Domestic fluvial-dominated deltaic (FDD) reservoirs contain more than 30 Billion barrels (Bbbl) of remaining oil, more than any other type of reservoir, approximately one-third of which is in danger of permanent loss through premature field abandonments. The U.S.. Department of Energy has placed its highest priority on increasing near-term recovery from FDD reservoirs in order to prevent abandonment of this important strategic resource. To aid in this effort, the Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, began a 46-month project in October, 1992, to develop and demonstrate advanced methods of reservoir characterization that would more accurately locate remaining volumes of mobile oil that could then be recovered by recompleting existing wells or drilling geologically targeted infill wells. Reservoirs in two fields within the Frio Fluvial-Deltaic Sandstone (Vicksburg Fault Zone) oil play of South Texas, a mature play which still contains 1.6 Bbbl of mobile oil after producing 1 Bbbl over four decades, were selected as laboratories for developing and testing reservoir characterization techniques. Advanced methods in geology, geophysics, petrophysics, and engineering were integrated to (1) identify probable reservoir architecture and heterogeneity, (2) determine past fluid-flow history, (3) integrate fluid-flow history with reservoir architecture to identify untapped, incompletely drained, and new pool compartments, and (4) identify specific opportunities for near-term reserve growth. To facilitate the success of operators in applying these methods in the Frio play, geologic and reservoir engineering characteristics of all major reservoirs in the play were documented and statistically analyzed. Finally, to assist operators in identifying those reservoirs most prospective for reserve growth, and therefore most worthy of detailed characterization efforts, a quantitative quick-look methodology was developed to prioritize reservoirs in terms of reserve-growth potential. Extensive efforts have been made to transfer the methodology and results of this study to operators within the Frio play, as well as to all operators of fluvial-deltaic reservoirs. One half-day and two full-day workshops were held in cities convenient to Frio operators to demonstrate the methodology through lectures and exercises and answer any questions or concerns about its application. Throughout the course of the study, 16 presentations and 15 publications have been completed to keep operators and researchers across the country, as well as the DOE, informed about project progress and results. Additionally, a microcomputer-based software program titled the Reservoir Characterization Advisor-Fluvial-Deltaic (RCA- FD) has captured the integrated reservoir characterization method and results in a user-friendly format that includes opportunities for input and quick-look prioritization evaluation of operator data.