Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) number DE-FOA-0003343 entitled Undocumented Orphaned Well Research and Development

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Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement No. DE-FOA-0003343 entitled Undocumented Orphaned Well Research and Development. This Notice of Intent to Issue is for informational purposes only; the Department of Energy is not seeking comments on the information in this notice and applications are not being accepted at this time. Any information contained in this notice is subject to change. The objective of this FOA is to competitively solicit cost-shared research and development (R&D) proposals to enhance technologies and processes for effective characterization of undocumented orphaned wells (UOWs); improve advanced sensors for the measurement, estimation, and tracking of methane emissions from these wells and their associated infrastructure; and support the development of new characterization concepts and advanced materials for more efficient and cost-effective permanent plugging and abandonment (P&A) of such wells.