National Advanced Drilling and Excavation Technologies Program

Technical Report · Tue Jun 15 04:00:00 EDT 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/896392· OSTI ID:896392

The second meeting of Federal agency representatives interested in the National Advanced Drilling and Excavation Technologies (NADET) Program took place on June 15, 1993. The Geothermal Division of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) hosted the meeting at the Washington, D.C., offices of DOE. Representatives from the National Science Foundation, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Bureau of Mines, National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, and various offices within the Department of Energy attended. For a complete list of attendees see Attachment A. The purpose of the meeting was: (1) to cover the status of efforts to gain formal approval for NADET, (2) to brief participants on events since the last meeting, especially two recent workshops that explored research needs in drilling and excavation, (3) to review some recent technological advances, and (4) to solicit statements of the importance of improving drilling and excavation technologies to the missions of the various agencies. The meeting agenda is included as Attachment B.

• Research Organization: DOEEEGTP (USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Geothermal Tech Pgm)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 896392
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

58 GEOSCIENCES
DRILLING
EXCAVATION
Geothermal Legacy
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT