[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 41047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16423]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other
Petroleum Resources Research and Development Program 2013 Annual Plan
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of report availability.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy announces the availability of the
2013 Annual Plan for the Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas
and Other Petroleum Resources Research and Development Program on the
DOE Web site at http://energy.gov/fe/downloads/2013-annual-plan or in
print form (see ``Contact'' below). The 2013 Annual Plan is in
compliance with the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Subtitle J, Section
999B(e)(3) which requires the publication of this plan and all written
comments in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elena Melchert, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, Mail Stop FE-30, 1000
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585 or phone: (202) 586-5600
or email to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Executive Summary [Excerpted from the 2013 Annual Plan]
This 2013 Annual Plan is the seventh research plan for the Ultra-
Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Resources
Research Program since the launch of the program in 2007.
This plan reflects the program's focus on safety and environmental
sustainability that was initiated in the 2011 plan, and is consistent
with the President's Office of Management and Budget directive for
research that has significant potential public benefits.
Onshore, research on Unconventional Resources focuses on protecting
groundwater and air quality, understanding rock and fluid interactions,
and integrated environmental protection, including water treatment
technologies and water management. For small producers, the program
focuses on extending the life of mature fields in an environmentally
sustainable way.
Offshore, research on Ultra-Deepwater emphasizes improved
understanding of systems risk, reducing risk through the acquisition of
real-time information, and reducing risk through the development of
advanced technologies.
The research activities described in this plan will be administered
by the Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA), which
operates under the guidance of the Secretary of Energy. RPSEA is a
consortium which includes representatives from industry, academia, and
research institutions. The expertise of RPSEA's members in all areas of
the exploration and production value chain ensures that the Department
of Energy's research program leverages relevant emerging technologies
and processes, and that project results will have a direct impact on
practices in the field.
Issued in Washington, DC on June 27, 2013.
Guido DeHoratiis,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Oil and Natural Gas,
Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 2013-16423 Filed 7-8-13; 8:45 am]
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