DEFE0032658
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – Well Emissions and Leakage Limitation Check (WELL CHECK)
The goal of WELL CHECK is to accelerate the mitigation of methane emissions from small operators (SO), defined as an entity generating revenue of less than $40 million in a fiscal year, within the U.S. oil and gas industry with production volumes between 15 and 40 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOED), gathering lines, and transmission pipelines.
This will be achieved through three key objectives:
1) Installation of emissions reduction technologies for high-priority emissions sources from upstream and midstream segments,
2) Upstream and midstream operational improvements through education and training programs for SOs on mitigation and measurement best practices,
and 3) Implementation of industry best practices programs at sites to identify and repair leak sources.
The goal of WELL CHECK is to accelerate the mitigation of methane emissions from small operators (SO), defined as an entity generating revenue of less than $40 million in a fiscal year, within the U.S. oil and gas industry with production volumes between 15 and 40 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOED), gathering lines, and transmission pipelines.
This will be achieved through three key objectives:
1) Installation of emissions reduction technologies for high-priority emissions sources from upstream and midstream segments,
2) Upstream and midstream operational improvements through education and training programs for SOs on mitigation and measurement best practices,
and 3) Implementation of industry best practices programs at sites to identify and repair leak sources.
Awardee
Funding Goals
THE PURPOSE OF THIS FOSSIL ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT (FECM) ON BEHALF OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT TITLED, “INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) – METHANE EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAM OIL AND GAS METHANE MONITORING AND MITIGATION”, IS TO MAKE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO A VARIETY OF ENTITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF MITIGATING METHANE EMISSIONS FROM MARGINAL CONVENTIONAL WELLS (MCWS) AND OTHER OIL AND NATURAL GAS ASSETS; ACCELERATING THE COMMERCIALIZATION, SCALE-UP AND APPLICATION OF INNOVATIVE METHANE EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES; AND ADVANCING THE CHARACTERIZATION AND REDUCTION OF METHANE EMISSIONS THROUGH MULTI-SCALE, MEASUREMENT-INFORMED DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Des Plaines,
Illinois
60018-1804
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Institute Of Gas Technology was awarded
Small Operator Methane Emissions Reduction Grant
Cooperative Agreement DEFE0032658
worth $209,999,996
from the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Des Plaines Illinois United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years 8 months and
was awarded through assistance program 81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – Methane Emissions Reduction Program Oil and Gas Methane Monitoring and Mitigation.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 6/3/25
Period of Performance
1/15/25
Start Date
9/30/28
End Date
Funding Split
$210.0M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$210.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to DEFE0032658
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEFE0032658
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Nonprofit With 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other Than An Institution Of Higher Education)
Awarding Office
892433 NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Funding Office
892404 FOSSIL ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT
Awardee UEI
J1T9VTF9PK89
Awardee CAGE
9C0U1
Performance District
IL-03
Senators
Richard Durbin
Tammy Duckworth
Tammy Duckworth
Modified: 6/3/25