Improved Oil and Gas Recovery and Produced Water Management Technologies

The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is seeking proposals for research and development projects to improve recovery efficiency from unconventional oil and natural gas reservoirs and to advance technologies for the treatment of flowback and produced water from oil and natural gas production operations. The goal of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to significantly enhance the efficiency and water management issues of domestic oil and natural gas production. Some key areas of focus include: • Field test site research and development of technologies for enhanced recovery from unconventional oil and gas reservoirs • Advanced characterization of fracture propagation, proppant behavior, and well diagnostics • Enhanced recovery of oil and gas from unconventional reservoirs using CO2 • Advanced field-testing of multi-scale produced water treatment technologies and processes