Western Gas Sands Subprogram review technical proceedings

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5053935

Frohne, K. H. ^[1]

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1. ed.

The Western Gas Sands Subprogram (WGSS) is a part of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Unconventional Gas Recovery Program managed by the Morgantown Energy Technology Center (METC). The goal of the Department's research on western tight lenticular gas reservoirs is to develop the scientific and engineering knowledge base for the extraction of natural gas resources that are geologically highly complex, are unpredictable in reservoir and production performance, and consequently represent high technical risk. Emphasis of the research is on reducing the technical uncertainties surrounding the producible reserve potential of these unconventional reservoirs in order to encourage industry development of the resource. On October 18-19, 1983, METC sponsored and hosted the second annual Western Gas Sands Review, held at the Sheraton Lakeview Resort and Conference Center in Morgantown, West Virginia. The purpose of the technical meeting was severalfold: to review the current status and technical accomplishments of the Western Gas Sands Subprogram in Fiscal Year 1983; to foster technology exchange within the subprogram by familiarizing project participants with each other's work; and to facilitate the focusing of plans for future DOE research activities on western gas sands. Forty attendees from industry, academia, National Laboratories, and DOE participated in the exchange of information, results, and plans. Twenty papers were presented in three half day sessions by principal researchers covering FY 83 WGSS activities. All papers were processed for inclusion in the Energy Data Base.

• Research Organization: USDOE Morgantown Energy Technology Center, WV
• OSTI ID: 5053935
• Report Number(s): DOE/METC-84-3; CONF-8310162-; ON: DE84000305
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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