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Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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 G
Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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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TABLE G.1 DOE-Funded Methane Hydrate Research-Related Projects With Project Details

Project Title

Performer Organization

Lead Researcher

Project Start Date

Project End Date

High Resolution Processing of Seismic Data from GB 424 and 425 and MC 852 and 853, Gulf of Mexico

WesternGeco

J. Larry Cain

4/17/01

7/30/01

Gathering, Processing and Evaluating Seismic and Physical Data on Gas Hydrates in the Gulf of Mexico

U.S. Geological Survey

Deborah Hutchinson

9/9/97

8/31/04

A Submersible-Deployed Micro-Drill for Sampling of Shallow Gas Hydrate Deposits

Texas A&M University

Ian McDonald

5/1/01

9/30/02

Characterizing Marine Gas Hydrate Reservoirs Using 3-D Seismic Data

University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology

Robert Hardage

9/29/00

9/28/02

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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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Planned DOE Cost

Planned Non-DOE Cost

Non-DOE Cost Share (%)

DOE Obligation (2001)

DOE Obligation (2002)

DOE Obligation (2003)

32,000

 

 

32,000

 

 

2,389,180

 

 

441,000

966,800

181,000

190,160

43,000

18

94,000

96,160

 

700,418

178,477

20

101,426

 

 

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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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Project Title

Performer Organization

Lead Researcher

Project Start Date

Project End Date

Gas Hydrates Research in Deep Sea Sediments

Naval Research Laboratory

Joseph Gettrust and Richard Coffin

9/15/97

9/30/04

Gulf of Mexico Sea Floor Stability and Gas Hydrates Monitoring Project

University of Mississippi

Carol Lutken

9/29/00

5/31/04

Field Study of Exposed and Buried Gas Hydrates in the Gulf of Mexico

University of California, Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Miriam Kastner

3/4/02

3/3/05

Characterizing Natural Gas Hydrates in the Deep Water Gulf of Mexico: Applications for Safe Exploration

ChevronTexaco

Emrys Jones

9/30/01

9/30/05

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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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Planned DOE Cost

Planned Non-DOE Cost

Non-DOE Cost Share (%)

DOE Obligation (2001)

DOE Obligation (2002)

DOE Obligation (2003)

1,498,638

 

 

578,000

110,638

210,000

2,503,618

704,223

22

833,624

799,560

214,304

334,256

89,320

21

 

198,381

135,875

10,579,059

3,024,075

22

1,376,181

128,674

2,551,878

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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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Project Title

Performer Organization

Lead Researcher

Project Start Date

Project End Date

Alaska North Slope Gas Hydrate Reservoir Characterization

BP Exploration

Robert Hunter

9/30/01

9/30/05

Characterizing Arctic Hydrates (Canadian Test Well and Alaskan “Wells of Opportunity”)

U.S. Geological Survey

Timothy Collett

9/2/97

12/30/04

The Mallik 2002 Consortium: Drilling and Testing a Gas Hydrate Well

Geological Survey of Canada

Scott Dallimore

9/28/01

8/31/04

Methane Hydrate Production from Alaskan Permafrost

Maurer Technology

Thomas Williams

9/30/01

9/30/04

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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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Planned DOE Cost

Planned Non DOE Cost

Non DOE Cost Share (%)

DOE Obligation (2001)

DOE Obligation (2002)

DOE Obligation (2003)

13,269,704

8,051,889

38

1,300,000

573,546

400,000

729,870

910,486

56

229,870

 

100,000

339,000

12,000,000

97

339,000

 

 

6,998,710

5,711,720

45

573,819

3,106,738

2,318,153

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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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Project Title

Performer Organization

Lead Researcher

Project Start Date

Project End Date

In Situ Sampling and Characterization of Methane Hydrate (ODP Leg 204 Hydrates Coring Expedition)

Joint Oceanographic Institutions

Frank Rack

9/30/01

10/31/05

Downhole Logging at Hydrate Ridge (ODP Leg 204)

Columbia University

David Goldberg

6/5/02

9/10/03

Three-Dimensional Structure and Physical Properties of Methane Hydrate Deposit at Blake Ridge

University of Wyoming Steven

Holbrook

9/28/00

9/30/03

Characterizing Gas Hydrate Kinetics and Biochemistry

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Tommy Joe Phelps

6/30/00

12/30/03

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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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Planned DOE Cost

Planned Non DOE Cost

Non DOE Cost Share (%)

DOE Obligation (2001)

DOE Obligation (2002)

DOE Obligation (2003)

1,862,108

476,094

20

750,000

150,000

242,108

92,500

1,050,000

92

 

92,500

 

228,306

61,159

21

117,950

 

 

345,000

 

 

 

210,000

 

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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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Project Title

