Solicitations: There are currently no open oil or natural gas solicitations. Oil and Natural Gas solicitations are available on the NETL "Solicitations and Business Opportunities" page.

Projects:
Detailed project descriptions, including links to project related publications and publically available deliverables, are provided for many of the Oil and Natural Gas Technology program's current and completed projects.

Publications:
        Newsletters | Brochures | TechLines | Reports | Factsheets

Newsletters:

• Fire in the Ice: A quarterly publication highlighting the National Methane Hydrate R&D Program
• E & P Focus:  E&P Focus highlights NETL's oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) activities.

• GasTIPS: GasTIPS, produced in partnership between the National Energy Technology Laboratory and the Gas Technology Institute, highlights natural gas technology research in the gas exploration, production, and processing areas.
• Eye on Environment: Eye on Environment highlights DOE's Oil and Gas Environmental Research Program
• Class Act: A publication highlighting DOE's Reservoir Class Program
• Downstream Details: A technology transfer newsletter highlighting downstream projects

Brochures:

• Mar 2006:   CO2 EOR Technology Brochure [PDF-3.43MB]
• Mar 2006:   Microhole Technology [PDF-1.34MB]
• Feb 2004:   Native American Initiative [PDF-561KB]
• Oct 2003:   Technology Development with Independents [PDF-131KB]
• Sept 2002:  PUMP - Preferred Upstream Management Practices [PDF-210KB]

Reports: //Archive 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002
Additional archived project reports are available through the NETL CD-DVD Ordering System.

Exploration & Production

• October, 2009:Alaska North Slope Oil and Gas: A Promising Future or an Area in Decline? - Addendum Report [PDF-3.46] This is an addendum to a report orinally released in 2007. Read the original report [PDF-7MB]
• October, 2009: CO2 EOR Primer [PDF-18.1MB]
  CO2 EOR Primer - reduced size [PDF-2.55MB]
• August, 2009: Stripper Well Consortium Final Project Reports 2001 - 2006
• July, 2009: Final Project Report DE-FG26-06NT42745 Solvent Based Enhanced Oil Recovery for In-Situ Upgrading of Heavy Oil Sands [PDF-1.24MB]
• April, 2009: DOE-Funded Primer Underscores Technology Advances, Challenges of Shale Gas Development - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the release of “Modern Shale Gas Development in the United States: A Primer.” [PDF-5.11MB] The Primer provides regulators, policy makers, and the public with an objective source of information on the technology advances and challenges that accompany deep shale gas development and describes the importance of shale gas in meeting the future energy needs of the United States. Protecting and conserving water resources is an important aspect of producing shale gas, and this effort was championed by the Ground Water Protection Council through a cooperative agreement with NETL.
• March, 2009: Nome Region Energy Assessment The purpose of this assessment is to present an analysis of options available to the city of Nome for electric power production and space heating. [PDF-2.60MB]
• February, 2009: Final Project Report DE-FC26-05NT42662 Petrophysical Analysis and Geographic Information System for San Juan Basin Tight Gas Reservoirs [PDF-3.14MB]
• January, 2009: Final Project Report DE-FC26-02NT15133 Major Oil Plays in Utah and Vicinity/PUMP 2 [PDF-57.8MB]
• January, 2009 Final Project Report DE-FC26-03NT15424The Mississippi Leadville Limestone Exploration Play of Utah and Colorado-Exploration Techniques and Studies for Independents [PDF-39.4MB]
• October, 2007: Alaska Spur Pipeline Route Study - Available at the following ftp site ftp://ftp.netl.doe.gov/pub/SpurLine/
• July, 2007: Alaska Coal Gasification Feasibility Studies - Healy Coal-to-Liquids Plant [PDF-3.6MB]
• July 2006:  Beluga Coal Gasification Feasibilty Study - Phase I Final Report [PDF-4MB]

