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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Acronyms." National Research Council. 2004. Charting the Future of Methane Hydrate Research in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11094.
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Appendix E
Acronyms


ANS

Alaska North Slope

API

American Petroleum Institute


BBS

Broad Based Solicitation

BEG

Bureau of Economic Geology

BSR

bottom-simulating reflector

BPXA

BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc.


COI

conflict-of-interest

CT

computed tomography


DOE

Department of Energy

DSDP

Deep Sea Drilling Program


EEZ

exclusive economic zone


FACA

Federal Advisory Committee Act

FWP

field-work proposals


GB

Garden Banks Blocks

GHSZ

gas hydrate stability zone

GIT

Georgia Institute of Technology

GOM

Gulf of Mexico

GRI

Gas Research Institute

GSC

Geological Survey of Canada

Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Acronyms." National Research Council. 2004. Charting the Future of Methane Hydrate Research in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11094.
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GSPD

Gas Supply Projects Division

GWP

Greenhouse Warming Potential


HQ

Headquarters (DOE)

HYACE

Hydrate Autoclave Coring Equipment


ICC

Interagency Coordinating Committee

INEEL

Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory

IODP

Integrated Ocean Drilling Program

IR

infrared


JIP

Joint Industry Project

JOI

Joint Oceanographic Institutions

JOIDES

Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling


LBNL

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

LNG

liquefied natural gas

LWD

logging-while-drilling


MC

Mississippi Blocks

MBARI

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

MHAC

Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee

MMS

Minerals Management Service


NETL

National Energy Technology Laboratory

NGSA

Natural Gas Supply Association

NMR

nuclear magnetic resonance

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NRC

National Research Council

NRL

Naval Research Laboratory

NSF

National Science Foundation


ODP

Ocean Drilling Program

OOI

Ocean Observatories Initiative

ORION

Ocean Research Interactive Observatory Network

ORNL

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

OST

Office of Science and Technology (NETL)

Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Acronyms." National Research Council. 2004. Charting the Future of Methane Hydrate Research in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11094.
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PCAST

President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

PCS

Pressure Core Sampler

PNNL

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PI

principal investigator

ppb

parts per billion

ppm

parts per million


R&D

research and development

RFP

request for proposals

ROV

remotely operated vehicle


SCNG

Strategic Center for Natural Gas (NETL)

SCNGO

Strategic Center for Natural Gas and Oil (NETL)

STP

standard temperature and pressure


TAMU

Texas A&M University

Tcf

trillion cubic feet

TCT

Technical Coordinating Team

THF

tetrahydrofuran

TOUGH

transport of unsaturated groundwater and heat


USGS

United States Geological Survey


VAMP

velocity amplitude peculiarity

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Methane hydrate is a natural form of clathrate - a chemical substance in which one molecule forms a lattice around a "guest" molecule with chemical bonding. In this clathrate, the guest molecule is methane and the lattice is formed by water to form an ice-like solid. Methane hydrate has become the focus of international attention because of the vast potential for human use worldwide. If methane can be produced from hydrate, a reasonable assumption given that there are no obvious technical or engineering roadblocks to commercial production, the nation's natural gas energy supply could be extended for many years to come.

This report reviews the Department of Energy's (DOE) Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program, the project selection process, and projects funded to date. It makes recommendations on how the DOE program could be improved. Key recommendations include focusing DOE program emphasis and research in 7 priority areas; incorporating greater scientific oversight in the selection, initiation, monitoring, and assessment of major projects funded by the DOE; strengthening DOE's contribution to education and training through funding of fellowships, and providing project applicants with a set of instructions and guidelines outlining requirements for timely and full disclosure of project results and consequences of noncompliance.

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