DEFE0032691
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – Field demonstration of advanced autonomous solar powered hydraulic jack to mitigate methane emission from oil and gas wellheads
The project objective is to field test an advanced rigless solar jack system (rod jack) for mitigating methane from compromised marginal wells.
The project objective is to field test an advanced rigless solar jack system (rod jack) for mitigating methane from compromised marginal wells.
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
Dallas,
Texas
75205-1902
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Southern Methodist University was awarded
Field Testing Solar-Powered Hydraulic Jack for Methane Mitigation
Cooperative Agreement DEFE0032691
worth $4,997,222
from the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Dallas Texas 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.
$2,308,000 (32.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources.
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 7/1/25
Period of Performance
1/15/25
Start Date
9/30/28
End Date
Funding Split
$5.0M
Federal Obligation
$2.3M
Non-Federal Obligation
$7.3M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to DEFE0032691
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEFE0032691
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Public/State Controlled Institution Of Higher Education
Awarding Office
892433 NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Funding Office
892404 FOSSIL ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT
Awardee UEI
D33QGS3Q3DJ3
Awardee CAGE
4E762
Performance District
TX-24
Senators
John Cornyn
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
Modified: 7/1/25