Maintaining Oil Production from Marginal Fields A Review of the Department of Energy's Reservoir Class Program (1996) / Chapter Skim
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3 PROJECT SELECTION, IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING, AND REVIEW
3 PROJECT SELECTION, IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING, AND REVIEW
Pages 35-44
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Preserving access to these reservoirs is to be accomplished by conducting technology transfer that motivates operators to identify bypassed oil and apply underutilized technologies to produce that oil. Mid-term projects occur within a ten-year period and have 35
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This is a definite improvement; in fact, the panel feels that a 25-page proposal length is more appropriate. The level of financial detail required in proposals has been a frequently cited criticism of the selection process.
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Although the process is tedious, DOE feels it is effective. The fourth step in proposal selection involved a Source Selection Official who made the final selection of projects from among all proposals that were highly ranked and met program objectives.
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Although the Class 4 program was discontinued before proposals were received, it is instructive to review some of BDM's plans to streamline and simplify the selection process for the Class 4 proposals. BDM first organized a pre-proposal conference to clarify the REP and answer questions from potential contractors.
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, 0 2 4 ~ 8 101214161820222426283032 No. of Months FIGURE 3.1 Contracting process: length of time from award announcement to contract signing.
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The DOE's approach is to allow the industry, university, or state survey participant to manage the day-to-day operation of projects, whereas DOE's main function is to monitor the project to assure that program goals are met and government funds are used properly. Process The DOE review process consists of review and approval of the quarterly progress reports, milestone reports, cost reports and invoices, and annual and final reports.
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It is not known, however, whether they have the necessary industrial experience or are up-to-date with the current technology because a number of reviewers have not been active participants in professional society meetings and workshops that play an important role in the petroleum industry. As a result, the research and industry communities are unfamiliar with the DOE staff who reviewed the proposals and have little faith in the project selection process.
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Changes in the proposal preparation procedure planned for Class 4, such as a maximum proposal length and fixed cost contracts to reduce negotiation time, should be implemented for future DOE programs. In addition, DOE should ensure that the technical documentation that accompanies any future program solicitation includes current information about depositional models of the targeted reservoir class.
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The lack of an external project review process contributes to this shortcoming Recommendation DOE should implement a system of external technical reviews for monitoring the technical status of all Reservoir Class Program projects on an annual basis. In addition, upon completion of a project, thorough technical review by external experts should be carried out prior to the distribution of project results.
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