[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33433-33434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15786]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1933--Cooperative Research and Development Agreement 
No. SC92/1074 Seismic Source Development

    Notice is hereby given that, on May 26, 1995, pursuant to Section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301, et seq. (``Act''), the Participants in the Cooperative 
Research and Development Agreement No. SC92/1074 (``CRADA'') titled 
``Seismic Source Development,'' have filed written notifications 
simultaneously with the Attorney General and with the Federal Trade 
Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the parties to CRADA, and 
(2) the nature and objectives of the venture. The notification were 
filed for the purpose of invoking the Act's provisions limiting the 
recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified 
circumstances. Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, the identities of 
the current parties participating in the CRADA are Amoco Production 
Company, Tulsa, OK; Chevron Petroleum Technology Company, Houston, RX; 
Conoco, Inc., Houston, TX; Exxon Production Research Production 
Company, Houston, TX; E-Systems, Montek Division, Salt Lake City, UT; 
Gas Research Institute, Chicago, IL; Pelton Company, Inc., Ponca City, 
OK; and Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM.
    The objective of this Project is to investigate the feasibility 
with respect to the technical definition and establishment of as well 
as the development of a downhole seismic source. The general objectives 
of the Project are to develop a seismic source having an advanced 
hydraulic system with high-temperature electronics along with a high 
frequency seismic receiver. This technology is useful to image the 
region between two boreholes, to determine the geologic structure, rock 
properties, and possibly the fluid statuation between the boreholes. 
The seismic source developed hereunder is positioned in one borehole 
and the seismic receiver is positioned in the other, to permit the 
generation of a topographic image of the earth. The results of the 
Project will be evaluated to demonstrate the potential for commercial 
use of the technologies developed thereunder and to identify which 
limiting factors might restrict this application.
    Participation in this venture will remain open to all interested 
persons and organizations until the Project Completion Date, which is 
presently anticipated to occur approximately March 1, 1996. The 
Participants intend to file additional written notifications disclosing 
all changes in the membership of the group of Participants involved in 
this Project.
    Information regarding participation in the Project may be obtained 
from Robert F. Heming, Chevron Petroleum [[Page 33434]] Technology 
Company, 2811 Hayes Road, Houston, TX 77082.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 95-15786 Filed 6-27-95; 8:45 am]
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