Gas Hydrates

• September, 2009: U.S.DOE FY2008 Methane Hydrate Program Report to Congress [PDF-external site]
• July, 2009: Testimony on Gas Hydrate R&D Presented to Congressional Subcommittee. Dr. Ray Boswell - NETL,  Dr. Timothy Collett - USGS,   and Steve Hancock - RPS Energy.
• April, 2009: Final Project Report DE-FC26-02NT41628 Support of Gulf of Mexico Hydrate Research Consortium: Activities to Support Establishment of a Sea Floor Monitoring Station Project [PDF-9.63MB]
• October, 2008: Final Project Report DE-FC26-06NT42962 Phase 1 Final Technical Report - Characterization and Quantification of the Methane Hydrate Resource Potential Associated with the Barrow Gas Fields [PDF-1.89MB]
• April, 2008: Final Project Report DE-FC26-05NT42665 Gas Hydrate Instability in the Southeastern Bering Sea [PDF-1.32MB]
• March, 2008: Alaska Gas Hydrate Research and Stratigraphic Test Preliminary Results [PDF-1.84MB] - Robert B. Hunter, Scott A. Digert, Ray Boswell, and Timothy S. Collett
• February, 2008: Well Log Data from the BP-DOE-US "Mount Elbert" Test - Digital well log data acquired at the February 2007 gas hydrates test well at Milne Point, Alaska are now available. Data include Gamma ray, neutron porosity, density porosity, three-dimensional high resolution resistivity, acoustics including compressional- and shear-wave data, and nuclear magnetic resonance.
• October, 2007: Final Phase 1 Project Report DE-AI26-06NT42938: Gas Hydrate Research Database and Web Dissemination Channel (Year 1) [PDF-921KB]
• October, 2007: American Journal of Science Article DE-FC26-06NT42960: Generalization of Gas Hydrate Distribution and Saturation in Marine Sediments by Scaling of Thermodynamic and Transpot Processes" [PDF-1.66MB]
• October, 2007: Report to Congress on Methane Hydrates Research [PDF-external site]. This report from the Federal Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee provides an assessment of the Methane Hydrate Research Program as well as an assessment of the 5-year research plan of the Department of Energy.
• August, 2007: Final Project Report DE-AI26-06NT42878Geochemical characterization of concentrated gas hydrate deposits on the Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand [PDF-3.50MB]
• July, 2007: Topical Report DE-FC26-06NT42667: Combining Multicomponent Seismic Attributes, New Rock Physics Models, and In Situ Data to Estimate Gas-Hydrate Concentrations in Deep-Water, Near-Seafloor Strata of the Gulf of Mexico [PDF-535KB] - Task 8 (Select Rock Physics Model)
• July, 2007: Topical Report DE-FC26-05NT42664/ESD05-036: Approach to Forming Hydrate Bearing Samples in Fine Grained Material [PDF-94KB]
• March, 2007: Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrates Joint Industry Project (JIP) DE-FC26-01NT41330: Well Logs from the 2005 GOM Cruise [external site - Chevron JIP]

Factsheets: //Archive 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002

• November 2009: The Arctic Energy Office Program Fact Sheet [PDF-3.27MB]
• July, 2009: Reducing the Environmental Impacts of Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production Program Fact Sheet [PDF-3.8MB]
• July, 2009: Optimizing Recovery of Domestic Petroleum Resources - Program Fact Sheet [PDF-2.6MB]
• July, 2009: Methane Hydrates R&D Program: Today and Tomorrow - Program Fact Sheet [PDF-2.4]
• July, 2009: Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Resources Program - Program Fact Sheet [PDF 3.6MB]
• May, 2009: NETL R&D Tackles Technological Challenges of the Williston Basin's Bakken Formation Program Fact Sheet [PDF-2.13MB]

News Releases/TechLines: //Archive 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002
Announcements describing technical progress in a particular project or program area.

