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We are a proudly listed and endorsing organization for the Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Latin America conference, taking place in Rio de Janeiro, #Brazil, on 22-23 May. 📣 Call for abstracts: If you are working on CCUS or other carbon management projects, now is the time to share your work at this pivotal conference. • Send abstracts by February 23 to be considered for the technical program. Importantly, the program committee seeks presentations that highlight current #CCUS work, address subsurface storage challenges, and inform the future of carbon management in Latin America and beyond. 🌎 This multidisciplinary, in-person-only event is brought to you by Society of Petroleum Engineers International, American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), and SEG, with support from local hosts ABGP Associação Brasileira de Geólogos de Petróleo, SBGf and the SPE Brazil Section, and endorsing organizations via CCS Brasil, and Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA). You can learn more and see submission guidelines at https://lnkd.in/gdKuG3d5. #CCUSLatam2024 #LowCarbon #Future

Take a look at this new article from Reinaldo J Michelena on the issue of distinguishing "fizz" from commercial gas.

💡Did you know that the key to reservoir development lies in understanding the complexities of well design, geology, target zone selection, and reservoir complexity? Learn how liquid molecular tracer technology can provide detailed and reliable flow information during reservoir development at a low cost! In this on-demand webinar, we dive into real-life case studies showcasing how chemical tracers can revolutionise unconventional well design and completions. We'll also explore enhanced oil recovery (EOR) opportunities and validate the effectiveness of EOR strategies in conventional wells using interwell tracers and remaining oil saturation measurements. 📽️Watch now and unlock the insights to optimised reservoir production: https://hubs.ly/Q02gy4zN0 #oilgas #oilandgas #oilfield

Multi-Phase Fluid Flow through a Petroleum Reservoir System Want to incorporate the physical dependence of the pore-scale processes in to an up-scaled equation? Whether the driving forces (for oil/gas flow) @ pore-scale remain to be different from the driving forces @ continuum-scale? If so, then, could we ensure that the energy introduced in a petroleum reservoir system (say, in an oil-water system) at the larger continuum-scale with characteristic length L would remain to be dissipated at the pore-scale with characteristic length l? (By the way, in a Petroleum Reservoir, are we having only these two spatial scales? Are we not having any other significant spatial scale that influences the resulting oil/gas flow? How about the shear interaction between phases @ pore-scale? Whether the interface always remain stationary?) Would this condition remain to be sufficient in order to deduce the structure of the Capillary Pressure relation? In such cases, would it remain feasible to deduce up-scaled equations for averaged variables at the continuum-scale that remain to be representative of the flow at the pore-scale (by means of homogenization through multiple-scale expansions)? Suresh Kumar Govindarajan Professor (HAG) https://lnkd.in/d6rtS6Ue https://lnkd.in/d_miY7ZU 19-Aug-2024

As carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) becomes a critical part of the decarbonization strategy, lessons learned from enhanced oil recovery (EOR) can help provide a path forward. For more than four decades, Halliburton has used CO2 to help customers maximize reservoir output. In the past, engineers have used this technique to pipe naturally occurring CO2 underground to oil fields. In his main stage session at the Carbon Capture & Hydrogen Technology Expo, Steven Knabe, global director of Evaluation and Production explained the relationship between EOR and CCUS. Click the link below to read his key takeaways.

In a new study, experts at Equinor and Applied Petroleum Technology (APT) suggest they are on the brink of using contaminated drill cuttings to predict critical #reservoir fluid properties. https://lnkd.in/eRm84Hbm

I recently attended the CCUS conference at Houston, TX and left really excited for the challenges ahead and the work we need to get done. Here are my key takeaways: 🔹 Total energy consumption is expected to rise from 638 QBTU (2022) to 855 QBTUs by 2050, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive energy mix, including coal, natural gas, liquids, renewables, and whatnot (EIA, 2023). We need everything we have to fulfill energy demand! 🔹 CCUS plays a crucial role in decarbonizing the energy sector, as it's the 2nd largest contributor to achieving net zero emissions, after wind & solar. In fact, there is no net zero emissions (NZT) without CCUS! 🔹 To meet 2030 NTZ goals, we need to commission 10 new CCUS facilities each month, equivalent to 1224 mmtpa (currently at 43 mmtpa) (EIA, 2022). 🔹 While technical readiness is not an issue (many projects worldwide have been capturing, transporting, and sequestering CO2 for decades), economic challenges persist. The business case needs to be strengthened, and policymaking must play a significant role in activating the market in the early stages. 🔹 Capital (public and private) is being deployed at an accelerated pace to drive innovation and cost reduction, but a firm policy and carbon credit market are necessary to activate the industry and deploy the necessary private capital to achieve climate goals. As a student working in the energy field, I find it fascinating to be part of this inflection point for CCUS and the energy transition. I'm inspired to continue contributing to the development of this critical industry. #CCUS2024 #energytransition #climatechange

Several of NETL's advanced carbon management products hit Houston last week at #CCUS2024! Check out this article to learn more. 🔽 #carbonmanagement #ccus #carbonstorage

Accurately estimating subsurface petrophysical properties is crucial for optimizing hydrocarbon recovery and reservoir management. This study presents a detailed investigation into the application of various stochastic algorithms for the nonlinear regression analysis of pressure transients, aiming to enhance the estimation of these critical properties. https://lnkd.in/eNDn6V3s

Join me at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference next month for our discussion of Frac Protect methods, dynamics, and new techniques.