Performer Organization

Lead Researcher

Project Start Date

Project End Date

Mesoscale Characterization of Natural and Synthetic Gas Hydrates

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Claudia Rawn

9/1/01

3/31/03

Fundamental Physical Properties and Chemical Stability of Gas Hydrates

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

William Durham

6/30/00

3/31/03

X-Ray Scanning for Characterization of Gas Hydrate Bearing Cores

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Barry Freifeld

8/1/02

9/30/03

Characterization of Methane Hydrate Bearing Sediments and Hydrate Dissociation Kinetics

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Pete McGrail

9/1/01

3/31/03

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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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Planned DOE Cost

Planned Non DOE Cost

Non DOE Cost Share (%)

DOE Obligation (2001)

DOE Obligation (2002)

DOE Obligation (2003)

565,000

 

 

300,000

150,000

35,000

570,000

 

 

300,000

 

150,000

393,000

 

 

 

50,000

280,000

340,000

 

 

100,000

40,000

200,000

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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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Project Title

Performer Organization

Lead Researcher

Project Start Date

Project End Date

Improved Technologies for Detecting Gas Hydrates

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

George He

9/1/01

3/31/03

Collection and Microbiological Analysis of Gas Hydrate Cores

Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory

Rick Colwell

6/30/00

12/30/03

TOUGH2 Hydrate Reservoir Simulator Development

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

George Moridis

6/30/00

9/30/03

Mechanical Testing of Gas Hydrate/Sediment Samples

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

David Cole

7/9/99

9/30/03

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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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Planned DOE Cost

Planned Non DOE Cost

Non DOE Cost Share (%)

DOE Obligation (2001)

DOE Obligation (2002)

DOE Obligation (2003)

450,000

 

 

300,000

150,000

 

430,000

 

 

 

300,000

100,000

810,000

 

 

200,000

110,000

300,000

110,000

50,000

31

50,000

 

 

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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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Project Title

Performer Organization

Lead Researcher

Project Start Date

Project End Date

Fundamentals of Natural Gas and Species Flows from Hydrate Dissociation—Applications to Safety Problems

Clarkson University

Goodarz Ahmadi

9/22/00

9/30/03

Petrophysical Characterization and Reservoir Simulator for Gas Hydrate Production and Hazard Avoidance in the Gulf of Mexico

Westport Technology Center International

Dan Gleitman

6/26/02

3/31/05

Structural Characterization of Natural Gas Hydrates

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Devinder Mahajan

6/30/00

3/30/01

Membership in Joint Industry Project for Control of Hydrate Production Problems

Colorado School of Mines

E. Dendy Sloan

9/30/97

12/31/00

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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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Planned DOE Cost

Planned Non DOE Cost

Non DOE Cost Share (%)

DOE Obligation (2001)

DOE Obligation (2002)

DOE Obligation (2003)

268,183

103,795

28

95,000

90,000

 

817,942

204,488

20

 

438,905

 

75,000

 

 

 

 

 

120,000

 

 

 

 

 

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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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Project Title

Performer Organization

Lead Researcher

Project Start Date

Project End Date

Properties of Natural Gas Hydrates

National Energy Technology Laboratory, Office of Science and Technology

Robert Warzinski

9/30/98

9/30/03

Kinetics of Natural Gas Hydrates

National Energy Technology Laboratory, Office of Science and Technology

Charles Taylor

10/1/02

9/30/03

Physical Properties, Natural Gas Production, Environmental, and Safety and Seafloor Stability Aspects of Gas Hydrates

National Energy Technology Laboratory, Office of Science and Technology

Duane Smith

9/30/99

9/30/01

Natural Gas Analysis Support, Development of Techniques for Distribution of Gas Hydrate

K&M Engineering and Consulting Corporation.

Charles Byrer

3/16/98

4/25/99

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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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Planned DOE Cost

Planned Non DOE Cost

Non DOE Cost Share (%)

DOE Obligation (2001)

DOE Obligation (2002)

DOE Obligation (2003)

625,000

 

 

125,000

150,000

250,000

950,000

 

 

 

250,000

700,000

1,270,000

 

 

575,000

50,000

 

120,037

 

 

 

 

 

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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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Project Title

Performer Organization

Lead Researcher

Project Start Date

Project End Date

Geologic Environments Favorable for Formation and Stability of Gas Hydrates

Geoexplorers International, Inc.

