Award Number: DE-EE0008605CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, B3.11Geothermal Technologies OfficeLocation(s): TXOffice(s): Golden Field Office
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
December 31, 2018
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Award Number: DE-EE0008605
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, B3.11
Geothermal Technologies Office
Location(s): TX
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to Texas A&M University (Texas A&M) to design, develop, fabricate and test an advanced drilling technology. Specifically, Texas A&M would develop drilling technology integrating microplasma discharges to “pre-fracture” rock prior to drilling. This would increase the rate of penetration and enhance rock reduction in drilling operations. The project would be completed over two Budget Periods (BPs), with a Go/No-Go Decision Point in between each BP.