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Novel Gas Isotope Interpretation Tools to Optimize Gas Shale Production Fact ...
The overall objective of this work is to develop novel diagnostic tools for predicting, monitoring, and optimizing shale gas production. There are three primary objectives of... -
Hi-Res Environmental Data for Enhanced UDW Operations Safety Fact Sheet
Ocean currents can pose significant challenges to safe oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). One primary objective of this research program was to better... -
Advancing a Web-based Tool for Unconventional Natural Gas Development with Fo...
The overall objective of the proposed study was to provide a set of web-based tools that will enable producers and other users to characterize, treat, beneficially use, and... -
Early Reservoir Appraisal Utilizing a Well Testing System Fact Sheet
This project will define appropriate cost-effective systems for testing deepwater reservoirs to avoid the use of expensive production and storage facilities or Mobile Offshore... -
Reliability of Annular Pressure Buildup (APB) Mitigation Technologies
Annular Pressure Buildup (APB) occurs in all wells with high bottom hole temperature, multiple casing strings and annuli that cannot be vented--which includes most deepwater... -
Improvement of Fracturing in Gas Shales
The objective of this project was to develop non-damaging fracture fluids (including proppants) for gas shale reservoirs that also minimize water use (and disposal) and... -
Wireless Subsea Communications Systems Fact Sheet
This project explored the limits and capacity of wireless communications for subsea operations using radio frequency (RF) conduction, which is proven to work over short ranges... -
Advanced Hydraulic Fracturing Technology for Unconventional Tight Gas Reservo...
Project objective was to develop new methods for creating extensive, conductive hydraulic fractures in unconventional tight gas reservoirs by synergistically combining the... -
Replacing Chemical Biocides with Targeted Bacteriophages in Deepwater Pipelin...
The objective of the project is to evaluate the use of bacteriophage, or phage, the natural viral predators of bacteria, in a focused approach to reduce the agents of... -
Qualification of Flexible Fiber-Reinforced Pipe for 10,000-foot Water Depths
The objective of this project is to develop, qualify, and field-deploy flexible fiber reinforced pipe (FFRP) for ultra-deepwater applications in the Gulf of Mexico. FFRP is... -
Improved Drilling and Fracturing Fluids for Shale Gas Reservoirs
The primary objective of the proposal is to lower the cost of drilling and improve the effectiveness of fracture treatments in shale gas reservoirs. This is proposed to be... -
Fiber Containing Sweep Fluids for Ultra-Deepwater Drilling Applications Fact ...
The project objectives are to improve the understanding of (drilling fluid) fiber sweeps, develop fiber sweep systems that improve hole cleaning in UDW drilling operations,... -
Novel Engineered Osmosis Technology: A Comprehensive Approach to the Treatment
The objective of this project was to investigate the osmotically driven membrane processes. They are processes that utilize osmosis as a driving force to extract water from... -
Corrosion and Scale at Extreme Temperature and Pressure Fact Sheet
A lack of data and models for corrosion, scale and stress cracking at the extreme temperatures and pressures encountered in ultra-deepwater reservoirs increased the economic and... -
Coil Tubing Drilling & Intervention System Using Cost Effective Vessel Fact S...
The primary objective of this project is to provide the basis for detailed design of a cost‐effective deepwater Coil Tubing (CT) system for downhole work in deep water Gulf of... -
Development of Advanced CFD Tools for the Enhanced Prediction of Explosion Pr...
The objectives of the project was to provide oil and gas companies operating in the GOM with the tools necessary to design "inherently safer" offshore facilities that can... -
Coiled Tubing Drilling and Intervention Systems Using Cost Effective Vessel
The primary objective of this project is to provide the basis for detailed design of a cost-effective deepwater Coil Tubing (CT) system for downhole work in deep water Gulf of... -
Analysis of Best Practices for Deepwater Cementing in Oil Based Mud (OBM) and...
The objectives of this project are to develop fundamental knowledge of mud-cement compatibility issues related specifically to deepwater cementing, to quantify risks associated... -
Coupled Flow-Geomechanical-Geophysical-Geochemical (F3G) Analysis of Tight Ga...
Develop and implement an integrated methodology for building geomechanical models of tight gas systems (shale) that include knowledge of important characteristics of the native... -
Hydrate Plug Characterization and Dissociation Strategies
The University of Tulsa is performing hydrate formation and plug characterization in their unique testing facilities. The data will be used to benchmark predictive models both...