Research & Development Program Awards

Recent Projects (last 5 years)

• Awards Starting in FY-2024
  • "Non-Destructive Coercimetry Fracture Toughness Assessment for Steel Pipelines" (6913G624C100001, End FY: 2026)
• Awards Starting in FY-2023
  • "Validation of Passive Mitigation Systems for Fires" (693JK32310002POTA, End FY: 2025)
  • "A Comprehensive Study of Barriers for Underground Natural Gas Storage Wells" (693JK32310001POTA, End FY: 2025)
  • "Development of Methodologies for Managing Process Safety Risk Using Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) and Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) for LNG Facilities" (693JK32310005POTA, End FY: 2024)
  • "Investigate Damage Mechanisms for Hydrogen and Hydrogen/Natural Gas Blends to Determine Inspection Intervals for In-Line Inspection Tools" (693JK32310011POTA, End FY: 2026)
  • "LNG Knowledge Development, Develop Methodologies for Cryogenic and Fireproofing Requirements for LNG Facilities" (693JK32310006POTA, End FY: 2025)
  • "An Integrated Knowledge Graph Model for Geohazard Monitoring Data" (693JK32310007POTA, End FY: 2026)
  • "Investigating the Integrity Impacts of Hydrogen Gas on Composite/Multi-Layered Pipe" (693JK32310009POTA, End FY: 2025)
  • "Technology Roadmap for Compressor Station Methane Emissions and Mitigation Scenarios" (693JK32310003POTA, End FY: 2025)
  • "Implement Fiber Optic Technology for Underground Gas Storage Well Monitoring" (693JK32310004POTA, End FY: 2025)
  • "Standardize the Application of Vapor Corrosion Inhibitors" (693JK32310010POTA, End FY: 2025)
  • "A Framework for Improved Geohazard Monitoring, Data Integration, and Information Fusion at Scale" (693JK32310012POTA, End FY: 2026)
  • "Tank Foundation and Floor Designs and Best Practices for Improved Corrosion Control" (693JK32310013POTA, End FY: 2025)
  • "Effectiveness Assessment of Pipeline Cathodic Protection (CP) Systems Using Remote Sensing, Advanced Modeling, and Data Analytics" (693JK32350006CAAP, End FY: 2026)
  • "Rhamnolipid: a Bio-based, Ecologically Friendly, Corrosion Inhibitor and SRB Biocide for Crude Pipelines" (693JK32350001CAAP, End FY: 2026)
  • "Multicompound Green Corrosion Inhibitor for Gas Pipeline: Synthesis, Optimization, and Evaluation" (693JK32350004CAAP, End FY: 2026)
  • "A Novel Reliability-Based Approach for Assessing Pipeline Cathodic Protection (CP) Systems in External Corrosion Management" (693JK32350002CAAP, End FY: 2026)
  • "Bio-Inspired Rational Design of Bio-Based Inhibitors for Mitigating Internal Corrosion in Metal Pipelines" (693JK32350003CAAP, End FY: 2026)
  • "Development of a Framework for Assessing Cathodic Protection (CP) Effectiveness in Pipelines Based on Artificial Intelligence (AI)" (693JK32350005CAAP, End FY: 2026)
  • "Dual Purpose PIG for Cleaning and Internal Integrity Assessment for Hazardous Liquid Pipelines" (693JK32310008POTA, End FY: 2025)
  • "Non-Destructive Testing of Fracture Toughness for Pipeline Steels" (6913G623C100015, End FY: 2025)
  • "Underground Natural Gas Storage (UNGS) Advance Leak Identification and Well Control Solutions" (6913G623C100007, End FY: 2025)
  • "Vibration Sensing System to Monitor for Potential Excavation Damage" (6913G623C100005, End FY: 2025)
  • "Selection and Development of Safer Polymer and Composite Pipeline Liners through Microstructural and Macroscopic Study of Materials and Designs" (693JK32250001CAAP, End FY: 2026)
  • "Establishing the Technical Basis for Enabling Safe and Reliable Underground Hydrogen Storage Operations" (693JK323N00006-01, End FY: 2025)
• Awards Starting in FY-2022
  • "Performance Evaluation and Risk Assessment of Excessive Cathodic Protection on Vintage Pipeline Coatings" (693JK32250008CAAP, End FY: 2025)
  • "Determining the Required Modifications to Safely Repurpose Existing Pipelines to Transport Pure Hydrogen and Hydrogen-Blends" (693JK32210003POTA, End FY: 2025)
  • "Advancing Hydrogen Leak Detection and Quantification Technologies Compatible with Hydrogen Blends" (693JK32210004POTA, End FY: 2025)
  • "Determine the Maximum Permissible Temperature Drops for Steel when Exposed to Cryogenic Liquid" (693JK32210005POTA, End FY: 2024)
