This funding opportunity seeks proposals for R&D projects focused on enhancing recovery efficiency from unconventional oil and gas reservoirs and advancing treatment technologies for flowback and produced water. It supports rapid field deployment and validation to improve resource recovery and mitigate environmental risks such as induced seismicity and contamination of drinking water sources.
Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, state and local government entities, and Indian Tribes. The opportunity is open to domestic entities meeting these criteria.
