Charting the Future of Methane Hydrate Research in the United States (2004)
Chapter: Appendix E: Acronyms
Appendix E
Acronyms
ANS
Alaska North Slope
API
American Petroleum Institute
BBS
Broad Based Solicitation
BEG
Bureau of Economic Geology
BSR
bottom-simulating reflector
BPXA
BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc.
COI
conflict-of-interest
CT
computed tomography
DOE
Department of Energy
DSDP
Deep Sea Drilling Program
EEZ
exclusive economic zone
FACA
Federal Advisory Committee Act
FWP
field-work proposals
GB
Garden Banks Blocks
GHSZ
gas hydrate stability zone
GIT
Georgia Institute of Technology
GOM
Gulf of Mexico
GRI
Gas Research Institute
GSC
Geological Survey of Canada
GSPD
Gas Supply Projects Division
GWP
Greenhouse Warming Potential
HQ
Headquarters (DOE)
HYACE
Hydrate Autoclave Coring Equipment
ICC
Interagency Coordinating Committee
INEEL
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
IODP
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program
IR
infrared
JIP
Joint Industry Project
JOI
Joint Oceanographic Institutions
JOIDES
Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling
LBNL
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
LNG
liquefied natural gas
LWD
logging-while-drilling
MC
Mississippi Blocks
MBARI
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
MHAC
Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee
MMS
Minerals Management Service
NETL
National Energy Technology Laboratory
NGSA
Natural Gas Supply Association
NMR
nuclear magnetic resonance
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NRC
National Research Council
NRL
Naval Research Laboratory
NSF
National Science Foundation
ODP
Ocean Drilling Program
OOI
Ocean Observatories Initiative
ORION
Ocean Research Interactive Observatory Network
ORNL
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
OST
Office of Science and Technology (NETL)
PCAST
President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
PCS
Pressure Core Sampler
PNNL
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PI
principal investigator
ppb
parts per billion
ppm
parts per million
R&D
research and development
RFP
request for proposals
ROV
remotely operated vehicle
SCNG
Strategic Center for Natural Gas (NETL)
SCNGO
Strategic Center for Natural Gas and Oil (NETL)
STP
standard temperature and pressure
TAMU
Texas A&M University
Tcf
trillion cubic feet
TCT
Technical Coordinating Team
THF
tetrahydrofuran
TOUGH
transport of unsaturated groundwater and heat
USGS
United States Geological Survey
VAMP
velocity amplitude peculiarity
