42 USC § 16297 - Complex Well Technology Testing Facility

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s16297"
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title: "42 USC § 16297 - Complex Well Technology Testing Facility"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "16297"
section_name: "Complex Well Technology Testing Facility"
chapter_number: 149
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS"
subchapter_number: "IX"
subchapter_name: "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "F"
part_name: "Fossil Energy"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 967, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 894.)"
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# § 16297. Complex Well Technology Testing Facility

The Secretary, in coordination with industry leaders in extended research drilling technology, shall establish a Complex Well Technology Testing Facility at the Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center to increase the range of extended drilling technologies.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 967, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 894.)