Project Grant DESC0019795

The $255,963 National Science Foundation grant to Teverra LLC will support the development of an innovative downhole tool for direct measurement of in-situ rock stresses in deep well environments. Funded through the NSF Engineering Directorate's $47.041 million CFDA program, the Phase I project aims to design, model, and prepare prototypes for a modular stress measurement tool applicable to vertical, deviated, and horizontal wells. Key objectives include analytical and numerical solutions to...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary Innovative Downhole Solutions LLC received a $2.51M Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to design and construct an advanced ultrasonic measurement tool for extreme geothermal environments. The project, awarded October 1, 2025, and scheduled for completion by September 30, 2026, will deliver a specialized...

Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Corp. (IFOS) received a $199,955 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a high-resolution fiber-optic sensing system for geothermal fracture imaging. The system will utilize fiber optic sensor technologies to map subsurface fractures for geothermal energy exploration and development. Mapping fractures is important for locating geothermal reservoirs and managing...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Corp. (Ifos) a $199,966 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a Digital Twin Enhanced Fiber-Optic Sensing System for Wellbore Structural Health Monitoring. The system will utilize fiber optic sensors and digital twin technology to monitor the structural integrity of oil and gas wellbores. This will help the Office of Science's mission to deliver...

This Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science provided $249,963 to Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Corp. (Ifos) under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a high-resolution fiber-optic sensing system. The system will enable 4D mapping, detection, and characterization of legacy wellbores for carbon storage. It will also assess the integrity of such wellbores. The Office of Science aims to advance energy and economic security through...

Subsea Data Systems Inc. received a $254,816 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The award will support the company's development of Smart Repeaters: Sensor-Enabled Submarine Fiber Optic Repeaters for Multi-Scale and Multi-Use Monitoring and Observing through November 30, 2022. The repeaters will leverage embedded sensors to enable multi-use monitoring along submarine fiber optic cables, advancing the NSF Engineering...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $1,354,056 to the University of California San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography to jointly implement a new measurement technique called distributed acoustic sensing. This technique will generate high-resolution (10 m in space, minutes in time) images of ocean temperature and current velocity fields above a 34-km cable laid on the seafloor off the Azores islands. The goal is to...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $400,000 over 3 years to the Regents of the University of Michigan to develop a novel self-powered multimodal MEMS sensor system that can simultaneously detect pH, pressure, and temperature in marine environments. The researchers aim to create an innovative, highly sensitive, and energy-efficient sensor to support marine carbon dioxide removal (MCDR) efforts by providing uninterrupted,...

Award Summary Sentec LLC received a $305,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), awarded on June 15, 2025, with completion scheduled for May 31, 2026. The Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project focuses on the development of a high-temperature pressure sensor designed to address unmet market demands for reliable pressure measurement in extreme thermal environments where...

Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Corp. was awarded a $199,940 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a distributed, real-time fiber-optic sensing system for superconducting magnets. The system will utilize fiber optic sensors to monitor the performance and operations of superconducting magnets used in scientific research. By incorporating fiber optic technology, the awardee can provide...