  • "Best Purging Practices for Minimizing Methane Emissions" (693JK32210008POTA , End FY: 2024)
  • "Risk-Based Decision Support for Rehabilitation of Natural Gas Distribution Pipelines" (693JK32210010POTA, End FY: 2025)
  • "Rapid Ultraviolet (UV) Cured Adhesive for Gas Main Cured-in-Place-Lining (CIPL)" (693JK32210011POTA, End FY: 2025)
  • "Expanding Hydrogen Storage to Porous Rock Formations: A Framework for Estimating Feasibility & Operational Considerations" (693JK32210012POTA, End FY: 2024)
  • "Review of Integrity Threat Characterization Resulting from Hydrogen Gas Pipeline Service" (693JK32210013POTA, End FY: 2024)
  • "Dynamic Geohazard Risk and Decision Support Platform" (693JK32210015POTA, End FY: 2024)
  • "Development of Compatibility Assessment Model for Existing Pipelines for Handling Hydrogen-Containing Natural Gas" (693JK32250004CAAP, End FY: 2025)
  • "Accelerating Pipeline Leak Detection Quantification Solutions Through Transparent and Rigorous Scientific Validation" (693JK32210006POTA, End FY: 2025)
  • "Developing Corrosion Control Monitoring Technology for Hazardous Liquid Breakout Tanks" (693JK32210001POTA, End FY: 2025)
  • "Monitoring the Long-Term Compatibility of VCI and CP Associated Components" (693JK32210002POTA, End FY: 2025)
  • "Developing Design and Welding Requirements Including Material Testing and Qualification of New and Existing Pipelines for Transporting CO2" (693JK32210007POTA, End FY: 2025)
  • "Field Validation Demonstrations to Advance Pipeline Leak Detection Beyond Current Capabilities" (693JK32210014POTA, End FY: 2025)
  • "Innovative Leak Detection Methods for Gas and Liquid Pipelines" (693JK32210009POTA, End FY: 2025)
  • "All-in-One Multifunctional Cured-In-Place Structural Liner for Rehabilitating of Aging Cast Iron Pipelines" (693JK32250009CAAP, End FY: 2025)
  • "Accelerating Transition towards Sustainable, Precise, Reliable Hydrogen Infrastructure (Super-H2): Holistic Risk Assessment, Mitigation Measures, and Decision Support Platforms" (693JK32250007CAAP, End FY: 2025)
  • "Determination of Potential Impact Radius for CO2 Pipelines using Machine Learning Approach" (693JK32250011CAAP, End FY: 2024)
  • "Determining Steel Weld Qualification and Performance for Hydrogen Pipelines" (693JK319N000013-02, End FY: 2025)
  • "Fiber-Optic Excavation Monitoring Sensor (FOCOS) System" (6913G622P800030, End FY: 2023)
  • "Smart Well Assessment and Reservoir Management System (SWARMS)" (6913G622P800027, End FY: 2023)
• Awards Starting in FY-2021
  • "Advancement of Through-Tubing Casing Inspection For Underground Storage Wells" (693JK32110008POTA, End FY: 2025)
  • "Development and Validation of a Probabilistic Method for Estimating Accumulated Strain and Assessing Strain Demand and Capacity on Existing Pipelines" (693JK32110002POTA, End FY: 2024)
  • "Design and Placement of Compact Service Regulators" (693JK32110001POTA, End FY: 2024)
  • "Development of Corrosion/Erosion Threat Assessment Methodologies and Enriched Preventive and Mitigative Measures to Promote Safety of Gas Gathering Pipelines" (693JK32110003POTA, End FY: 2024)
  • "Developing Performance Criteria for External Loading Factors on External Steel Shell Tanks" (693JK32110004POTA, End FY: 2024)
  • "Liquefied Natural Gas Tanks Without Bottom Fill" (693JK32110005POTA, End FY: 2024)
  • "Developing Periodic External/Internal Inspection Requirements to Assess Low Temperature and Cryogenic Storage Tanks" (693JK32110006POTA, End FY: 2024)
  • "Determine the Maximum Permissible Temperature Drops for Steel when Exposed to Cryogenic Liquid" (693JK32110007POTA, End FY: 2023)
  • "Feasibility of Using Alternative-Steel and Composite Material in Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Systems" (693JK32110009POTA, End FY: 2025)
  • "Assessment of Nondestructive Examination (NDE) and Condition Monitoring Technologies for Defect Detection in Non-Metallic Pipe" (693JK32110010POTA, End FY: 2025)
  • "Pipeline Risk Management Using Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Modeling and Decision Making" (693JK32150001CAAP, End FY: 2024)