• October, 2009: DOE-Sponsored Beaufort Sea Expedition Studies Methane's Role in Global Climate Cycle Increased understanding of methane's role in the global climate cycle and the potential of methane hydrate as a future energy resource could result from a recent joint research expedition off the coast of northeastern Alaska involving the NETL. Read More on the Expedition.
• October, 2009: New Online Database of Oil and Natural Gas Research Results Now Available
  By providing easy access to the results of nearly four decades of research supported by the Office of Fossil Energy’s Oil and Natural Gas Program, the Knowledge Management Database could ultimately help boost recovery of the nation’s oil and gas resources.
  Access the KMD
• August, 2009: Nine Unconventional Natural Gas Projects Address Water Resource and Management Issues The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected nine new projects targeting environmental tools and technology for shale gas and coalbed methane (CBM) production. NETL’s goals for these projects are to improve management of water resources, water usage, and water disposal, and to support science that will aid the regulatory and permitting processes required for shale gas development.
• August, 2009: DOE/NETL-Sponsored Project Pushes the Limits of Seismic-While-Drilling Technology In a project sponsored by DOE/NETL, Technology International Inc. has developed a breakthrough borehole imaging system that stands on the cusp of commercialization. By pushing the limits of seismic-while-drilling technology, the patent-pending SeismicPULSER system provides more accurate geo-steering for the discovery of new oil and natural gas reserves.
• July, 2009: DOE Selects Recipient to Transfer Oil and Natural Gas Innovations The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded to the Petroleum Technology Transfer Council (PTTC) funding of up to $4 million to disseminate the newest, most energy-efficient and cost-effective innovations, ideas, tools, and knowledge developed in the realm of oil and natural gas by researchers at DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and other organizations.
• July, 2009: DOE/NETL-Sponsored Software Application Assists Exploration of Gas-Rich Fayetteville Shale A project sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy has resulted in the development of the Fayetteville Shale Infrastructure Placement Analysis System [external IPAS website], or IPAS, which is now available online.
• July, 2009: DOE/NETL Showcases Websites for Tight Gas Resource Development Two DOE projects funded by the National Energy Technology Laboratory provide quick and easy web-based access to sought after information on tight-gas sandstone plays. Operators can use the data on the websites to expand natural gas recovery in the San Juan Basin of New Mexico and the central Appalachian Basin of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
  
• July, 2009: DOE Leads National Research Program in Gas Hydrates Dr. Ray Boswell, Senior Management and Technology Advisor at the National Energy Technology Laboratory, testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources that the R&D program in gas hydrates is working to integrate and leverage efforts throughout the United States and internationally to enable gas hydrates to become a viable option for meeting future energy demands.
• May, 2009: DOE/NETL-Supported Publication Boosts Search for Oil, Natural Gas by Petroleum Operators A comprehensive publication detailing the oil-rich fields of Utah and nearby states can now provide petroleum companies and related service providers with the geologic, geographic, and engineering data needed to tap into these resources. The portfolio is available on CD through the NETL CD-DVD ordering system.
• March, 2009: DOE-Funded Project Shows Promise for Tapping Vast U.S. Oil Shale Resources A technology as simple as an advanced heater cable may hold the secret for tapping into the nation's largest source of oil, which is contained in vast amounts of shale in the American West. A recently completed project sponsored by DOE/NETL successfully demonstrated the application of a ceramic-composite insulated heater cable for oil shale recovery deep underground.
• March, 2009: DOE/NETL-Sponsored Technology Enhances Recovery of Natural Gas in Wyoming Research sponsored by DOE/NETL has found a way to distinguish between groundwater and the water co-produced with coalbed natural gas, thereby boosting opportunities to tap into the vast supply of natural gas in Wyoming as well as Montana. Read more about this project.
• February, 2009: DOE Project Leads to New Alliance to Promote Low-Impact Drilling A project supported by the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has given rise to a major new research consortium to promote advanced technology for low-impact oil and gas drilling.

