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42 U.S.C. § 13411 — Enhanced oil recovery
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 13411
(6) to consider the comparative environ-
mental and public health impacts of the en-
ergy to be produced or saved by the specific
activities;
(7) to consider the obstacles inherent in pri-
vate industry’s development of new energy
technologies and steps necessary for estab-
lishing or maintaining technological leader-
ship in the area of energy and energy effi-
ciency resource technologies; and
(8) to consider the contribution of a given
activity to fundamental scientific knowledge.
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XX, § 2001, Oct. 24, 1992, 106
Stat. 3057.)
PART A—OIL AND GAS SUPPLY ENHANCEMENT
§ 13411. Enhanced oil recovery
(a) Program direction
The Secretary shall conduct a 5-year program,
in accordance with sections 13541 and 13542 of
this title, on technologies to increase the
recoverability of domestic oil resources to—
(1) improve reservoir characterization;
(2) improve analysis and field verification;
(3) field test and demonstrate enhanced oil
recovery processes, including advanced proc-
esses, in reservoirs the Secretary considers to
be of high priority, ranked primarily on the
basis of oil recovery potential and risk of
abandonment;
(4) transfer proven recovery technologies to
producers and operators of wells, including
stripper wells, that would otherwise be likely
to be abandoned in the near term due to de-
clining production;
(5) improve enhanced oil recovery process
technology for more economic and efficient oil
production;
(6) identify and develop new recovery tech-
nologies;
(7) study reservoir properties and how they
affect oil recovery from porous media;
(8) improve techniques for meeting environ-
mental requirements;
(9) improve data bases of reservoir and envi-
ronmental
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 13411
(6) to consider the comparative environ-
mental and public health impacts of the en-
ergy to be produced or saved by the specific
activities;
(7) to consider the obstacles inherent in pri-
vate industry’s development of new energy
technologies and steps necessary for estab-
lishing or maintaining technological leader-
ship in the area of energy and energy effi-
ciency resource technologies; and
(8) to consider the contribution of a given
activity to fundamental scientific knowledge.
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XX, § 2001, Oct. 24, 1992, 106
Stat. 3057.)
PART A—OIL AND GAS SUPPLY ENHANCEMENT
§ 13411. Enhanced oil recovery
(a) Program direction
The Secretary shall conduct a 5-year program,
in accordance with sections 13541 and 13542 of
this title, on technologies to increase the
recoverability of domestic oil resources to—
(1) improve reservoir characterization;
(2) improve analysis and field verification;
(3) field test and demonstrate enhanced oil
recovery processes, including advanced proc-
esses, in reservoirs the Secretary considers to
be of high priority, ranked primarily on the
basis of oil recovery potential and risk of
abandonment;
(4) transfer proven recovery technologies to
producers and operators of wells, including
stripper wells, that would otherwise be likely
to be abandoned in the near term due to de-
clining production;
(5) improve enhanced oil recovery process
technology for more economic and efficient oil
production;
(6) identify and develop new recovery tech-
nologies;
(7) study reservoir properties and how they
affect oil recovery from porous media;
(8) improve techniques for meeting environ-
mental requirements;
(9) improve data bases of reservoir and envi-
ronmental conditions; and
(10) lower lifting costs on stripper wells by
utilizing advanced renewable energy tech-
nologies such as small wind turbines and oth-
ers.
(b) Program goals
(1) Near-term priorities
The near-term priorities of the program in-
clude preserving access to high potential res-
ervoirs,
identifying
available
technologies
that can extend the lifetime of wells and of
stripper well property, and developing envi-
ronmental field operations for waste disposal
and injection practices.
(2) Mid-term priorities
The mid-term priorities of the program in-
clude developing and testing identified but
unproven technologies, and transferring those
technologies for widespread use.
(3) Long-term priorities
The long-term priorities of the program in-
clude developing advanced techniques to re-
cover oil not recoverable by other techniques.
(c) Accelerated program plan
Within 180 days after October 24, 1992, the Sec-
retary shall prepare and submit to the Congress
a plan for carrying out under this section the ac-
celerated field testing of technologies to achieve
the priorities stated in subsection (b). In pre-
paring the plan, the Secretary shall consult
with appropriate representatives of industry, in-
stitutions of higher education, Federal agencies,
including national laboratories, and professional
and technical societies, and with the Advisory
Board established under section 13522 of this
title.
(d) Proposals
Within 1 year after October 24, 1992, the Sec-
retary shall solicit proposals for conducting ac-
tivities under this section.
(e) Consultation
In carrying out the provisions of this section,
the Secretary shall consult representatives of
the oil and gas industry with respect to innova-
tive research and development proposals to im-
prove oil and gas recovery and shall consider
relevant technical data from industry and other
research and information centers and institutes.
(f) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary for carrying out this section, includ-
ing advanced extraction and process technology,
$57,250,000 for fiscal year 1993 and $70,000,000 for
fiscal year 1994.
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XX, § 2011, Oct. 24, 1992, 106
Stat. 3057.)
§ 13412. Oil shale
(a) Program direction
The Secretary shall conduct a 5-year program,
in accordance with sections 13541 and 13542 of
this title, on oil shale extraction and conver-
sion, including research and development on
both eastern and western shales, as provided in
this section.
(b) Program goals
The goals of the program established under
this section include—
(1) supporting the development of economi-
cally competitive and environmentally accept-
able technologies to produce domestic supplies
of liquid fuels from oil shale;
(2) increasing knowledge of environmentally
acceptable oil shale waste disposal tech-
nologies and practices;
(3) increasing knowledge of the chemistry
and kinetics of oil shale retorting;
(4) increasing understanding of engineering
issues concerning the design and scale-up of
oil shale extraction and conversion tech-
nologies;
(5) improving techniques for oil shale mining
systems; and
(6) providing for cooperation with univer-
sities and other private sector entities.
(c) Eastern oil shale program
(1) As part of the program authorized by this
section, the Secretary shall carry out a program
on oil shale that includes applied research, in
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Advisory Committee** — The term “Advisory Committee” means the Climate Change Technology Advisory Committee established under subsection (f)(1).
(2) **Carbon sequestration** — The term “carbon sequestration” means the capture of carbon dioxide through terrestrial, geological, biological, or other means, which prevents the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
(3) **Committee** — The term “Committee” means the Committee on Climate Change Technology established under subsection (b)(1).
(4) **Developing country** — The term “developing country” has the meaning given the term in [section 13387(m) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section13387/m&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) **Greenhouse gas** — The term “greenhouse gas” means—
(A) carbon dioxide;
(B) methane;
(C) nitrous oxide;
(D) hydrofluorocarbons;
(E) perfluorocarbons; and
(F) sulfur hexafluoride.
(6) **Greenhouse gas intensity** — The term “greenhouse gas intensity” means the ratio of greenhouse gas emissions to economic output.
(7) **National Laboratory** — The term “National Laboratory” has the meaning given the term in section 15801(3) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title.
**(b) Committee on Climate Change Technology**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 180 days after August 8, 2005, the President shall establish a Committee on Climate Change Technology to—
(A) integrate current Federal climate reports; and
(B) coordinate Federal climate change technology activities and programs carried out in furtherance of the strategy developed under subsection (c)(1).
(2) **Membership** — The Committee shall be composed of at least 7 members, including—
(A) the Secretary, who sha
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