Alliance Launched to Promote Low-impact Drilling
The Houston Advanced Research
Center (HARC), a not-for-profit organization based in The Woodlands, Texas, and
the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M
University have announced the creation of a collaborative research program to
promote advanced technology for low-impact oil and gas drilling.
The University/National Laboratories Alliance, established as part of the Environmentally Friendly Drilling (EFD) Program, will fund and transfer critical new technologies that can accelerate development of domestic reserves in a safe and environmentally friendly manner. The research is aimed specifically at technologies that can be used in environmentally sensitive areas that currently are off-limits to drilling and production.
In addition to HARC and Texas A&M, founding members of the Alliance include the University of Wyoming, University of Colorado, Utah State University, Sam Houston State University, University of Arkansas, West Virginia University, Argonne National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory.
According to Rich Haut, manager of the Alliance and Senior Research Scientist at HARC, the goal is to fund the development of and share the latest research findings with leaders of energy, academia, environmental organizations and government.
“We will consider all aspects of energy resource recovery, not only traditional oil and natural gas production methods, but also unconventional production, such as natural gas from shale or coal-bed methane,” Dr. Haut says. “New technology and monitoring programs can show us how we can better manage precious natural resources while reducing our impact on the environment.” Haut encourages other national laboratories and universities to contact him about participation in the Alliance.
David Burnett, EFD project manager and Director of Technology at the Global Petroleum Research Institute (GPRI) within Texas A&M Engineering, explains that EFD represents new low-impact technologies that can reduce the footprint of drilling activities. “For example, we are currently examining the use of light-weight drilling rigs with reduced emission engine packages and efficient on-site waste management systems.”
Created in 2005, EFD is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory and the energy industry. The growing EFD partnership consists of universities, national laboratories, energy producers and service companies, environmental organizations and government agencies.
For more information on the University/National Laboratories Alliance, contact Rich Haut at 281-364-6093 or David Burnett at 979-845-2274.
The University/National Laboratories Alliance, established as part of the Environmentally Friendly Drilling (EFD) Program, will fund and transfer critical new technologies that can accelerate development of domestic reserves in a safe and environmentally friendly manner. The research is aimed specifically at technologies that can be used in environmentally sensitive areas that currently are off-limits to drilling and production.
In addition to HARC and Texas A&M, founding members of the Alliance include the University of Wyoming, University of Colorado, Utah State University, Sam Houston State University, University of Arkansas, West Virginia University, Argonne National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory.
According to Rich Haut, manager of the Alliance and Senior Research Scientist at HARC, the goal is to fund the development of and share the latest research findings with leaders of energy, academia, environmental organizations and government.
“We will consider all aspects of energy resource recovery, not only traditional oil and natural gas production methods, but also unconventional production, such as natural gas from shale or coal-bed methane,” Dr. Haut says. “New technology and monitoring programs can show us how we can better manage precious natural resources while reducing our impact on the environment.” Haut encourages other national laboratories and universities to contact him about participation in the Alliance.
David Burnett, EFD project manager and Director of Technology at the Global Petroleum Research Institute (GPRI) within Texas A&M Engineering, explains that EFD represents new low-impact technologies that can reduce the footprint of drilling activities. “For example, we are currently examining the use of light-weight drilling rigs with reduced emission engine packages and efficient on-site waste management systems.”
Created in 2005, EFD is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory and the energy industry. The growing EFD partnership consists of universities, national laboratories, energy producers and service companies, environmental organizations and government agencies.
For more information on the University/National Laboratories Alliance, contact Rich Haut at 281-364-6093 or David Burnett at 979-845-2274.
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