  • "Easy Deployed Distributed Acoustic Sensing System for Remotely Assessing Potential and Existing Risks to Pipeline Integrity" (693JK32150002CAAP, End FY: 2024)
  • "Knowledge-guided Automation for Integrity Management of Aging Pipelines (KAI-MAP) for Hydrogen Transport" (693JK32150004CAAP, End FY: 2024)
  • "Fiber Optic Sensors for Direct Pipeline Monitoring Under Geohazard" (6913G621C100021, End FY: 2025)
  • "Meandering Winding Magnetometer Array Bending Stress and Crack Detection In-Line Inspection Module" (6913G621C100016, End FY: 2024)
  • "No-Dig Point Repair Technology for Steel Oil & Gas Pipelines" (6913G621C100017, End FY: 2024)
  • "Robust, Field-Ready, Inline Tool for the Accurate Measurement of Pipe Bending Stresses and Crack Detection" (6913G621C100019, End FY: 2023)
  • "Detection of Buried Plastic Pipelines" (693JK321N000006, End FY: 2023)
• Awards Starting in FY-2020
  • "Forced Resonance Imaging for 3-D Mapping of Buried Gas Pipes" (693JK32010013POTA, End FY: 2023)
  • "Procedures for Retrofitting Indoor Gas Service Regulators" (693JK32010005POTA, End FY: 2022)
  • "Validating Models for Predicting Gas Migration and Mitigating its Occurrence/Consequence" (693JK32010011POTA, End FY: 2024)
  • "Pre-Commercial Development and Field Testing of a Portable Mercaptan Sensing Device for Gas Industry Applications" (693JK32010008POTA, End FY: 2024)
  • "Stress Corrosion Cracking Prioritization and Decision Making Using a Bayesian Network Approach" (693JK32010007POTA, End FY: 2022)
  • "Vapor Cloud Explosion at Nil Wind" (693JK32010004POTA, End FY: 2022)
  • "Development of Guidance on Potential Cascading Effects from Flammable Vapor Cloud Explosions" (693JK32010012POTA, End FY: 2022)
  • "Hydrostatic Retesting Optimization for Older Liquid Pipelines" (693JK32010010POTA, End FY: 2025)
  • "Feasibility Study for a Robotic Platform and Suite of Sensors to Identify Degradation in Non-Conforming Driscopipe 8000" (693JK32010006POTA, End FY: 2023)
  • "Improve Pipeline Leak Rate Estimation" (693JK32010009POTA, End FY: 2023)
  • "Modeling Slow Crack Growth Under Thermal and Chemical Effects and Accurate NDT of Cracks for Fitness Predictions of Polyethylene Pipes" (693JK32050001CAAP, End FY: 2023)
  • "AI-Enabled ILI Robot with Integrated Structured Light NDE for Distribution Pipelines" (693JK32050002CAAP, End FY: 2023)
  • "Holistic Electromagnetic and Ultrasonic NDE Techniques for Plastic Pipeline Aging and Degradation Characterization" (693JK32050003CAAP, End FY: 2023)
  • "Probabilistic Performance Modeling and Optimum Maintenance Planning of Plastic Pipeline with Piezoelectric Based NDE Updating" (693JK32050004CAAP, End FY: 2024)
  • "Improving Pipeline Safety During Gas Leakage Events Using Near Real-Time Data Networks and Optimal Decision-Making Tools" (693JK32050005CAAP, End FY: 2023)
  • "Nondestructive Diagnosis and Probabilistic Prognosis of Aging Plastic Pipe" (693JK32050006CAAP, End FY: 2024)
  • "Distributed Strain Sensing for Pipeline Safety Against Fault Moving and Landslide" (693JK32050007CAAP, End FY: 2024)
  • "Probabilistic Performance Evaluation of Cathodically Protected Pipeline Considering AC Corrosion" (693JK32050008CAAP, End FY: 2024)
  • "Managing Geohazards Quantitative Risk Assessment for Pipelines" (6913G620P800101, End FY: 2021)
  • "Inline-Inspection for Both Circumferential Cracking and Axial Stress Using EMAT Guided Wave" (6913G620P8000100, End FY: 2021)
  • "Magneto-Acoustic Bending Stress and Anomaly Detection ILI tool (MABAD)" (6913G620P800098, End FY: 2021)
  • "Engineering Services for Research Projects at the Transportation Technology Center (TTC)" (693JK32010003POTA, End FY: 2022)
  • "No-Dig Point Repair Technology For Steel Oil & Gas Pipelines" (6913G620P800088, End FY: 2021)
  • "Technical Services for Pipeline Safety Research Projects at Transportation Technology Center" (693JK32010002POTA, End FY: 2021)
  • "Meandering Winding Magnetometer Array Bending Stress and Crack Detection In-Line Inspection Module" (6913G620P800099, End FY: 2021)
  • "Fiber Optic Sensors for Direct Pipeline Monitoring Under Geohazard Conditions" (6913G620P8000102, End FY: 2021)
