Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the payment of support for a child after the child's 18th birthday.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to state policy and regulations regarding bison; providing penalties.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of magistrates in Comal County.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the donation by a county of salvage and surplus property to a civic or charitable organization.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the composition of the First and Fourteenth courts of appeals districts.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the designation of NASA Road 1 and Farm-to-Market Road 528 as the NASA Parkway.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to nonprofit water supply and sewer service corporations in certain counties.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to grating certain hospital districts the authority to issue certificates of obligation.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the local registration of retail electric providers.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the study and implementation of seawater desalination.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the approval of expenditures for state militia.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the duties of the district attorney and the county attorney in Wharton County.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to an exclusion from unemployment compensation chargebacks based on a separation from employment caused by certain disasters.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the exception of certain agricultural labor from unemployment compensation.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to certain immunization programs.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to authorizing certain hospital districts to pledge hospital system revenues and tax revenues to the payment of combination tax and revenue bonds and other obligations if the pledge is approved at an election, and related matters.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to issuance of certain liability insurance by the Texas Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting Association.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to developing and coordinating certain agency services and activities involving mental health care for young children.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to limiting the liability of certain persons giving care, assistance, or advice during a disaster.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the settlement of certain claims against the Texas Department of Transportation.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to joint negotiation by physicians and health benefit plans.

Venoco Inc, intends to re-develop the Monterey Formation, a Class III basin reservoir, at South Ellwood Field, Offshore Santa Barbara, California. Well productivity in this field varies significantly. Cumulative Monterey production for individual wells has ranged from 260 STB to 8,700,000 STB. Productivity is primarily affected by how well the well path connects with the local fracture system and the degree of aquifer support. Cumulative oil recovery to date is a small percentage of the original oil in place. To embark upon successful re-development and to optimize reservoir management, Venoco intends to investigate, map and characterize field fracture patterns and the reservoir conduit system. State of the art borehole imaging technologies including FMI, dipole sonic and cross-well seismic, interference tests and production logs will be employed to characterize fractures and micro faults. These data along with the existing database will be used for construction of a novel geologic model of the fracture network. Development of an innovative fracture network reservoir simulator is proposed to monitor and manage the aquifer's role in pressure maintenance and water production. The new fracture simulation model will be used for both planning optimal paths for new wells and improving ultimate recovery. In the second phase …

This report describes the evaluation, design, and implementation of a DOE funded CO{sub 2} pilot project in the Lost Hills Field, Kern County, California. The pilot consists of four inverted (injector-centered) 5-spot patterns covering approximately 10 acres, and is located in a portion of the field, which has been under waterflood since early 1992. The target reservoir for the CO{sub 2} pilot is the Belridge Diatomite. The pilot location was selected based on geologic considerations, reservoir quality and reservoir performance during the waterflood. A CO{sub 2} pilot was chosen, rather than full-field implementation, to investigate uncertainties associated with CO{sub 2} utilization rate and premature CO{sub 2} breakthrough, and overall uncertainty in the unproven CO{sub 2} flood process in the San Joaquin Valley. A summary of the design and objectives of the CO{sub 2} pilot are included along with an overview of the Lost Hills geology, discussion of pilot injection and production facilities, and discussion of new wells drilled and remedial work completed prior to commencing injection. Actual CO{sub 2} injection began on August 31, 2000 and a comprehensive pilot monitoring and surveillance program has been implemented. Since the initiation of CO{sub 2} injection, the pilot has been hampered by excessive …

This report discusses the ongoing debate about whether or not to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for energy development. The report discusses arguments for and against such development and related pieces of legislation. It does not analyze specific proposals to develop or protect the Refuge. Rather, it provides basic material for analyzing possibilities and implications of the major issues that have been the focus of the legislative debate over its fate.