1. Institutions of higher education;
2. For-profit entities;
3. Non-profit entities;
4. State and local governmental entities, and
5. Indian Tribes, as defined in Section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act, 25 U.S.C. § 53047.
Undocumented Orphaned Well Characterization and Remediation
This announcement aligns with Department of Energy's Office of Resource Sustainability's Methane Mitigation Technologies Program to develop advanced tools and technologies that will significantly reduce methane emissions and other environmental impacts associated with undocumented orphaned wells. This announcement will support the undocumented orphaned wells subprogram by soliciting research on new processes and development of new materials, tools, and technologies for wellbore characterization, effective plugging and abandonment operations, and pre and post plugging and abandonment emissions monitoring.
Objective
The objective of this FOA is to competitively solicit applications for advancing
cost-effective technology options toward commercialization that can more
efficiently characterize the condition of Undocumented Orphaned Wells
(UOWs) and provide a range of remediation options.
Areas of Inerest (AOI)
• Area of Interest 1: Advanced Remediation Techniques for UOW Boreholes
• Area of Interest 2: UOW Wellbore Characterization
• Area of Interest 3: Long-Term UOW Monitoring