PDF3.48MB]
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07121-1302 Ultra-high Conductivity Umbilicals: A Paradigm Change in Conductors Using Carbon Nanotubes - NanoRidge Material, Inc
Final Project Report [PDF-18.0MB]
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07121-1401 Composite Riser For Ultra-Deepwater High Pressure Wells - Lincoln Composites
Final Project Report [PDF-19.8MB] September, 2011
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07121-1402A Ultra-Deepwater Dry Tree System for Drilling and Production in the GoM, Phase 1 - FloaTEC, LLC
Stage 1 Final Project Report [PDF-7.05MB] September, 2011
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07121-1402B Ultra-Deepwater Dry Tree System for Drilling and Production in the GoM, Phase 1 - Houston Offshore Engineering
Stage 1 Final Report [PDF]
Stage 2 Final Report [PDF-3.43MB]
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07121-1403 Fatigue Performance of High Strength Riser Materials Subjected to Sour Environments - Southwest Research Institute
Final Project Report [PDF-6.87MB] February, 2012
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07121-1603A Graduate Student Design Project – “Flow Phenomena in Jumpers – Relation to Hydrate Plugging Risk” - The University of Tulsa
Final Project Report [PDF] January, 2010
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07121-1603B Graduate Student Design Project – “Hydrate Characterization & Dissociation Strategies” - The University of Tulsa
Final Project Report [PDF-5.20MB] - September, 2010
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07121-1603C Graduate Student Design Project – “Design Investigation of Extreme High Pressure, High Temperature, (XHPHT), Subsurface Safety Valves (SSSV)” - Rice University
Final Project Report [PDF-7.95MB] December, 2010
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07121-1603D Graduate Student Design Project – “Robotic MFL Sensor for Monitoring and Inspection of Deepwater Risers” - Rice University
Thesis - Magnetic Flux Leakage Robotic Pipe Inspection: Internal and External Methods [PDF-13MB] - Andrew J. Lynch, Rice University - December, 2009
Thesis - Structural Health Monitoring System for Deepwater Risers with Vortex-induced Vibration [PDF-6.8MB] - Chaojun Huang, Rice University - June, 2012
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07121-1701 Improved Recovery - Knowledge Reservoir, LLC
Final Project Report [PDF-13.1MB]
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07121-1801 Effect of Global Warming on Hurricane Activity in the North Atlantic - National Center for Atmospheric Research
Final Project Report [PDF-1.34MB] February, 2011
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07121-1901 Subsea Processing System Integration Engineering - General Electric
Final Project Report [PDF-3.64MB] July, 2011
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07121-1902 Deep Sea Hybrid Power Systems - Phase 1 - Houston Advanced Research Center
Final Project Report [PDF-3.36MB]
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| Ultra-Deep Water | Small Producer |
Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Resources |
08122-05 Barnett and Appalachian Shale Water Management and Reuse Technologies - Gas Technology Institute
Final Project Report [PDF-3.17MB] - March, 2012
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08122-36 Pretreatment and Water Management for Frac Water Reuse and Salt Production - GE Global Research
Final Project Report [PDF-2.57MB] - January, 2012
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07122-07 Novel Concepts for Unconventional Gas Development in Shales, Tight Sands and Coalbeds - Carter Technology
Final Project Report [PDF] - February, 2009
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07122-12 An Integrated Framework for the Treatment and Management of Produced Water - Colorado School of Mines
Final Project Report [PDF-3.74MB] - June, 2011
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07122-14 Comprehensive Investigation of the Biogeochemical Factors Enhancing Microbially Generated Methane in Coal Beds - Colorado School of Mines
Final Project Report [PDF-4.40MB]
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07122-17 Geological Foundation for Production of Natural Gas from Diverse Shale Formations - Geological Survey of Alabama
Final Project Report [PDF-29.4MB]
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07122-22 Petrophysical Studies of Unconventional Gas Reservoirs Using High-resolution Rock Imaging - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Final Project Report [PDF-27.7MB]
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07122-23 A Self-Teaching Expert System for the Analysis, Design and Prediction of Gas Production from Unconventional Gas Resources - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
Final Project Report [PDF-5.79MB]
User's Guide [PDF-166KB]
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07122-29 Gas-Condensate Productivity in Tight Gas Sands - Stanford University / Department of Energy Resources
Final Project Report [PDF-559KB]
Appendix to Final Report [PDF-1.85MB]
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07122-33 Advanced Hydraulic Fracturing Technology For Unconventional Tight Gas Reservoirs - Texas A&M University
Final Project Report [PDF-3.85MB]
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07122-35 Optimizing Development Strategies To Increase Reserves In Unconventional Gas Reservoirs - Texas A&M University
Final Project Report [PDF-4.95MB]
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07122-38 Improvement of Fracturing for Gas Shales - University of Texas at Austin
Final Project Report [PDF-7.17MB]
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07122-43 Optimization of Infill Well Locations in Wamsutter Field - University of Tulsa
Final Project Report [PDF-9.08] August, 2011
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07122-45 Paleozoic Shale-Gas Resources of the Colorado Plateau and Eastern Great Basin, Utah: Multiple Frontier Exploration Opportunities - Utah Geological Survey
Well Database [xls]
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08122-35 The Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems Program - Houston Advanced Research Center
Final Project Report [PDF-4.33]
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| Ultra-Deep Water | Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Resources |
Small Producer |
08123-07 Mini-Waterflood: A New Cost Effective Approach to Extend the Economic Life of Small, Mature Oil Reservoirs - New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Final Project Report [PDF-2.61MB] August, 2011
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08123-10 Electrical Power Generation from Produced Water: Field Demonstration of Ways to Reduce Operating Costs of Small Producers - Gulf Coast Green Energy
Final Project Report [PDF-1.32MB]
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08123-19 Commercial Exploitation and the Origin of Residual Oil Zones: Developing a Case History in the Permian Basin of New Mexico and West Texas
Final Project Report [PDF-4.30MB]
Appendix to Final Project Report [PDF-23.9MB]
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07123-02 Preformed Particle Gel for Conformance Control - Missouri University of Science and Technology
Final Project Report [PDF-6.07MB]
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07123-03 Near Miscible CO2 Application to Improve Oil Recovery for Small Producers - University of Kansas
Final Project Report [PDF-5.45MB]
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07123-05 Cost-Effective Treatment Of Produced Water Using Co-Produced Energy Sources For Small Producers - New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Final Project Report [PDF-2.79MB]
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07123-07 Reducing Impacts of New Pit Rules on Small Producers - New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Pit Rule Mapping Portal and User's Guide[external site]
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