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Approved Categorical Exclusions

ARRA	Date	Title	Recipient Name	Location	DOE NETL Sponsor Sort ascending
N	2018-08-10	Remote Methane Sensor for Emissions Using Chirped-laser Dispersion Spectroscopy (164.21 KB)	Princeton University	Princeton, NJ	FE/TDIC/OG/Oil and Gas Natural Gas Team
N	2016-02-18	More Improvements to Deepwater Subsea Measurement (136.04 KB)	Prime: RPSEA Sub: Innoveering, LLC (sub to Letton Hall Group)	Ronkonkoma, NY	FE/TDIC/OG/NG Team
N	2017-03-17	Natural Gas Hydrates in Permafrost and Marine Settings: Resources, Properties and Environmental Issues (154.7 KB)	US Geological Survey	Atlantic Ocean	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2018-10-11	Development of Natural Gas Surface Process Equipment for Hydraulic Fracturing (401.78 KB)	Prime: Southwest Research Institute Subs: Schlumberger, Chevron	Multiple sites, TX	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2020-01-09	The Eagle Ford Shale Laboratory: A Field Study of the Stimulated Reservoir Volume, Detailed Fracture Characteristics, and EOR (204.56 KB)	Prime: Texas A&M University (TEES) Sub: INPEX Eagle Ford, LLC	Multiple sites, TX	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2019-07-30	Natural Gas Hydrates in Permafrost and Marine Settings: Resources, Properties, and Environmental Issues (188.52 KB)	US Geological Survey - Woods Hole, MA	Offshore Greenland/Canada Denver, CO; Menlo Park, CA; Santa Cruz, CA	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2017-06-20	Injection and Tracking of Micro Seismic Sound Generators to Optimize UOG Development (165.5 KB)	Paulsson, Inc.	Van Nuys, CA	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2020-03-16	Modular Processing of Flare Gas for Carbon Nanoproducts (193.23 KB)	University of Colorado	Boulder, CO; Broomfield, CO	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2017-08-09	In-Situ Pipeline Coatings for Methane Emissions Mitigation and Quantification from Natural Gas Infrastructure (152.03 KB)	Prime: Oceanit Laboratories Sub: Rescue Pipeline Services, LLC	Sheldon, TX	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2020-01-14	Enhancing Offshore Recovery by Enabling Longer, Safer, and Cheaper Subsea Well Tiebacks (209.05 KB)	Prime: Subsea Shuttle LLC Subs: Seanic Ocean Systems, Chitwood Engineers, Energy Valley, Inc.	Multiple, TX	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-16	In-Situ Pipeline Coatings for Methane Emissions Mitigation and Quantification from Natural Gas Infrastructure (110.73 KB)	Prime: Oceanit Laboratories Sub: Rescue Pipeline Services, LLC	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-16	Characterizing Ocean Acidification and Atmospheric Emission caused by Methane Released from Gas Hydrate Systems along the US Atl (148.67 KB)	Prime: University of Rochester Sub: US Geological Survey	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2020-03-20	Gas to Carbon Fiber Crystals (G2-CFX) (155.25 KB)	Prime: Palo Alto Research Center; Sub: Susteon, Inc., University of California - Riverside, Modular Chemical Inc.	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2020-03-26	Solid-State Mixed-Potential Electrochemical Sensors for Natural Gas Leak Detection and Quality Control (184.27 KB)	Prime: University of New Mexico; Sub: SensorComm Technologies	Albuquerque, NM	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2017-03-06	Marine Test of Hydrate Pressure Coring System - OCS LEase Block Green Canyon 955 (163.44 KB)	The University of Texas at Austin	Gulf of Mexico	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2020-04-28	Natural Gas Hydrates in Permafrost and Marine Settings: Resources, Properties, and Environmental Issues (147.57 KB)	Prime: US Geological Survey - Woods Hole, MA; Subs: US Geological Survey - Menlo Park, CA and Santa Cruz, CA	Woods Hole, MA; Menlo Park, CA; Santa Cruz, CA	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2017-06-05	Characterization of Gathering and Boosting Stations (166.72 KB)	Colorado State University	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2020-01-22	Low-cost Retrofit Kit for Integral Reciprocating Compressors (173.97 KB)	University of Oklahoma	Norman, OK	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-13	A Multi-Scale Experimental Investigation of Flow Properties in Coarse-Grained Hydrate Reservoirs During Production (112.68 KB)	University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2020-04-29	Quantification of Methane Emissions from the Natural Gas Gathering System Using Distributed Sensors (187.28 KB)	Prime: Penn State University; Sub: Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh, PA	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-08-26	Dynamic Behavior of Natural Seep Vents: Analysis of Field and Lab Observations and Modeling (117.89 KB)	Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)/TAMU	College Station, TX	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2020-12-22	Advanced Multi-Dimensional Capacitance Sensors Based Subsea Multiphase Mass Flow Meter to Measure and Monitor Offshore Enhanced (187.29 KB)	Prime: Tech4Imaging LLC; Subs: The Ohio State University, Accuflow	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2020-01-24	Process Intensification by a One-Step, Plasma-Assisted Catalytic Synthesis of Liquid Chemicals from Light Hydrocarbons (155.23 KB)	University of Notre Dame	South Bend, IN	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2018-10-23	Hydraulic Fracture Test Site II (HFTS2) - Delaware Basin (Well Site) (171.85 KB)	Gas Technology Institute	Loving County, TX	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-13	Smart Methane Emission Detection System Development (136.28 KB)	Southwest Research Institute	San Antonio, TX	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2019-10-24	Non-Fouling, Low Cost Electrolytic Coagulation and Disinfection for Treating Flowback and Produced Water for Reuse (179.55 KB)	Prime: University of Arizona Sub: Water Tectonics, Inc.	