Software:

• Computer Software and Supporting Documentation

 
Presentations:: //Archive 2005 | 2007 | 2008

• October 26-30, 2009: A talk on “Time Reversal Focusing for Pipeline Structural Health Monitoring” was given at the 158th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, to be held in San Antonio, Texas, October 26-30, 2009. The talk is related to NETL project DE-NT0004654, Instrumented Pipeline Initiative. View project information.
• September 30-October 2, 2009: Two papers were presented at the 3PArctic Conference in Moscow, Russia, September 30-October 2, 2009. The first paper was on “The Petroleum Geology of the Umiat Oil Field, North Slope, Alaska” and the second on “Production Methods for a Light Oil in a Frozen Reservoir: Umiat Field, National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska.” The papers are an outcome of NETL project DE-FC26-08NT0005641. View project information.
• September 24-25, 2009: A paper on “Environmentally Friendly Oil and Gas Operations for the Eagle Ford Shale” was given at the Exploration and Production Technology Summit 2009, at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, Houston, Texas. The paper is related to project DE-FC22-05NT42658, “Field Testing of Environmentally Friendly Drilling System.” View project information.
• September 9-11, 2009: A paper entitled “Focusing of Ultrasonic Waves in Cylindrical Shells Using Time-Reversal” was presented at the 7th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring – 2009, at Stanford University in Stanford, California. The paper is related to NETL- project DE-NT0004654, Instrumented Pipeline Initiative. View project information.
• August 11, 2009: A paper on “A Hybrid Treatment Process for High TDS Oil-Field Produced Water” was presented at the 2009 New Mexico Water Research Symposium, at Macey Center, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico. This paper discusses initial results from NETL project DE-NT0005227, Membrane Technology for Produced Water at Lea County, New Mexico. View project information.
• June 28-July 1, 2009: The paper “An Alternative Tri-axial Testing System for CO₂-Rock Interaction Experiments” was given at the 43rd US Rock Mechanics Symposium and 4th US-Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium in Asheville, NC, June 28–July 1, 2009. The paper is related to the NETL project DE-FC26-08NT0005643 titled “Geomechanical Study of Bakken Formation for Improved Oil Recovery.” View abstract and other project information.
• June 28-July 1, 2009: The paper “Laboratory Testing on Geomechanical Properties of Carbonate Rocks for CO₂ Sequestration” was given at the 43rd US Rock Mechanics Symposium and 4th US-Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium in Asheville, NC, June 28-July 1, 2009. The paper is related to the NETL project DE-FC26-08NT0005643 titled “Geomechanical Study of Bakken Formation for Improved Oil Recovery.” View abstract and other project information.
• June 9, 2009: The poster presentation “Saline Water Disposal in the Uinta Basin, Utah” was given at the American Association of Petroleum Geologists’ annual convention in Denver, CO. The paper is related to the NETL project DE-NT0005671 titled “Water-Related Issues Affecting Conventional Oil and Gas Recovery and Potential Oil Shale Development in the Uinta Basin, Utah.” View abstract and other project information.
• May 20, 2009: The paper “Increasing the Viscosity of CO₂ to Improve EOR Performance” was given at the 9th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Bordeaux, France, May 18-20, 2009. The paper is related to the NETL project DE-FG26-04NT-15533 “Synthesis and Evaluation of CO₂ Thickeners Designed with Molecular Modeling.” View abstract and other project information.
• May 19-22, 2009: The paper “Geomechanical Study of Bakken Formation for Improved Oil Recovery” was given at the International Symposium on Rock Mechanics session Rock Characterization, Modeling, and Engineering Design Methods at the University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong, China, May 19–22, 2009. The paper is related to the NETL project DE-FC26-08NT0005643 titled “Geomechanical Study of Bakken Formation for Improved Oil Recovery.” View abstract and other project information.
