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[CITE: 42USC13411]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                       CHAPTER 134--ENERGY POLICY
 
             SUBCHAPTER VIII--REDUCTION OF OIL VULNERABILITY
 
                 Part A--Oil and Gas Supply Enhancement
 
Sec. 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 processes, 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 declining 
    production;
        (5) improve enhanced oil recovery process technology for more 
    economic and efficient oil production;
        (6) identify and develop new recovery technologies;
        (7) study reservoir properties and how they affect oil recovery 
    from porous media;
        (8) improve techniques for meeting environmental requirements;
        (9) improve data bases of reservoir and environmental 
    conditions; and
        (10) lower lifting costs on stripper wells by utilizing advanced 
    renewable energy technologies such as small wind turbines and 
    others.

(b) Program goals

                      (1) Near-term priorities

        The near-term priorities of the program include preserving 
    access to high potential reservoirs, identifying available 
    technologies that can extend the lifetime of wells and of stripper 
    well property, and developing environmental field operations for 
    waste disposal and injection practices.

                       (2) Mid-term priorities

        The mid-term priorities of the program include 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 include developing 
    advanced techniques to recover oil not recoverable by other 
    techniques.

(c) Accelerated program plan

    Within 180 days after October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall prepare 
and submit to the Congress a plan for carrying out under this section 
the accelerated field testing of technologies to achieve the priorities 
stated in subsection (b) of this section. In preparing the plan, the 
Secretary shall consult with appropriate representatives of industry, 
institutions 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 Secretary shall solicit 
proposals for conducting activities 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 
innovative research and development proposals to improve 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, including 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, Sec. 2011, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3057.)
