| Project Information |
| Project ID: | DE-FC26-04NT42098 |
| Project Title: | Stripper Well Consortium |
| FE Program: | Gas/Oil - Gas Production R&D |
| Research Type: | Engineering Development |
| Funding Memorandum: | Cooperative Agree't - Consortium |
| Project Performer |
| Performer Type: | State Higher Education Institution |
| Performer: | Pennsylvania State University - OSP
Office of Sponsored Programs - 304 Old Main
110 Technology Center-University Park |
| Project Team Members: | - Airlift Services International, Anderson, IN, 46013, IN06
- Brandywine Energy & Development Co., Frazer, PA, 193550906, PA06
- Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 804011887, CO07
- Combined Heat & Power, Inc., East Aurora, NY, 14052, NY27
- Composite Engineers, Oklahoma City, OK, 731604723, OK04
- Hydroslotter Corporation, Toronto, ON, M5H 3V9, N/A
- IMPACT Technologies LLC, Tulsa, OK, 741356611, OK01
- James Engineering, Inc., Marietta, OH, 457503002, OH06
- Oak Resources, Tulsa, OK, 741356611, OK01
- Oklahoma Marginal Well Commission, Oklahoma City, OK, 731124802, OK05
- PAAL LLC, Brownwood, TX, 768010232, TX11
- Pennsylvania State University - PNG, University Park, PA, 16802, PA05
- RTA Systems, Inc., Norman, OK, 73070, OK04
- Schlumberger Consulting Services, Oklahoma City, OK, 731168214, OK05
- Taylor University, Upland, IN, 46989, IN05
- Texas A&M University - College Station, College Station, TX, 778433116, TX08
- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 794091035, TX19
- The Research Factory, Kilgore, TX, 756623027, TX01
- Tubel Technologies, Inc., The Woodlands, TX, 773814142, TX08
- Universal Well Services, Inc., Meadville, PA, 163353432, PA03
- University of Kansas - Center for Energy Research, Lawrence, KS, 660457609, KS03
- Vortex Flow LLC, Englewood, CO, 801127101, CO06
- W & W Vacuum & Compressors, Inc., Abilene, TX, 796085945, TX19
- WellDog, Inc., Laramie, WY, 82070, WY01
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| Project Location |
| City: | State College |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| Zip Code: | 16802-1504 |
| Congressional District: | 05 |
| Responsible FE Site: | NETL |
| Project Point of Contact |
| Name: | Morrison, Joel |
| Telephone: | (814) 865-4802 |
| Fax Number: | (814) 863-7432 |
| Email Address: | jlm9@psu.edu |
| Fossil Energy Point of Contact |
| Name: | Covatch, Gary L. |
| Telephone: | (304) 285-4589 |
| Location: | NETL |
| Email Address: | gary.covatch@netl.doe.gov |
| Project Dates |
| Start Date: | 05/01/2004 |
| End Date: | 04/30/2009 |
| Contract Specialist |
| Name: | Duncan, Debra |
| Telephone: | (412) 386-5700 |
| Cost & Funding Information |
| Total Est. Cost: | $8,463,750 |
| DOE Share: | $6,771,000 |
| Non DOE Share: | $1,692,750 |
| Project Description |
The objective of this project is to continue operation of an industry-driven consortium, which will provide a cost-efficient vehicle for developing, transferring, and deploying new technologies into the private sector. The consortium focuses on improving the production performance of domestic stripper wells, including both natural gas and oil stripper wells. The consortium has created and will continue to create new partnerships with the U.S. petroleum and natural gas industries and trade associations, state funding agencies, academia, and the National Energy Technology Laboratory.
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| Project Background |
Low-volume marginal gas wells, also known as "stripper" gas wells, accounted for nearly 8 percent of the natural gas produced domestically in 1997, excluding Alaska and federal offshore production, according to the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC). A stripper gas well is defined as a well that produces 60 thousand cubic feet (Mcf) of natural gas per day or less. In 1997, the U.S. had 176,530 stripper gas wells and they produced 1.013 Tcf of natural gas, with an average daily rate of 15.7 Mcfd. With the decline in oil and natural gas prices, more and more stripper wells are being plugged and abandoned because the production and maintenance costs are higher than the selling price. In an effort to keep this production as a viable resource, the Department of Energy is soliciting ideas, technologies, or methodologies which would benefit the stripper gas industry. It should be noted that due to the marginal economics of stripper wells, the cost of the new technology or methodology must fit the economics of stripper wells. In other words, the up front cost and payback time for the technology has to be reasonable.
There are 3 areas which need R&D to develop techniques or technologies to improve performance in stripper wells. These areas are the reservoir, the wellbore, and the surface. Each area could include subcategories. In the reservoir remediation area, such technologies could include restimulation, explosive/propellants, extended-reach jetting technology, or identifying additional behind-pipe reserves among others. The wellbore clean-up area could include such things as perforation cleaning/re-opening, fluid removal, solids removal, or scale/salt removal. Low-pressure compression facilities, collection system optimization, and water disposal are just a few ideas which will fall under the surface system optimization area. This list is not all inclusive as there are other technologies which have not been mentioned. |
| Project Milestones |
| This information is currently unavailable. |
| Project Accomplishments |
| Title: | Contract Award |
| Date: | 08/02/2004 |
Description | The contract was awarded in May 2004. | | |
| Title: | Select Projects for 2004 |
| Date: | 08/02/2004 |
Description | 10 projects were selected by the Executive Council for funding in 2004. A list of the projects selected can be found in th eMay 2004 Monthly Status Report. | | |
