Welcome to the NETL Oil & Natural Gas Technologies Reference Shelf.  Recently released and in-demand reference materials are available directly from this page using the links below.

Online Database of Oil and Natural Gas Research Results Now Available The Knowledge Management Database (KMD) provides 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 database portal provides access to content from dozens of CDs and DVDs related to oil and natural gas research that FE's National Energy Technology Laboratory has published over the years. It also provides links to reports, data sets, and project summaries from ongoing research. Access the KMD

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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 | Bibliography | News Releases | 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.

Brochures:

• December, 2011: Mobility and Conformance Control for Carbon Dioxide Ehhanced Oil Recovery Via Thickeners, Foams, and Gels - A Detailed Literature Review of 40 Years of Research [PDF]
• August, 2011: Publicly Funded Oil & Natural Gas R&D Increases Domestic Energy Supplies [PDF-3.40MB]
• March, 2011: Shale Gas: Applying Technology to Solve America's Energy Challenges [PDF-9.51MB]
• February, 2011: Energy Resource Potential of Methane Hydrate [PDF-1.98MB]
• March, 2010: CO2 EOR Primer [PDF-18.1MB] (Reduced size) [PDF-2.55MB]

E&P Bibliography:
Oil and Natural Gas R&D Program Bibliography [PDF] The bibliography contains a listing of DOE/NETL-sponsored student researchers as well as reports and presentations resulting from Oil and Natural Gas R&D Program research projects.

Oil & Natural Gas Reports //Archive 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002
Additional archived project reports are available through the Knowledge Management Database (KMD)

• Domestic Unconventional Fossil Energy Resource Opportunities and Technology Applications - Report to Congress [PDF-9.32MB]
• April, 2012: Final Project Report DE-FC26-06NT43067 Mechanisms Leading to Co-existence of Gas and Hydrate in Ocean Sediments [PDF-47.4MB]
• March, 2012: Final Project Report DE-NT0005666 Characterization of Methane Degradation and Methane-Degrading Microbes in Alaska Coastal Waters [PDF-479KB]
• March, 2012: Final Project Report NT0005672 The Bakken - An Unconventional Petroleum and Reservoir System [PDF-6.50MB]
• March, 2012: Final Project Report 09121-3300-06 High Resolution 3D Laser Imaging for Inspection, Maintenance, Repair, and Operations [PDF-4.56MB]
• March, 2012: Final Project Report 08121-2902-07 Fiber Containing Sweep Fluids for Ultra Deepwater Drilling Applications [PDF-4.22MB]
• March, 2012: Final Phase 2 Project Report 09121-3300-05 Autonomous Inspection of Subsea Facilities [PDF-1.97MB]
• March, 2012: Final Project Report 07123-02 Preformed Particle Gel for Conformance Control [PDF-6.07MB]
• February, 2012: Final Project Report DE-NT0005638 Remote Sensing and Sea-Truth Measurements of Methane Flux to the Atmosphere [PDF-5.65MB]
• February, 2012: Final Project Report 09121-3500-02 SRP Shrink-fit Connection [PDF-4.01MB]
• February, 2012: Final Project Report 07121-1403 Fatigue Performance of High Strength Riser Materials Subjected to Sour Environments [PDF-6.87MB]
• February, 2012: Topical Report FE0001243 Development of CFD-Based Simulation Tools for In Situ Thermal Processing of Oil Shale/Sands [PDF-12.1MB]
• January, 2012: Final Project Report 08122-36 Pretreatment and Water Management for Frac Water Reuse and Salt Production [PDF-2.57MB]
• December, 2011: Final Project Report DE-FC26-02NT15464 Cost-Effective Reciprocating Engine Emissions Control and Monitoring for E&P Field and Gathering Engines [PDF-601KB]
• December, 2011: Final Project Report 07122-23 A Self-Teaching Expert System for the Analysis, Design, and Prediction of Gas Production for Unconventional Resources [PDF-5.79MB]  User's Guide
• December, 2011: Final Project Report 07122-29 Composition Variation During Flow of Gas Condensate Wells [PDF-559KB]
  Appendix to Final Report [PDF-1.85MB]
• December, 2011: Mobility and Conformance Control for Carbon Dioxide Ehhanced Oil Recovery Via Thickeners, Foams, and Gels - A Detailed Literature Review of 40 Years of Research [PDF]
• November, 2011: Final Project Report DE-FC26-08NT43291 – 01.7 Evaluation of Key Factors Affecting Successful Oil Production in the Bakken Formation, North Dakota – Phase 2 [PDF-18.0MB]
• October, 2011: Final Project Report UDW-07121-1201 Wax Control in the Presence of Hydrates [PDF-4.49MB]
• October, 2011: Final Project Report DE-NT0005227 Membrane Technology for Produced Water at Lea County, NM [PDF-3.92MB]
• October, 2011: Final Project Report UDW-07121-1401 Carbon Fiber Wrapped HP Drilling and Production Riser Qualification Program for Ultra-Deepwater HP Wells [PDF-19.8MB]
• Spetember, 2011: Report to Congress Domestic Unconventional Fossil Energy Resource Opportunities and Technology Applications [PDF-9.32MB]
• September, 2011: Final Project Report DE-NT0006555 Use of Polymers to Recover Viscous Oil from Unconventional Reservoirs [PDF-1.82MB]
• September, 2011: Final Project Report DE-FC26-05NT15458 Improvement of Carbon Dioxide Sweep Efficiency by Utilization of Microbial Permeability Modification to Reduce the Amount of Oil Bypassed during Carbon Dioxide Flood [PDF-1.80MB]
• September, 2011: Final Project Report DE-FE0000833 An Integrated Water Treatment Technology Solution for Sustainable Water Resource Management in the Marcellus Shale [PDF-5.14MB]
• August, 2011: Final Project Report DE-FC26-06NT42949 Development of High Temperature Capacitor Technology and Manufacturing Capability [PDF-2.85MB]
• August, 2011: Publicly Funded Oil & Natural Gas R&D Increases Domestic Energy Supplies [PDF-3.40MB]
• July, 2011: Final Project Report DE-FC26-06NT42937 Reducing Onshore Natural Gas and Oil Exploration and Production Impacts Using a Broad-Based Stakeholder Approach [PDF-154KB]
• July, 2011: Final Project Report DE-FC26-99FT40262 Development and Manufacture of Cost Effective Composite Drill Pipe [PDF-3.34MB]
• June, 2011: Final Technical Report DE-FC26-06NT42961 Seismic Gas Hydrate Quantification by Cumulative Attributes (CATTs) [PDF-7.91MB]
• June, 2011: Final Project Report DE-FE0000784 Cost Effective Recovery of Low-TDS Frac Flowback Water for Re-use [PDF-3.74MB]
• May, 2011: FInal Project Report DE-NT0004651 Gulf Petro Initiative [PDF-6.72MB]
• May, 2011: Summary Report of DTAGS Deployment DE-AI26-06NT42878 Design and Deployment of a Deep-water Seafloor Sound Source [PDF-967KB]
• May, 2011: Summary of Phase II Research DE-NT0005668 Gas Hydrate Characterization in the Gulf of Mexico Using Marine EM Methods [PDF-7.66MB]

Factsheets:

• Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Resources Research Program - Program Fact Sheet [PDF]
• Unconventional Fossil Energy Resource Program - Program Fact Sheet [PDF]
• Technology Solutions for Mitigating Environmental Impacts of Oil and Gas E&P Activity [PDF] - Program Fact Sheet
• Methane Hydrates R&D Program - Program Fact Sheet [PDF]
• The Arctic Energy Office Program Fact Sheet - Program Fact Sheet [PDF]
• Domestic Unconventional Fossil Energy Resource Opportunities and Technology Applications - Report to Congress [PDF-9.32MB]

News Releases/TechLines: //Archive 2011|2010| 2009 |2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002
Announcements describing technical progress in a particular project or program area.

• May, 2012: U.S. and Japan Complete Successful Field Trial of Methane Hydrate Production Technologies U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the completion of a successful, unprecedented test of technology in the North Slope of Alaska that was able to safely extract a steady flow of natural gas from methane hydrates – a vast, entirely untapped resource that holds enormous potential for U.S. economic and energy security.
• May, 2012: Novel Surfactant Formulation May Bring New Life to Mature Oilfields A new generation of high-performance surfactants has proven successful in mobilizing residual oil in two mature fields in Oklahoma through a project supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). Read the detailed project summary.
• April, 2012: Innovative DOE Technology Demonstrates Potential for Significant Increases in Safe and Responsible Production from Depleted U.S. Oil Fields The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that an innovative technology has successfully improved oil recovery at a 106-year old Illinois field by more than 300 percent. This method of extraction could help pull as many as 130 million additional barrels of oil from the depleted field, which is past peak production using traditional drilling.
• April, 2012: Obama Administration Announces New Partnership on Unconventional Natural Gas and Oil Research Three federal agencies announce a formal partnership to coordinate and align all research associated with development of our nation’s abundant unconventional natural gas and oil resources. The partnership exemplifies the cross-government coordination required under President Obama’s Executive Order, which creates a new Interagency Working Group to Support Safe and Responsible Development of Unconventional Domestic Natural Gas Resources.
• February, 2012: Remote Gas Well Monitoring Technology Applied to Marcellus Shale Site A technology to remotely monitor conditions at energy-rich Marcellus Shale gas wells to help insure compliance with environmental requirements has been developed through a research partnership funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
• February, 2012: New Models Help Optimize Development of Bakken Shale Resources Compliance Rules Exploration and field development in the largest continuous oil play in the lower 48 states, located in North Dakota and eastern Montana, will be guided by new geo-models developed with funding from DOE/NETL.
• January, 2012: DOE/NETL-Sponsored Online Mapping Portal Helps Oil and Gas Producers Comply with New Mexico Compliance Rules By speeding the process and cutting the cost of regulatory compliance, the New Mexico Pit Rule Mapping Portal supports domestic oil and gas production, helping to strengthen the nation’s energy security. The web-based tool, developed by researchers at New Mexico Tech’s Petroleum Recovery Research Center, will be especially helpful to smaller operations.
• October, 2011: New Recycling Solution Introduced to Treat Marcellus Shale Flowback Frack Water A new joint partnership between Casella Waste Systems, Inc. and Altela, Inc. has been formed to solve the environmental issue of brackish, salty water produced from drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale. Altela, Inc. first tested its technology in the Appalachian basin through a project supported by NETL and is currently treating frac flowback water in the Marcellus Shale with its patented technology at a facility in Williamsport, PA.
• October, 2011: Methane Hydrate Production Technologies to be Tested on Alaska's North Slope The U.S. Department of Energy, the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, and ConocoPhillips will work together to test innovative technologies for producing methane gas from hydrate deposits on the Alaska North Slope. The production tests are the next step in efforts to evaluate the response of gas hydrate reservoirs to alternative gas hydrate production concepts. The tests will provide critical information to inform potential future extended-duration tests.
• September, 2011: New Technologies that Enhance Environmental Protection, Increase Domestic Production, Result from DOE-Supported Consortium New technologies that help small, independent oil and natural gas operators contribute to domestic energy production while improving environmental protection have resulted from DOE support of the Stripper Well Consortium (SWC).
• September, 2011: Electronic Oil & Natural Gas Permitting Leads to Faster Process; Wins National Award With support from the National Energy Technology Laboratory, the Ground Water Protection Council collaborated with Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to enhance the oil and natural gas permitting process, now being used or considered for use in multiple states.
• August, 2011: CO₂ Injection in Kansas Oilfield Could Greatly Increase Production and Permanently Store Carbon Dioxide The feasibility of using carbon dioxide (CO₂) injection for recovering between 250 million and 500 million additional barrels of oil from Kansas oilfields has been established in a study funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The University of Kansas Center for Research studied the possibility of near-miscible CO₂ flooding for extending the life of mature oilfields in the Arbuckle Formation while simultaneously providing permanent geologic storage of carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas.
• August, 2011: Publicly Funded Oil & Natural Gas R&D Increases Domestic Energy Supplies A compendium of research accomplished over the course of more than 30 years through the Department of Energy’s Oil and Natural Gas Program shows the significant role that the National Energy Technology Laboratory has played in fostering abundant and affordable supplies of domestic oil and natural gas resources that will fuel our nation for decades to come.
• August, 2011: DOE Selects Projects Totaling $12.4 Million Aimed at Increasing Domestic Energy Production While Enhancing Environmental Protection A total of 11 research projects that will help find ways to extract more energy from unconventional oil and gas resources while reducing environmental risks have been selected under Title IX, Subtitle J, Section 999 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 as part of the 2010 project selection process. The eight new Unconventional Resources Program projects and three new Small Producer Program projects will be administered by the Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA), under the management of FE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory.
• July, 2011: Website Provides Data for Key Oil Play in North Dakota, Eastern Montana The online tool, called the Bakken Decision Support System (BDSS), assembles data for the Bakken and Three Forks Formations into an application that enables a user to visualize geologic and oil production information. The BDSS includes geological properties for the two formations and incorporates analytical tools that allow a user to evaluate and interpret the information.
• May, 2011: Newly Installed Alaska North Slope Well Will Test Innovative Hydrate Production Technologies A fully instrumented well that will test innovative technologies for producing methane gas from hydrate deposits has been safely installed on the North Slope of Alaska. The project goals include injecting and storing CO₂ while producing methane gas from hydrate.
• May, 2011: Breakthrough Water Cleaning Technology Could Lessen Environmental Impacts from Shale Production A novel water cleaning technology currently being tested in field demonstrations could help significantly reduce potential environmental impacts from producing natural gas from the Marcellus shale and other geologic formations. NETL is addressing concerns about produced water by funding multiple projects to develop environmental tools and technologies that will improve management of water resources, water usage, and water treatment during oil and gas exploration and production.

Software:

• Computer Software and Supporting Documentation

Enhanced Oil Recovery Illustrations:

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

CDs/DVDs:
DVDs and CDs are currently available for download or ordering through the Knowledge Management Database (KMD). The CD/DVD Library section of the KMD provides access to CDs and DVDs released by the Oil and Natural Gas R&D Program from 1997 - present.