• May 11, 2009: The paper “Comparing the Depositional Characteristics of the Oil-Shale-Rich Mahogany and R-6 Zones of the Uinta and Piceance Creek Basins” was given at Geological Society of America-Rocky Mountain Section annual meeting in Orem, Utah. The paper is related to the NETL project DE-NT0005671 titled “Water-Related Issues Affecting Conventional Oil and Gas Recovery and Potential Oil Shale Development in the Uinta Basin, Utah.” View abstract and other project information.
• May 3–6, 2009: The paper “Mapping Study to Characterize NSCR Performance on a Natural Gas-Fueled Engine” was given at the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division 2009 Spring Technical Conference, in Milwaukee, WI, May 3–6. This presentation is related to the NETL project DE-FC26-02NT15464, “Cost-effective Reciprocating Engine Emissions Control and Monitoring for E&P and Gathering Engines.” View abstract and other project information.
• May 3–6, 2009: The paper “Variation in Long-Term Emissions Data from NSCR-Equipped Natural Gas-Fueled Engine” was given at the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division 2009 Spring Technical Conference, in Milwaukee, WI, May 3–6. This presentation is related to the NETL project DE-FC26-02NT15464, “Cost-effective Reciprocating Engine Emissions Control and Monitoring for E&P and Gathering Engines.” View abstract and other project information.
• April 2, 2009: The paper “Chemical Flooding in Kansas” was given at the Tertiary Oil Recovery Project’s 18th Oil Recovery Conference in Wichita, Kan., April 1–2, 2009. The paper is related to the NETL project DE-FG26-08NT0005679 titled “Bridging the Gap between Chemical Flooding and Independent Oil Producers.” View abstract and other project information.
• March 30, 2009: The paper “Emerging Technologies for CBM Produced Water Treatment and Disposal” was given at the National Academies public forum in Denver, CO, March 30-31, 2009. The paper is related to the NETL project DE-FC26-05NT15551 titled “Coalbed Natural Gas Produced Water Treatment Using Gas Hydrate Formation at the Wellhead.” View abstract and other project information.
• March 28, 2009: The presentation “Resource Potential of Gas Hydrates: Recent Contributions from International Research and Development Projects” by T. Collett, was given at the 7th Petroleum Geology Conference, London, England. (http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/pgc7 [external site]) The presentation is related to the NETL project AI26-05NT42496, “Methane Hydrate Related Research and Support.” View abstract and other project information.
• March 22, 2009: The presentation “Gas Hydrate Energy resource Studies in the United States” by T. Collett, was given at the American Chemical Society Meeting, March 22-26, 2009, Salt Lake City, Utah. (http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_MEETINGS&node_id=86&use_sec=false&__uuid=614acbfd-ce1c-4a0b-98de-348a14738f4e [external site]) The presentation is related to the NETL project AI26-05NT42496, “Methane Hydrate Related Research and Support.” View abstract and other project information.
• January 29, 2009: The presentation “Gas Hydrates the world’s largest energy resource - but should I care!” by T. Collett, was given at the Colorado School of Mines Van Tuyl Lecture Series, Golden, Colorado. (http://geology.mines.edu/ [external site]) The presentation is related to the NETL project AI26-05NT42496, “Methane Hydrate Related Research and Support.” View abstract and other project information.
• January 26, 2008: The presentation “Fire in Ice: Harvesting Methane from Oceans and Permafrost” by Claudia J. Rawn, was given at the Smoky Mountain Chapter of the American Meteorological Society meeting. ( http://www.ametsoc.org/chapters/smokymnt/ [external site] ) The presentation is related to the NETL project FEAB111, “Hydrate Formation and Dissociation in Simulated and Field Samples.” View abstract and other project information.
• January 15, 2009: The presentation “Geologic and Engineering Controls on the Energy Resource Potential of Gas Hydrates” by T. Collett, was given at the India Eight International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition meeting. (http://petrotech2009.org/ [external site]) The presentation is related to the NETL project AI26-05NT42496, “Methane Hydrate Related Research and Support.” View abstract and other project information.

