11 Drilling and Well Centre for Improved Recovery
RESEARCH PARTNERS INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS
3 DrillWell R&D Partners International academic partners
Vision Unlock petroleum resources through better drilling and well technology Main targets Cost reduction Improved recovery Efficient field development 4 Drilling and Well Centre for Improved Recovery
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Drilling Process Optimisation Cuttings transport model Hook-load correction model ready for validation and commercialization
Objective: To determine the influence of thermal cycling on cement integrity Unique experimental set-up Has attracted international attention Cooperation with Schlumberger and Halliburton 7 Cement integrity during thermal cycling
P&A - Can the tubing be left in the hole? Ullrigg full scale experiments 2013 & 2014 Cement along control lines Micro-annulus between cement and tubing/casing was reduced with expandable cement 8
The National IOR Centre of Norway
The National IOR Centre of Norway The partners
The National IOR Centre of Norway The Official Opening 26.March 2014 The Grand UiS - more than 300 participants IOR NORWAY our 1st annual IOR conference
The National IOR Centre of Norway Understand, model and upscale Pore Core Field SEM Lattice Boltzmann Level Set Core scale experiments and modelling IORSim, OPM, EnKF, 4D Seismic & Tracer
The National IOR Centre of Norway Challenges Complex flow pattern Multiple Wells Temp. gradients Geo- chemistry Oil Displacement Water Chemistry Mature fields Chemical EOR
The National IOR Centre of Norway The Approach Eclipse Reservoir simulator IORSim (*) advect components Geo- chemistry (*) Similar philosophy as ARTSim (IFE/ResTrack)– Fast tracer simulations Restar t Files Sw, Po, Pw, qw … Oil Rate Water Rate SO4 Mg
Way forward: Key success factors 15 Close collaboration with the industry
Way forward: Key success factors 16 Establish niches with world class contributions from the Centres
The National IOR Centre of Norway Way forward: Key success factors National and international collaboration