Completed Research Reports Pre-EPAct 2005 Section 999

Prior to the implementation of the current RPSEA program supported by provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), RPSEA managed a program of research supported by funding from the Gas Research Institute (GRI). Under that program, RPSEA awarded funding to 22 research projects that focused on increasing energy supply from domestic ultra-deepwater and unconventional resources. Abstracts and summaries for the completed projects are listed below.

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FINAL OVERALL REPORT FOR COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DUAL DENSITY DRILLING SYSTEMS TO REDUCE DEEPWATER DRILLING COSTS

• Literature Review Summary for Comparative Analysis of Dual Density Drilling Systems to Reduce Deepwater Drilling Costs
• Representative Well Descriptions for Comparative Analysis of Dual Density Deepwater Drilling Systems
• Feasibility Evaluation of Alternative Well Control Methods for a Riser Gas-Lift Approach for Dual Density Drilling
• Feasibility Study of Diluting a Weighted Drilling Fluid with a Low Density Liquid to Create a Riser Fluid for a Dual Density Drilling System
• Riser Mud Separation Study for Dual Density Drilling System Based on Riser Mud Dilution 

GAS PRODUCTION/STORAGE SHUTTLE FEASIBILITY STUDY: ULTRA-DEEPWATER GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT

CO2 SEQUESTRATION AND ENHANCED GAS RECOVERY IN DEPLETED GAS RESERVOIRS: QUANTIFICATION OF FUNDAMENTAL CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL PROCESSES AFFECTING FLOW AND INJECTIVITY

IMAGING DEEP GAS PROSPECTS USING MULTICOMPONENT SEISMIC TECHNOLOGY  

NORTHERN APPALACHIAN COALBED METHANE ASSESSMENT PROJECT

ROADMAP FOR PRODUCING ALASKA’S COALBED & TIGHT SAND GAS

LEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT: SUITABILITY MATRIX FOR ESTIMATING VALUE OF LEAN PROCESSES AND TOOLS FOR REDUCING CYCLE TIME AND COSTS IN THE ULTRADEEP OFFSHORE INDUSTRY

OPTIMIZATION METHODS FOR THE DESIGN AND PLANNING OF OFF-SHORE GAS FIELD INFRASTRUCTURES UNDER UNCERTAINTY

IDENTIFICATION OF BEHIND-PIPE PAY ZONES IN LOW PERMEABILITY SAND/SHALE/COAL SEQUENCES

AMERICAGODEEP.COM LIVE LINK DEEPWATER TECHNOLOGY MAPPING PROJECT

 REAL-TIME PORE-PRESSURE PREDICTION AHEAD OF THE BIT

DEEP-SEA FURROWS: PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, MECHANISMS OF FORMATION AND ASSOCIATED ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES

DEEP, OFFSHORE NATURAL GAS DEHYDRATION USING GAS/LIQUID MEMBRANE CONTACTORS

IMPROVING PRODUCED WATER QUALITY FOR COAL BED METHANE

SYNTHESIS AND PROCESSING OF INCONEL INFILTRATED B6O/B4C ROCK CUTTERS

COMBINED USE OF SEISMIC AND RESISTIVITY SURVEYS FOR ENHANCED GAS RESERVOIR IMAGING AND EXPLORATION

ENHANCING MICROBIAL GAS FROM UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIRS: GEOCHEMICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF METHANE-RICH FRACTURED BLACK SHALES

LONG-TERM RELIABILITY ANALYSIS AND RISK ASSESSMENT OF ULTRA-DEEPWATER COMPOSITE RISERS

• Effect of Saltwater on Multiaxial Cyclic Fatigue of Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Composite Material

• Vortex-Induced Vibration of Composite Risers at Moderate Reynolds Numbers Using Computational Fluid Dynamics

• Ultra-Deepwater Composite Risers: Structure-Fluid Interactions with Vortex-Induced Vibration

• Advanced Analytical Models and Design Methodology Developments for Ultra Deepwater Composite Risers