This purpose of this announcement is to select and award projects that focus on critical gaps in our understanding of reservoir behavior and optimal completion, stimulation and wastewater disposal strategies in order to increase and enable more cost-efficient and environmentally sound recovery from shale
gas, tight oil, and tight gas resources.
This can be achieved by developing technological solutions that enable effective resource recovery from fewer and less environmentally-impactful wells.
This announcement is a critical component of the Depart of Energy portfolio to advance the environmentally-sound development of domestic unconventional oil and natural gas resources.