RPPR_DE-FE0029085_ Q1 2018.pdf
RESEARCH PERFORMANCE PROGRESS REPORT 1. COVER PAGE DATA ELEMENTS: Mandatory Federal Agency and Organization Element to Which Report is Submitted U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Federal Grant or Other Identifying Number Assigned by Agency DE-FE0029085 Project Title Long-Term Methane Emissions Rate Quantification and Alert System for Natural Gas Storage Wells and Fields PI Name, Title and Contact Information Ann P. Smith, Vice President apsmith@gsi-net.com; 512.346.4474 Submission Date January 31, 2018 DUNS Number 181780776 Recipient Organization GSI Environmental Inc. 9600 Great Hills Trail, Suite 350E Austin, Texas 78759 Project Period October 1, 2016 to May 31, 2019 Reporting Period End Date December 31, 2017 Report Term or Frequency Quarterly Signature of Submitting Official 2. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Mandatory a) What are the major goals of the project? The primary goal of the project is to employ a novel combination of complementary measurement methods and technologies to detect and accurately quantify average annual methane emissions from underground natural gas storage facilities, including from above-ground equipment leaks plus seepage at the ground surface from underground leaks. b) What was accomplished under these goals? All project goals for the first quarter (Q1) reporting period of October – December 2017 were met. A summary of the activities performed to achieve project goals during Q1 is included below. GSI Job No. 4502-010 Issued: 31 January 2018 Page 2 of 7 2 Technology Transfer: SPE ATCE: Brochures and fact sheeets were disseminated at the Society of Petroleum Engineers Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (SPE ATCE) on October 9-11, 2017. O&G Environmental Conference: Project brochures and fact sheets were disseminated at the O&G Environmental Conference on November 28-19, 2017. CH4 Connections Conference: Project borchures and fact sheets were disseminated at the GTI CH4 Connection Conference on December 12-13, 2017.
