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21 – 22 February 2018 Houston, TX
DOE Offshore and MidstreamOil and Gas Measurement Research
Roy Long
Offshore Oil Spill Prevention Research
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Research to Enhance Controls and Barriers Focuses on 4 Areas:
• Geologic Characterization: Geohazard Identification• Drilling, Completions• Surface Systems and Umbilicials• Subsea Systems
Bowtie Risk Evaluation
Prevention
Offshore Research Technology Areas
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Source: HOE
Geologic Characterization Drilling and Completions
Surface Systems and Umbilicals
Source: Marine Well Containment Co.
Source: Marine Well Containment Co.
Subsea Systems Reliability and Automation
Current Status:
74 Public-PrivatePartnership ProjectsCompleted To Date
2 New Public-Private Partnership Project Awards
Ongoing NETLInhouse Research
Geologic Characterization
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Research to characterize geohazards in deepwater to help reduce drilling risk
• Reducing subsurface uncertainty, drilling risk• Improving prediction of subsurface reservoir properties• Improve reserves estimates
• 9 advanced data computing tools • 2 wellbore materials databases, in prep• Can be paired with proprietary data &
software• Intelligent, big data system optimized to
reduce operational costs• Supports data science driven decision making
Drilling & Completions: Early Kick Detection
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Enable low cost, rapid/real-time kick detection using existing MWD/LWD technologies
Drilling & Completions: Wellbore Integrity –Cement Research
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Improve understanding of factors impacting zonal isolation by the casing/cement/ formation system
Drilling & Completions:New Public-Private Partnership Project Award
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“Hexagonal Boron Nitride Reinforced Multifunctional Well Cement for Extreme Environments”
Performer: C-Crete Technologies, Stafford, Texas
The research leverages the exotic properties of two-dimensional (2D) Hexagonal Boron Nitride (hBN) nanosheets (ultrahigh surface area, high temperature and mechanical tolerance, lubricity, chemical inertness, etc) with lamellar nanostructure of well cement to introduce “reinforcement” at the basal plane of materials (smallest possible scale).
This project holds promise to result in the next-generation of cost effective primary well cementing materials for extreme HTHP and corrosive conditions.
Surface Systems and Umbilicals: Facilities Design & Metocean Research
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Improve understanding for enhancing facility design criteria
GexCon Improved prediction of explosion pressure to
enhance design criteria impacting deflagration to detonation transition risk
Fugro Global Environmental and Ocean ScienceTurned prototype technology into a proven commercial survey tool
Subsea Systems: Remote Inspection, Measurement, and Production Assurance
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Advance the design of autonomous subsea inspection, measurement and monitoring technologies
Letton Hall Group:Deepwater subsea sensors and measurement research
Lockheed MartinDeveloped and demonstrated 3D Modeling and Change Detection using an AUV-based 3D Sonar
Marlin AUV structure scan
Deepwater Subsea Sampling System
Clearview Subsea:Subsea Produced Water Sensor
Instrument samples from the
center of the flow lineSafe Marine Transfer:
3,000 bbl subsea chemical storage and shuttle system
Subsea Systems: Remote Inspection, Measurement, and Production Assurance
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Letton Hall Group: HP/HT Downhole Differential Pressure Sensor Development
Prototype Specifications
• Overall DP sensor OD ≤ 1.0 “ for downhole units
• Surviveable up to 22,500 psia
• Operating temperature range of -10°C to 250 °C
• Maintain good linearity, minimal sensitivity
to temperature and Common Mode Pressure effects
• Withstand corrosive environment
• DP range: 0-15 psid
• 3 foot separation between remote seals
• Maximum remote seal OD ≤ 1.5”
• Min measureable change in mud density = 0.1 ppg
Subsea Systems: New Public-Private Partnership Project Award
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“In-Situ Applied Coatings for Mitigating Gas Hydrate Deposition in Deepwater Operations”
DOE Methane Emissions Mitigation Program
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MISSION Develop new technologies to reduce methane emissions from midstream infrastructure to
enhance the efficiency of natural gas delivery in the United States.
Research Elements
NETL Industry Universities
Develop next generation pipeline liners and
coatings
Develop advanced equipment technologies
Develop advanced sensors to communicate
operational data and pipeline properties
Contact: Christopher FreitasSenior Program Manager, Natural Gas Infrastructure R&D
US DOE, Office of Oil and Natural [email protected]
L: (202) 586-1657 C: (301) 820-2004
Recent Award: Distributed Optical Fiber Sensor
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University of Pittsburgh
• Objective: Develop a new distributed fiber optical sensing technology that can perform multi-parameter, real-time measurements on pipeline systems, including methane concentration across long distances (e.g., up to 100 km)at a spatial resolution of 1 meter.
• Develop a multi-core fiber
• Develop new polymers
• Fabricate and test
Pipeline Corrosion
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Oceanit
• Objective: Develop and demonstrate the capability of Oceanit’s EverPel™ coating to limit methane emissions via in-situ pipeline refurbishment and corrosion protection
• Evaluate and pilot test in-situapplication system
• Demo and validate coating application and sensing tool
• Field trial planning and tool refinement
DOE/NETL In-House R&D: Key Research Priorities
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Mitigation:
• Develop electrochemical point sensors for quantification of corrosion rates and environmental monitoring (e.g. pH), distributed optical sensor technologies for Temp, Pressure, methane concentration, passive sensors for multi-parameter sensing.
• Initiate the development of advanced material science for pipeline liner and coatings. Invest in NETL RIC instrumentation and increase collaboration with industry (collaborative FOA)
• Begin the development of advanced pipeline inspection & repair technologies (without evacuation of the methane gas)
Emphasis on Internal Corrosion
Anti-corrosion polymer layer
Anti-leak/diffusion metal layer
Anti-friction insulating polymer layer
Load-bearingsteel gas transmission pipe
Liner Materials / Coatings
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Thank You.
