improve reservoir characterization;

improve analysis and field verification;

field test and demonstrate enhanced oil recovery processes, including advanced processes, in reservoirs the Secretary considers to be of high priority, ranked primarily on the basis of oil recovery potential and risk of abandonment;

transfer proven recovery technologies to producers and operators of wells, including stripper wells, that would otherwise be likely to be abandoned in the near term due to declining production;

improve enhanced oil recovery process technology for more economic and efficient oil production;

identify and develop new recovery technologies;

study reservoir properties and how they affect oil recovery from porous media;

improve techniques for meeting environmental requirements;

improve data bases of reservoir and environmental conditions; and

lower lifting costs on stripper wells by utilizing advanced renewable energy technologies such as small wind turbines and others.