University of Texas researchers to study oil, gas production boosts

The University of Texas is launching the Advanced Energy Consortium, a multimillion-dollar research consortium aimed at increasing oil and gas production.

The consortium’s research will focus on developing micro and nanotechnology applications to boost oil and gas production.
AEC is part of UT’s Bureau of Economic Geology at the Jackson School of Geosciences and will be a collaborative technical partner with The Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology at Rice University.

The goal is to develop advanced technology that will boost the recovery of hydrocarbon resources in a way that minimizes damage to the environment, according to the university.

Austin Business Journal