Welcome to the Oil and Gas Research Program

Joanna McFarland, Manager
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Post Office Box 2008
1 Bethel Valley Road
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6181
mcfarlanej@ornl.gov
Tel: 865.574.4941
Fax: 865.241.4829

Projects:

• Natural Gas and Oil Technology Partnership Support
• Fundamental Chemistry for Process Development of Heavy Oil
• Bioupgrading of Heavy Crudes Using Temperature- and Oil-Tolerant Enzyme Catalysts
• Remote Sensing for Environmental Baselining and Monitoring
• Use of Ionic Liquids in Produced Water Clean-Up
• Life Performance Monitoring Using Fiber Optic Strain Sensors
• Modeling of Water-Soluble Organic Content in Produced Water
• Biocatalytic Hydrogenation And Hydrodesulfurization For Upgrading Heavy Crudes
• Developing an Ecological Framework to Evaluate Impacts of Releases at Upstream Exploration and Production Sites: The Effect of Size and Distribution
• Maintenance of Environmental Compliance Assistance System