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Development of improved design criteria for hydraulic fracturing operations
This dissertation describes analytical simulations of the structural and fluid responses associated with Hydraulic Fracturing Operations (HFO). The work includes finite element... -
Study of the thermal and fluid-mechanical aspects of underground coal gasification
Following the introduction, this final report includes: (1) literature survey; (2) development of one-dimensional model; (3) solution of one-dimensional model; (4) parametric... -
Risk comparison
This report presents data for the comparison of societal risk from natural and man-made hazards. Only fatalities resulting from the hazards are used in the comparison, with the... -
Microwave combustion and sintering without isostatic pressure
In recent years interest has grown rapidly in the application of microwave energy to the processing of ceramics, composites, polymers, and other materials. Advances in the... -
Study of the effects of soot, particulate, and other contaminants on molten...
This is an initial study to look at a broad spectrum of possible coal-gas, soot, particulate, and contaminant effects in the Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell (MCFC) using both out-of-... -
Exploitation and Optimization of Reservoir Performance in Hunton Formation, Oklahoma
This report presents the work done so far on Hunton Formation in West Carney Field in Lincoln County, Oklahoma. West Carney Field produces oil and gas from the Hunton Formation.... -
Literature and data review and compilation. Final topical report....
The purpose of this review is to provide a database for the evaluation and validation of mathematical codes describing fluidized bed gasifiers. This review was prompted by the... -
Virginia Hydrologic Unit Explorer
Interactive GIS map of Virginia's hydrologic features. -
Review of slagging and fouling from low-rank coals; plant survey,...
The objective of this report is to present available information on factors relating to ash fouling and slagging when burning low rank coals in a single reference document to be... -
Methane recovery from coalbeds well description and field activities log...
The potential recovery of methane from coalbeds has led to the US Department of Energy's Methane Recovery from Coalbeds Project (MRCP). During the progress of this program, the... -
Hydrologic Unit Geography in Virginia
Website with information about Virginia water bodies, water quaity, and data from the National Watershed Boundary Dataset. Includes maps of River Basins in VA and other useful... -
Geologic Atlas: Johnstown folio, Pennsylvania
From the site: “The Geologic Atlas of the United States is a set of 227 folios published by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1894 and 1945. Each folio includes both... -
Peat resource definition and utilization in Massachusetts. Final report, Phase One
To data less than five percent of Massachusetts peatlands have been developed. Ninety percent of the developed peatlands are located in the southeastern section of... -
Investigation of coal gasification catalysis reaction mechanisms. Quarterly...
This is the third quarterly report on the research program entitled Investigations of Coal Gasification Reaction Mechanisms being performed under Contract DE-AC21-80MC14592.... -
Project Village conceptual plans. Final technical report, November 1980-May...
The WyCoal Project Village is a housing facility proposed adjacent to the Wyoming Coal Gasification Project plant construction site that would accommodate single workers in... -
Advanced sulfur control concepts for hot-gas desulfurization technology....
Primary effort during the past quarter was devoted to a thermodynamic analysis of the reduction/desulfurization and regeneration cycles of the high temperature coal gas... -
ADVANCED CHARACTERIZATION OF FRACTURED RESERVOIRS IN CARBONATE ROCKS: THE...
Among the accomplishments of this past reporting period are obtaining a complete landgrid for the State of Michigan and the digital processing of the high and medium resolution... -
Proceedings of Department of Energy/Office of the Environment Workshop on...
A DOE/EV-sponsored workshop on enhanced oil recovery (EOR) was held at Montana State University, Bozeman, during August 24-27, 1980. The purpose of the workshop was to discuss... -
USGS Energy Data Finder
Our collection of data is primarily GIS and geospatially oriented but our tool will help you find other assets including databases, applications and much more. With the new USGS... -
Oil Shale Program. Technology status report
Oil shale research activities at the Anvil Points Facility, located near Rifle, Colorado, began in the mid-1940's, and government-sponsored research has been intermittent there...