BSEE Public Forum

Technology Assessment Programs (TAP)

Olivia Adrian

Emerging Technologies Branch

Chief, Contract Support Section

February 17, 2017

“To promote safety, protect the environment and conserve resources offshore through vigorous regulatory

oversight and enforcement.”

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“To promote safety, protect the

environment and conserve resources

offshore through vigorous regulatory

oversight and enforcement.”

BSEE Mission Statement

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• Over 900 research and development projects funded by

BSEE, since its inception in 1970 (originally Technology

Assessment Research (TAR)

• Yearly research budget of $11.2M (FY)

• Research projects for use in advancing BSEE’s regulatory

program

• Identify, initiate, fund and administer meaningful research

• More information about BSEE’s TAP program can be found

here: https://www.bsee.gov/what-we-do/research/tap

Technology Assessment Programs (TAP)

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(1) Technical Support - proposals comply with

applicable regulations, rules, operational guidelines

and standards

(2) Technology Assessment - promotes the use of

best available and safest technologies

(3) Research Catalyst - operational safety and

environmental protection

(4) International Regulations - international

collaboration on research

Primary Objectives:

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• Highlight important TAP Projects funded

by the BSEE (completed & active)

• Move to improve offshore safety and

environmental protection

Purpose of Today’s Forum

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• ETB projects will focus on: • Loss of Well Control Occurrence and Size Estimators;

• Wellbore Surveying Technology;

• Modeling Tool that Demonstrates Subsea BOP Stack/Seals

under Deep Water Loss-of-Well Condition; and

• Arctic Freeze-Up Studies.

• OSRR projects will focus on:

• Development of an ROV Deployed Video Analysis Tool for

Rapid Measurement of Submerged Oil/Gas Leaks;

• Development of Acoustic Methods to Measure Oil Droplet

Size and Slick Thickness on Remotely Operated Vehicle

(ROV) and Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)

Platforms; and

• Estimating an Oil Spill Response Gap for the U.S. Arctic

Ocean.

Emerging Technologies Branch (ETB) and Oil Spill

Response Research (OSRR) PRESENTATION

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Questions, Comments and Discussions

“To promote safety, protect the environment and conserve

resources offshore through vigorous regulatory oversight and

enforcement.”

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