[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 52292] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-26179] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Petroleum E&P Research Cooperative (``Cooperative'') Notice is hereby given that, on March 27, 1998, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Petroleum E&P Research Cooperative (``Cooperative'') has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its project status. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. The Cooperative intends to undertake the following research projects: (1) Intelligent Well Completions--Phase I. This project details only the Phase I of what is now envisioned as a multi-phase project for Intelligent Well Completions and addresses the need to identify the gaps in current technology and define the technology needs. (2) Integrated Analysis of ``Next Generation'' Compact Separation Technology concepts. This project is designed to identify and to quantify the comparative advantages associated with implementing state-of-the-art compact separation technology components into integrated designs for the `next generation' E&P facilities. Differential cost, size and weight considerations will be quantified. (3) Cavity Like Completions in Weak Sands. This project seeks to identify where/when/how deliberate sand flowback/surging/jetting can lead to significant productivity/injectivity increases, and stabilize a well against sand production. No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and Petroleum E&P Research Cooperative (``Cooperative'') intends to file additional written notification disclosing all changes in membership. On January 16, 1997, Petroleum E&P Research Cooperative (``Cooperative'') filed its original notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on February 13, 1997 (62 FR 6801). The last notification was filed with the Department on August 22, 1997. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on November 28, 1997 (62 FR 63389). Constance K. Robinson, Director of Operations, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 98-26179 Filed 9-29-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-11-M