Jan Krason

9/30/99

7/31/00

National Methane Hydrate Research Program Website

Energy and Environmental Solutions, LLC (E2S)

Ray Boswell

2/24/01

5/31/04

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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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Planned DOE Cost

Planned Non DOE Cost

Non DOE Cost Share (%)

DOE Obligation (2001)

DOE Obligation (2002)

DOE Obligation (2003)

94,970

 

 

 

 

 

224,272

 

 

224,272

 

 

SOURCE: Data provided by DOE Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program, 2004.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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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TABLE G.2 DOE Methane Hydrate Research-Related Projects and Project Objectives (● primary target/objective; ○ secondary target/objective)

Project Title

Project Phase

Research Topic and Geographic Emphasis

Characteristic Hydrate Properties

High Resolution Processing of Seismic Data from GB 424 and 425 and MC 852 and 853, Gulf of Mexico (GOM)

1

Field (GOM)

 

Gathering, Processing and Evaluating Seismic and Physical Data on Gas Hydrates in the Gulf of Mexico

1

Field (GOM)

A Submersible-Deployed Micro-Drill for Sampling of Shallow Gas Hydrate Deposits

1

Field (GOM)

 

Characterizing Marine Gas Hydrate Reservoirs Using 3-D Seismic Data

1

Field (GOM)

 

Gas Hydrates Research in Deep Sea Sediments

1

Field (GOM)

Gulf of Mexico Sea Floor Stability and Gas Hydrates Monitoring Project

 

Field (GOM)

 

Field Study of Exposed and Buried Gas Hydrates in the Gulf of Mexico

1

Field (GOM)

 

Characterizing Natural Gas Hydrates in the Deep Water Gulf of Mexico: Applications for Safe Exploration

1

Field (GOM)

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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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Hydrate Distribution

Hazard Mitigation

Global Climate and Seafloor Stability

Improved Tools for the Laboratory and in the Field

Production Potential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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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Project Title

Project Phase

Research Topic and Geographic Emphasis

Characteristic Hydrate Properties

Alaska North Slope Gas Hydrate Reservoir Characterization

1

Field (Arctic)

 

Characterizing Arctic Hydrates (Canadian Test Well and Alaskan “Wells of Opportunity”)

1

Field (Arctic)

The Mallik 2002 Consortium: Drilling and Testing a Gas Hydrate Well

1

Field (Arctic)

 

Methane Hydrate Production from Alaskan Permafrost

1

Field (Arctic)

 

In Situ Sampling and Characterization of Methane Hydrate (ODP Leg 204 Hydrates Coring Expedition)

1

Field (Pacific)

Downhole Logging at Hydrate Ridge (ODP Leg 204)

1

Field (Pacific)

 

Three-Dimensional Structure and Physical Properties of Methane Hydrate Deposit at Blake Ridge

1

Field (East Coast)

 

Characterizing Gas Hydrate Kinetics and Biochemistry

2

Lab (Kinetics and biochemical.)

Mesoscale Characterization of Natural and Synthetic Gas Hydrates

2

Lab (Geomechanical)

Fundamental Physical Properties and Chemical Stability of Gas Hydrates

2

Lab (Geomechanical)

X-Ray Scanning for Characterization of Gas Hydrate Bearing Cores

2

Lab (Geomechanical)

Characterization of Methane Hydrate Bearing Sediments and Hydrate Dissociation Kinetics

1

Lab (Kinetics)

Improved Technologies for Detecting Gas Hydrates

2

Lab (Geochemical)

 

Collection and Microbiological Analysis of Gas Hydrate Cores

2

Lab (Biology)

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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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Hydrate Distribution

Hazard Mitigation

Global Climate and Seafloor Stability

Improved Tools for the Laboratory and in the Field

Production Potential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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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Project Title

Project Phase

Research Topic and Geographic Emphasis

Characteristic Hydrate Properties

TOUGH2 Hydrate Reservoir Simulator Development

2

Lab (Modeling)

 

Mechanical Testing of Gas Hydrate/Sediment Samples

1

Lab (Geomechanical)

Fundamentals of Natural Gas and Species Flows from Hydrate Dissociation—Applications to Safety Problems

3

Lab (Modeling)

 

Petrophysical Characterization and Reservoir Simulator for Gas Hydrate Production and Hazard Avoidance in the Gulf of Mexico

1

Lab (Geomechanical and modeling)

Structural Characterization of Natural Gas Hydrates

1

Lab (Kinetics)

Membership in Joint Industry Project for Control of Hydrate Production Problems

1

Lab (Geomechanical)

Properties of Natural Gas Hydrates

1

Lab (Geomechanical)

Kinetics of Natural Gas Hydrates

1

Lab (Kinetics)

Physical Properties, Natural Gas Production, Environmental, and Safety and Seafloor Stability Aspects of Gas Hydrates

1

Lab (Geomechanical)

Natural Gas Analysis Support, Development of Techniques for Distribution of Gas Hydrate

1

Crosscut

Geologic Environments Favorable for Formation and Stability of Gas Hydrates

1

Crosscut

National Methane Hydrate Research Program Web site

1

Crosscut

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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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Hydrate Distribution

Hazard Mitigation

Global Climate and Seafloor Stability

Improved Tools for the Laboratory and in the Field

Production Potential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOURCE: Data provided by DOE Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program, 2004.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program." 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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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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