DEFE0032541
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Innovative technologies to eliminate flaring from oil and natural gas production.
The objective of this project is to continue development of the Emission Control Treater (ECT), a new well pad processing technology that uses a fundamentally different process to achieve better separation, replacing existing equipment while eliminating nearly all emission sources on the pad.
The technology replaces fired heater treaters through electrification or consolidation to a single fired heater with emission controls, eliminates tank vapors through better crude stabilization, removes or reduces the need for internal combustion engine driven compression, and is a simpler skid-based prefabricated process which eliminates most fugitive emissions.
The modular nature of the ECT enables improved capital utilization through redeployment as production changes.
The objective of this project is to continue development of the Emission Control Treater (ECT), a new well pad processing technology that uses a fundamentally different process to achieve better separation, replacing existing equipment while eliminating nearly all emission sources on the pad.
The technology replaces fired heater treaters through electrification or consolidation to a single fired heater with emission controls, eliminates tank vapors through better crude stabilization, removes or reduces the need for internal combustion engine driven compression, and is a simpler skid-based prefabricated process which eliminates most fugitive emissions.
The modular nature of the ECT enables improved capital utilization through redeployment as production changes.
Awardee
Funding Goals
PROJECTS SOUGHT UNDER THIS FOA INCLUDE THE USE OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR PROCESSING AND SEPARATING OIL AND ASSOCIATED GAS AT THE WELL SITE DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE FLARING, AS WELL AS NEW TECHNOLOGIES DESIGNED TO CONVERT THE ASSOCIATED NATURAL GAS INTO VALUE-ADDED SOLID OR LIQUID PRODUCTS.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Denver,
Colorado
80228-2222
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been shortened from 11/29/25 to 10/10/25.
Pioneer Energy was awarded
Flare-Free Oil & Gas Production: Emission Control Treater (ECT) Innovation
Cooperative Agreement DEFE0032541
worth $5,868,433
from the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management in November 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Denver Colorado United States.
The grant
has a duration of 1 year and
was awarded through assistance program 81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development.
$2,500,000 (30.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO ELIMINATE FLARING FROM OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION.
Status
(Complete)
Last Modified 11/3/25
Period of Performance
11/30/24
Start Date
10/10/25
End Date
Funding Split
$5.9M
Federal Obligation
$2.5M
Non-Federal Obligation
$8.4M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to DEFE0032541
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEFE0032541
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
For-Profit Organization (Other Than Small Business)
Awarding Office
892433 NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Funding Office
892404 FOSSIL ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT
Awardee UEI
CWZ1Z868VQ56
Awardee CAGE
79UV6
Performance District
CO-07
Senators
Michael Bennet
John Hickenlooper
John Hickenlooper
Modified: 11/3/25