Enhanced Oil Recovery Illustrations:

• Cross-sectional illustrations of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Methods, drawn by Joe. R. Lindley, Publications Specialist.

CDs:
The following CDs are currently available through our CD-DVD Ordering System:

• May 2009: Major Oil Plays in Utah and Vicinity (DOE/NETL-2009/1363) - A portfolio of oil plays in Utah, as well as neighboring Colorado and Wyoming, compiled by the Utah Geologic Survey with funding from NETL. The portfolio contains comprehensive maps that provide data useful to organizations involved in petroleum exploration and production. The data includes geologic settings, outcrop analogs, land-use issues, and best-development practices for each oil-producing area within the three states.
• September 2008: Advanced Diagnostics and Imaging Systems (ADIS); and Drilling Completion Stimulation (DCS) Project Archive, Version 1.0, DOE/NETL-2008/1333 - A DVD Archive of research by the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory and DOE’s National Institute for Petroleum Energy Research that focuses on seismic and advanced imaging technologies for oil and gas exploration; and application of improved technologies for drilling, well completion and well stimulation to increase ultimate recovery of oil and gas. Reducing the footprint of exploration and production represents a significant goal of new technologies.
• September 2008: Carbon Dioxide Flooding Project Archive - Results from the 1960's to 2008, a DVD, Version 1.0, DOE/NETL-2008/1328 - A DVD Archive that captures the broad range of CO2 research conducted by the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory and DOE’s National Institute for Petroleum Energy Research including; field demonstration, laboratory studies of mobility and conformance, simulation, and predictive modeling.
• September 2008: Environmental Program Archive, - Program Results from 1991 to 2008, Version 1.0, DOE/NETL-2008/1327 - A DVD Archive of research conducted by the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory and other National Laboratories that focuses on promoting oil and gas development while maintaining environmental protection of the nation’s land and vital resources. Significant research was conducted to assist Federal regulatory agencies in determining regulations that protected the environment and avoided unnecessary costs to oil and gas producers, including streamlining permitting requirements.
• May 2008: Oil Program Enhanced Oil Recovery Archive: Program Results from the Mid 70s to 2007 - A DVD archive of nearly three decades of research from the Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (DOE/NETL) is now available. The archive includes more than 800 documents and includes a comprehensive summary of DOE/NETL Enhanced Oil Recovery research.
• May 2008: Reservoir Depositional Classification CLASS Program 1992-2008: Collection of Historical Documents - A DVD archive that focuses on the results of the Reservoir Class Field Demonstration program, which was initiated in 1992 in response to rapidly declining domestic production of oil and the realization that huge volumes of oil were in danger of being abandoned.
• May 2007: Archive of Unconventional Gas Research Data - Nearly 1,400 documents on 2 DVDs chronicles research and development work carried out at the Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory during the 1980s and 1990s that played a vital role in helping to meet the nation's growing demand for natural gas.
• June 2006: Final Project Report - Geologic Play Book for Trenton Black River Appalachian Basin Exploration DE-FC26-03NT41856 - This project developed an integrated resource assessment model of the Trenton-Black River reservoirs in New York, Ohio and West Virginia. This effort will increase development of the gas resources from the Trenton-Black River reservoirs and facilitate increased exploration and higher success rates in this emerging play. The three main objectivesof this project were: 1)to develop an integrated, multi-faceted, resource assessment model of Trenton-Black River reservoirs in New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and West Virginia; 2)to define possible fairways within which to conduct more detailed studies leading to further development of the gas resource in these reservoirs; and 3)to develop an integrated structural-stratigraphic-diagenetic model for the origin of Trenton-Black River hydrothermal dolomite reservoirs. The final product of this project is a detailed and multi-disciplinary play book.
• December 2005: Final Project Report - Identifying and Remediating High Water Production Problems in Basin Centered Formations - Oil and gas exploration and development are progressive processes that are hugely dependent on historical data and experience for successful results. Data pertaining to the chemical and electrical properties of intra-formational waters is also crucial but has been difficult to effectively access. This is no longer the case as a primary output of this project is a robust database amassing thousands of formation water analyses. The digital database, included on this CD, provides data with dynamic value for operators to increase gas production from key Rocky Mountain basins, without significant additional overhead. Along with electric logs, core, and seismic, the database becomes yet another valuable tool for maximizing production. Also provided on this CD is a GIS-based digital atlas showing the distribution of the data.
