November 13-15 2009, Cairo
- Overview
- Overview II (cont.)
- Exploration
- Reservoir Management
- Drilling
- Production
- Refining & Distribution
Nanotech Solutions cont.
Nanotechnology provides solutions for:
Exploration
Nanosensors can provide solutions for:
- Less invasive methods of exploration, remote sensing
- Improved temperature and pressure ratings in deep wells and hostile environments, ability to extend applications to sub-basalt
- Improved imaging and computational techniques
- Improved monitoring during oil refining (Micronizing of nanoparticle diamond as well as chemical suspension)
- Improved instrumentation for gas adsorption, allowing allowing comprehensive physisorption, chemisorption, TPD/TPR/TPO and real time MS characterization using a wide range of gases and vapors
- Improved 1,2,3 and 4-D Seismic resolution
- Nanoscale description of interfacial structure and dynamics
Nanocatalysts can provide solutions for:
- Ability to traverse rock formations through native pore structures either by passive diffusion or by transport with injected fluids
Reservoir Management
Nanosensors can provide solutions for:
- Improved reservoir illumination and characterization, including improved signal-to-noise ratio of subsalt events, improved velocity-modeling accounting for anisotrophy
- Improved fluid-flow monitoring and fluid-type recognition (bulk diffusion, surface diffusion, vibrational motion, dielectric behavior, stress-strain, etc.)
- Improved drainage architectures
- Improved telemetry
- Real-time tracking of waterfronts
- Ability to identify bypassed zones
Nanomembranes (separations) can provide solutions for:
- Improved sand exclusion
- Improved mobility of injectant
- Controlled agglomeration of particles
- CO2 capture and storage (CCS)
Nanomaterials and Coatings can provide solutions for:
- Improved stability and pressure integrity
- Improved heat transfer efficiency
- Minimize damage to formation
Chemical Delivery Systems can provide solutions for:
- Improved understanding of condensate banking processes to predict well behavior
- Ability to modify dew point and change wettability of reservoir
- Increased sweeping efficiency, improved displacement of oil through small pore throats by reducing IFT
- Mobilization of high viscosity/heavy oil
Nanomaterials can provide solutions for:
- Reducing weight requirements and increased sturdiness of offshore platforms
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