Natural gas supply subprogram status report, 1986

Technical Report · Mon Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5782258

This 1986 status report presents tactical objectives, goals, accomplishments, strategies, and contract status of ongoing projects in GRI's Natural Gas Supply R and D Subprogram that mainly address unconventional supply sources which cannot be economically exploited using existing recovery and stimulation techniques. Fifteen projects in the Tight Gas Sands area will develop the information, tools, and diagnostic capability to increase the recovery effectiveness and reduce the production costs of natural gas from tight-gas-sands reservoirs. In the Eastern Devonian Gas Shales area, 15 projects seek to develop an effective exploration rationale, understand production controls, and develop stimulation techniques. In the Co-Production of Gas and Water Area, exploitation of abandoned water-drive reservoirs is supported by six projects that will develop reservoir models, completion and production strategies, and brine management and control techniques. Eight projects in the Methane From Coal Deposits Area will provide the reservoir understanding, models, techniques, and tools for cost-effective recovery of methane from unminable coal deposits. In the Exploration and Production Technology area, three projects aim to reduce the cost of natural gas from both conventional and unconventional sources.

• Research Organization: Gas Research Inst., Chicago, IL (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5782258
• Report Number(s): PB-88-107982/XAB; GRI-87/0134
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALKANES
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
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METHANE
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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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PRODUCTION
RECOVERY
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