• June 2005 Heavy Oil Publications - Selected Reports from Heavy Oil Projects - This CD contains selected DOE reports and analysis on resource and recovery technologies for U.S. heavy oil. They cover DOE-funded heavy oil R&D involving laboratory work, numerical simulator development, and various thermal and non-thermal field tests of heavy oil recovery processes. Included are an Excel spreadsheet of more than 500 of the largest heavy oil reservoirs (a subset of 1,025 analyzed) and publications on heavy oil resources in selected basins.
• June 2005: Stratigraphic Framework, Structure, and Thermal Maturity of Cretaceous and Lower Tertiary Rocks In Relation to Hydrocarbon Petential. Crazy Mountains Basin, Montana  - This report is part of a series of studies by the U.S. Geological Survey, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory to identify and evaluate "unconventional" basin-centered gas accumulations found in the deep areas of many Rocky Mountain basins. 
• May 2005: Rome Trough Consortium - This CD contains data from a multi-year study of the pre-Knox stratigraphic interval in the Rome Trough, a graben that contains a thickened section of the Rome and Conasauga Formations. The Rome Trough Consortium, a partnership consisting of the Department of Energy , three state geological surveys and five Appalachian Basin energy companies, was formed to carry out this study. The Consortium was headed by the Kentucky Geological survey. 
• May 2005: FRACGEN™ and NFFLOW™ Fracture-Description and Reservoir Engineering Codes for Highly Fractured Reservoirs (Release Z) -  FRACGEN™ is a computer program that generates a stochastic network of lines that represent patterns of fractures found within petroleum reservoirs and aquifers. Although the realizations of fractured layers are inherently two-dimensional, the layers can be stacked to represent multi-layer reservoirs. NFFLOW™ (Release Z)is a FORTRAN code for simulating the flow of dry gas through tight (< 1 md matrix permeability) highly fractured reservoirs. This version of NFFLOW™ is for single layer reservoirs and cannot accommodate multi-layer fracture networks. A version for multi-layer reservoirs is currently in development. NFFLOW™ is designed to work with the fracture network files from FRACGEN™, but it can be used with any fracture network description that has the proper format, regardless of the source. 
• April 30, 2005: Final Technical Report to the National Energy Technology Lab, Interagency Agreement, Task DE-AT26-97FT34343, September 8, 1997-April 30, 2005 - This DVD final technical report contains a detail summary of Lab and Field work, including lab data and cruise reports associated with Gas Hydrates Research conducted by the USGS for DOE/NETL in the above interagency task agreement.
• 2001: Deep Trek Workshop Proceedings - The proceedings on this CD include presentations made during the workshop; the breakout session results for the advanced smart drilling systems, drilling and completion fluids, completion-based well design, and drilling diagnostics and sensor systems; and a list of workshop participants. In total, there were over 95 participants from more than 50 organizations. 
• August 2004: Natural Gas Resources of the Uinta Basin, Utah, and the Deep Anadarko Basin, Oklahoma and Texas - NETL's Phase II Data CD - Follow-up CD to the Phase I release of the Greater Green River and Wind River Basin Assessments. This CD contains data including maps, cross-sections, histograms, and poster presentations.
• Feb. 2003: Natural Gas Resources of the Greater Green River and Wind River Basins of Wyoming - NETL's Phase I Final Report - In addition to detailed descriptions of project methodology and results, the CD contains numerous detailed maps and cross-sections that depict the regional geology of key gas-bearing formations. 
• 2002: Greater Green River Basin Production Improvement Project - This CD contains the results of the Greater Green River Basin Production Improvement Project. The purpose of this project was to reduce the technical risks and the economic uncertainty of industry development of the region's low-permeability (tight) gas resource.
• Mar. 2002: Proceedings of the Methane Hydrates Interagency R&D Conference - The purpose of this conference, held last March, was to present the results of and future plans for methane hydrate research by each of the agencies. Participating agencies include: DOE Office of Fossil Energy, NETL, Naval Research Laboratory, Minerals Management Service, U. S. Geological Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and National Science Foundation.