Tucson, AZ Everett, WA	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2019-08-02	CO2 EOR Improvement in Conventional Fields Using Rich Gas (195.26 KB)	Prime: University of North Dakota EERC Subs: University of North Dakota - Bell Creek Oil Field, University of North Dakota EERC	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2018-02-15	In Situ Applied Coatings for Mitigating Gas Hydrate Deposition in Deepwater Operations (205.44 KB)	Prime: Colorado School of Mines Sub: Oceanit Laboratories	Golden, CO Honolulu, HI	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2020-01-30	Predictive Self-Healing Seals for Gas Transmission (183.22 KB)	University of Tulsa	Tulsa, OK	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2018-02-13	Hexagonal Boron Nitride Reinforced Multifunctional Well Cement For Extreme Conditions (159.11 KB)	Prime: C-Crete Technologies Sub: Schlumberger	Stafford, TX Sugar Land, TX	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-12	Novel Seal Design for Effective Methane Emissions Mitigation from Reciprocating Compressors (155.88 KB)	Prime: Southwest Research Institute Subs: NextSeal AB	San Antonio, TX Stockholm, Sweden	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2020-01-31	Subtask 3.2 Produced Water Management Through Geologic Homogenization, Conditioning and Reuse (181.76 KB)	University of North Dakota EERC	Grand Forks, ND; Johnsons Corner, McKenzie County, ND	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2019-11-04	Resource Recovery and Environmental Protection in Wyoming's Greater Green River Basin Using Selective Nanostructured Membranes (177.16 KB)	Prime: University of Wyoming Subs: H2O Systems, Triton Water Midstream	Laramie, WY Houston, TX Edmond, OK	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-12	Natural Gas Hydrates in Permafrost and Marine Settings: Resources, Properties and Environmental Issues (261.22 KB)	US Geological Survey	Baltic Sea	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2018-07-30	Natural Gas Hydrates in Permafrost and Marine Settings: Resources, Properties and Environmental Issues (161.79 KB)	Prime: US Geological Survey - Woods Hole, MA Subs: US Geological Survey -Denver, CO, Menlo Park, CA, and Santa Cruz, CA	US Atlantic Margin	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-10-03	Emission Inventories from Natural Gas Storage Facilities (116.29 KB)	Prime: University of Colorado - Boulder Subs: University of California - Davis, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Scientific Aviation	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2020-02-07	Solid-State Mixed-Potential Electrochemical Sensors for Natural Gas Leak Detection and Quality Control (178.59 KB)	Prime: University of New Mexico; Sub: SensorComm Technologies	Albuquerque, NM	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2019-11-15	Project ULTRA: Underwater Laser Telecommunications & Remote Access (197.06 KB)	Prime: Oceanit Sub: Lawrence Livermore National Lab	Honolulu, HI; Livermore, CA	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-29	Characteristics of Gathering and Boosting Stations (119.18 KB)	Colorado State University	Fort Collins, CO	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2019-11-15	Advanced Multi-Dimensional Capacitance Sensors Based Subsea Multiphase Mass Flow Meter to Measure and Monitor Offshore Enhanced (193.12 KB)	Prime: Tech4Imaging LLC; Sub: The Ohio State University	Columbus, OH	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-09	Impacts of Clays on the Compressibility and Permeability of Sands during Methane Extraction from Gas Hydrate (113.71 KB)	US Geological Survey	Woods Hole, MA	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2020-03-05	Corrosion Mitigation Pre-Treatments for Pipelines with Applied Coatings (160.28 KB)	DNV GL USA	Dublin, OH	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2019-09-20	RBDMS, FracFocus, States First, and Produced Water Initiatives for FY18 (219.6 KB)	Prime: Ground Water Protection Council Subs: OnCore Consulting, Bureau of Economic Geology, Line 45, LLC	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-09	RBDMS, FracFocus, States First, and Produced Water Initiatives for FY16 (117.61 KB)	Prime: Ground Water Protection Council Subs: ALL Consulting, Virtual Engineering Solutions, Coordinate Solutions, Troy Web Consulting	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-26	Advanced Simulation and Experiments of Strongly Coupled Geomechanics and Flow for Gas Hydrate Deposits: Validation and Field App (167.69 KB)	Prime: Texas A&M University Sub: Korea Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources (KIGAM)	College Station, TX Daejeon, South Korea	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-09	Impacts of Clays on the Compressibility and Permeability of Sands during Methane Extraction from Gas Hydrate (121.46 KB)	Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge, LA	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2019-05-08	Natural Gas Hydrates in Permafrost and Marine Settings: Resources, Properties and Environmental Issues (277.92 KB)	Prime: US Geological Survey - Woods Hole, MA Subs: US Geological Survey -Denver, CO, Menlo Park, CA, and Santa Cruz, CA	Offshore Oregon and Washington	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2019-09-25	Novel Smart Microchip Proppant Technology (173.85 KB)	Prime: University of Kansas; Subs: MicroSilicon, UCLA	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2016-09-07	Characterizing Baselines and Change in Gas Hydrate Systems using EM Methods (120.32 KB)	Prime: University of California-San Diego/Scripps Institution of Oceanography Subs: US Geological Survey, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Multiple sites, Multiple states, and Offshore Gulf of Mexico	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team
N	2020-08-03	Corrosion Mitigation Pre-Treatments for Pipelines with Applied Coatings (186.28 KB)	DNV GL USA	Dublin, OH	FE/TDIC/OG/Natural Gas Team