2013 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 134 - ENERGY POLICY (§§ 13201 - 13574)
Subchapter VIII - REDUCTION OF OIL VULNERABILITY (§§ 13401 - 13438)
Part A - Oil and Gas Supply Enhancement (§§ 13411 - 13415)
Section 13415 - Midcontinent Energy Research Center
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 134 - ENERGY POLICY SUBCHAPTER VIII - REDUCTION OF OIL VULNERABILITY Part A - Oil and Gas Supply Enhancement Sec. 13415 - Midcontinent Energy Research Center |
Contains | section 13415 |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 102-486, title XX, §2015, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3060. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 106 Stat. 3060 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 102-486 |
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Congress finds that petroleum resources in the midcontinent region of the United States are very large but are being prematurely abandoned.
(b) PurposesThe purposes of this section are to—
(1) improve the efficiency of petroleum recovery;
(2) increase ultimate petroleum recovery; and
(3) delay the abandonment of resources.
(c) EstablishmentThe Secretary may establish the Midcontinent Energy Research Center (referred to in this section as the "Center") to—
(1) conduct research in petroleum geology and engineering focused on improving the recovery of petroleum from existing fields and established plays in the upper midcontinent region of the United States; and
(2) ensure that the results of the research described in paragraph (1) are transferred to users.
(d) Research (1) In generalIn conducting research under this section, the Center shall, to the extent practicable, cooperate with agencies of the Federal Government, the States in the midcontinent region of the United States, and the affected industry.
(2) ProgramsResearch programs conducted by the Center may include—
(A) data base development and transfer of technology;
(B) reservoir management;
(C) reservoir characterization;
(D) advanced recovery methods; and
(E) development of new technology.
(Pub. L. 102–486, title XX, §2015, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3060.)
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