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A -- NATURAL FRACTURE EXPLORATION METHODOLODY EXTRAPOLATION SOL DE-RA26-99FT40191 POC Dan Doyle, Contract Specialist, (304) 285-4340; Mary S. Gabriele, Contracting Officer, (304) 285-4253 WEB: Click on the FETC Homepage for a copy of the Information, http://www.fetc.doe.gov/business/solicit/. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract specialist, Dany, ddoyle@fetc.doe.gov. The U. S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Technology Center (DOE/FETC) announces the availability of Program Research and Development Announcement (PRDA) No. DE-RA26-99FT40191 entitled "Natural Fracture Exploration Methodology Extrapolation." The objective of this effort is to demonstrate proven technologies and methodologies, or technologies with strong near-term commercialization potential, for detecting and quantifying areas of high natural fracture density, that are likely to lead to commercial gas production, in low permeability "tight" gas sand formations. The presence and quantity of predicted natural fractures shall be validated by drilling and testing a verification well(s). The demonstrations shall be in areas of favorable gas production potential in basins or formations where the technology has not yet been demonstrated. In-fill and step-out development well sites will not be considered. The effort will likely consist of the following: 1) acquisition of data, 2) processing and analysisof data and well site selection, 3) drilling and testing of a verification well and 4)technology transfer/commercialization. The solicitation will be posted on the FETC Homepage for distribution purposes; the address is "http://www.fetc.doe.gov/business/solicit/". The solicitation should be available in early April, 1999, with proposals being due in mid-May, 1999. Offerors are encouraged to download the solicitation once it becomes available, as paper copies will not be provided. Any amendments to the solicitation will also be posted on the FETC Homepage. An Information Package will be posted on the FETC Homepage shortly after this notice, describing the draft technical requirements; comments, suggestions, and/or questions are welcomed and encouraged. Multiple awards are anticipated, with one award set aside for a small business concern. The Standard Industrial Code for this action is 8731. See Numbered Note 2. Posted 03/02/99 (W-SN303753). (0061)

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