  • "Ensuring Oil and Gas Pipeline Safety Following a Geomagnetic Disturbance event Pipeline Safety Research Project" (693JK320N000003, End FY: 2023)
  • "Non-Destructive Testing of Fracture Toughness for Pipeline Steels" (6913G620C100001, End FY: 2022)
• Awards Starting in FY-2019
  • "AI-enabled Interactive Threats Detection using a Multi-camera Stereo Vision System" (693JK31950002CAAP, End FY: 2022)
  • "Fundamental Understanding of Pipeline Material Degradation under Interactive Threats of Dents and Corrosion" (693JK31950003CAAP, End FY: 2023)
  • "Improved NDT Detection and Probabilistic Failure Prediction for Interacting Pipeline Anomalies" (693JK31950001CAAP, End FY: 2022)
  • "Multi-modal NDE Assisted Probabilistic Pipeline Performance Evaluation under Interactive Anomalies" (693JK31950004CAAP, End FY: 2023)
  • "Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Network for Real-time Monitoring of Pipeline Interactive Anomalies" (693JK31950008CAAP, End FY: 2022)
  • "Unmanned Aerial Systems for Pipeline Inspection, Monitoring, and Landscape Analysis" (693JK31950007CAAP, End FY: 2023)
  • "An Unmanned Aerial System of Visible Light, Infrared and Hyperspectral Cameras with Novel Signal Processing and Data Analytics" (693JK31950005CAAP, End FY: 2022)
  • "An Autonomous Unmanned Aerial System Inspection Platform for High-Efficiency 3D Pipeline/Route Modeling/Change-Detection and Gas Leak Detection-Localization" (693JK31950006CAAP, End FY: 2023)
  • "Review the Intent and Safety Impact of Hoop Stress and Percentage of Specified Minimum Yield Stress Boundaries on Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution Pipelines" (693JK31910001POTA, End FY: 2021)
  • "Data Collection, Normalization and Integration Methods to Enhance Risk Assessment Tools for Decision-Making" (693JK31910002POTA, End FY: 2022)
  • "Evaluation of the Efficacy and Treatment of Hazard Mitigation Measures for LNG Facilities" (693JK31910003POTA, End FY: 2021)
  • "Subsurface Multi-Utility Asset Location Detection" (693JK31910004POTA, End FY: 2024)
  • "Procedures for Selecting Locating and Excavation Technologies" (693JK31910005POTA, End FY: 2021)
  • "Validation of Remote Sensing and Leak Detection Technologies Under Realistic and Differing Conditions" (693JK31910006POTA, End FY: 2022)
  • "Develop and Demonstrate a Remote Multi-Sensor Platform for Right of Way Defense" (693JK31910007POTA, End FY: 2023)
  • "Develop a Risk-Based Approach and Criteria for Hazard Detection Layout" (693JK31910008POTA, End FY: 2021)
  • "Program to Advance Computed Tomography for the Development of Reference Standards for Pipeline Anomaly Detection and Characterization" (693JK31910010POTA, End FY: 2022)
  • "Develop an Evaluation Protocol for Non-LNG Release Hazards - Modeling" (693JK31910009POTA, End FY: 2024)
  • "Improve Dent/Cracking Assessment Methods" (693JK31910011POTA, End FY: 2022)
  • "Improve ILI Sizing Accuracy" (693JK31910012POTA, End FY: 2023)
  • "Systematize 20 Years of Mechanical Damage Research" (693JK31910013POTA, End FY: 2022)
  • "Validate In-Line Inspection (ILI) Capabilities to Detect/Characterize Mechanical Damage" (693JK31910014POTA, End FY: 2024)
  • "Improving the Reliability, Detection, and Accuracy Capabilities of Existing Leak Detection Systems (CPMs) Using Machine Learning" (693JK31910015POTA, End FY: 2021)
  • "Develop Remote Sensing and Leak Detection Platform that can Deploy Multiple Sensor Types" (693JK31910016POTA, End FY: 2021)
  • "Improving Subsurface Non-metallic Utility Locating Using Self-Aligning Robotic Ground Penetrating Radar" (693JK31910017POTA, End FY: 2022)
  • "Mapping Indication Severity Using Bayesian Machine Learning from Indirect Inspection Data into Corrosion Severity for Decision-Making in Pipeline Maintenance" (693JK31910018POTA, End FY: 2022)
  • "Mechanical Metallurgy on Vintage X100 Experimental Pipe" (693JK319N000013-001, End FY: 2024)
  • "Combined Cleaning and Guided Wave Inspection System for Hazardous Liquid Pipelines" (6913G619C100058, End FY: 2022)
  • "Multimodal Acoustic Tool for Inline Pipe Inspection" (6913G619C100055, End FY: 2022)
  • "Non-Destructive Coercimetry Fracture Toughness Assessment for Steel Pipelines (COMET)" (6913G619C100052, End FY: 2022)