- a $3 million-matching-grant to investigate waterflood optimization as a precursor for CO2-enhanced oil recovery to revitalize CONVENTIONAL oil fields in the TYLER and MADISON formations in Billings County; the proposal was submitted by Eagle Energy Partners working in close collaboration with the Energy & Environmental Research Center. Documents at this link (a pdf should automatically load). I have not yet looked at the presentation.
- a $1.6 million-grant for a program dubbed iPIPE (intelligent Pipeline Integrity Program which will explore a variety of proprietary leak detection methods; the proposal was submitted jointly by Hess, Oasis, and Statoil. PDF here.
- funding $149,960 for a project that proposes to use electrokinetics to clean up sites contaminated by brine spills; the project will use solar-powered arrays. Proposal from Terran Corporation and Oasis. PDF here.
- funding $110,000 for a project to investigate the recovery of rare earth minerals from brine; proposed by Triple 8, LLC. PDF here.
The information and links come from Geoff Simon via his weekly "top North Dakota energy stories."
I don't know if I've mentioned "Eagle Energy Partners" on the blog yet. From their website:
Eagle Energy Partners is a private exploration and production company based in Minot, ND and is led by a team of experienced and successful oil and gas professionals.
Our management team is best in class with over four decades of deep domain expertise in our targeted areas.
EEP is currently acquiring North Dakota based assets and developing them, often through employing proven enhanced oil recovery methods and new technologies in an environmentally responsible manner.At the link, an incredible photograph of the beauty of North Dakota -- yes, even with the drilling pad.
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