Stripper Well Consortium Seeks Members and Proposals
Stripper Well Consortium (SWC) is a national industry-driven consortium that is focused on the development, demonstration, and deployment of new technologies needed to improve the production performance of domestic natural gas and petroleum stripper wells.
SWC was established on September 30, 2000 through a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and The Pennsylvania State University. DOE will provide up to $3.0 million over three years, to be matched with 30% cost share from industry to fund projects selected by the consortium. Cost share may be in the form of cash and/or in-kind support. Proposal submission is limited to full members of the consortium.
The consortium is actively soliciting members from industry, academia and trade and state organizations. Full membership is available for an annual fee of $1,000 to industrial or academic members, or $2,500 for a three-year membership. Full members can (1) steer research into areas of strategic importance to their companies, (2) individually or jointly, submit proposals, and (3) gain access to low-cost technology transfer. Members will retain a five-year confidentiality period. Affiliate memberships are also available for state and trade organizations for $200 annually, or $500 for a three-year membership. Affiliate members are entitled to attend meetings that they may summarize for their organizations.
The consortium has identified three special interest areas-reservoir remediation, wellbore clean-up, and surface system optimization issues-in which R&D projects will be funded. Although these areas will be the primary focus of the program, the consortium will also consider other project proposals that focus on the well performance issue. The process of having industry develop, review, and select projects for funding helps ensure that the consortium conducts research that is relevant and timely to the natural gas and petroleum industry.
For further information or a membership application form, contact Joel Morrisson at Pennsylvania State University (phone 814-865-4802 or jlm9@psu.edu) or visit their website at http://www.energy.psu.edu/swc.