KERNEANALYSE LABORATORIET
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R & D PROJECTS
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CO2 flooding rig
The laboratory undertakes research and development projects funded by a variety of foundations and research councils as well as by the industry. We have adapted petroleum core analysis techniques to a range of new areas, including rock mechanics, man-made porous materials (ceramics, concrete), soil and water pollution. We are involved in a number of projects with research institutes in Denmark and abroad. The list below summarizes a number of recent R&D projects with participation of our laboratory:
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CO2-EOR related projects:
Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation: Enhanced Oil Recovery through CO2 utilization:
2007-2010: The interplay between oil, water, CO2, and chalk at reservoir conditions was studied based on sample material and data from the Syd Arne Field. The project is funded by the Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation and was carried out in collaboration between Department of Chemical Engineering at DTU, Institute of Environment and Resources at DTU, GEO, DONG Energy, and GEUS. Flooding experiments at reservoir conditions were carried out at GEUS. The experiments provided valuable information about the behaviour of a chalk reservoir during a CO2 flooding operation, in particular regarding the timing and amount of oil recovery for both the Ekofisk and Tor Formations (Danish North Sea).
CO2-EOR projects funded by Industry:
2009- . The laboratory is currently involved in various confidential projects funded by industry partners and related to CO2-EOR. The projects focus on several aspects such as recovery potential, chemical interactions, and caprock quality.
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Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) related projects:
BIGCCS:
2009- : The BIGCCS International Research Centre is an interdisciplinary research center funded by the Norwegian Research Council and managed by SINTEF. The research centre studies the entire CCS chain from capture to geological storage. In relation to BIGCCS, our laboratory has performed core scale experimental studies on dry-out effects by CO2-flooding.
CO2 - Sink Project:
2004-2010. A CCS demonstration project based at an old gas storage facility outside Berlin and funded from EU FP6 and industry sources. Our obligation was to assist in risk assessment and to characterize the caprock sealing properties relative to CO2 injection into the shallow Ketzin storage site.
AQUA-DK:
2007-2010. This project was funded by the Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme (EUDP) with the purpose to identify reservoir rocks and caprocks suitable to CO2 storage in Denmark and investigate possible CO2-mineral reactions in these rocks. The laboratory was overall project manager and contributed with caprock experimental work as well as hydrogeochemical modelling.
Weyburn Project:
2001-2004. The 'EU Weyburn CO2 Monitoring Project' is the European leg of the IEA 'Weyburn CO2 Monitoring Project', a major CO2 sequestration demonstration project running in parallel with EnCana Corporation's enhanced oil recovery operation in the Weyburn Oilfield, Saskatchewan, Canada. Our obligation was to study changes in petrophysical properties and mineral reactions during CO2 injection in a carbonate reservoir.
SACS Project :
1999-2003. The objective of this study was to provide scientific documentation of the feasibility, safety and reliability of CO2 storage in saline aquifers based on data from the norwegian Sleipner injection project. We have been involved in several tasks including cap-rock capacity and dynamic flooding experiments. SACS was sponsored by the petroleum industry and the European Union.
CO2 - GeoNet :
The laboratory is involved in several CCS activities under this EU NoE (Network of Excellence), in particular characterization and analysis of caprocks.
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Heat Storage in Hot Aquifers (HeHo):
2010- .This project is funded by the Danish Strategic Research Council and is carried out in collaboration between GEUS, DTU CERE, BRGM, ETH Zürich, Vilnius University, and DFG (a consultant for the district heating companies in Denmark). The aim of the project is to develop new technology to improve planning of energy storage in geothermal reservoirs through high-quality experiments and numerical modeling. Our laboratory will be responsible for developing and performing hydrogeochemical experiments and subsequent numerical modeling of the experiments.
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Joint Chalk Research (JCR):
1990-. The Joint Chalk Research Programme is dedicated to improving hydrocarbon production from the North Sea chalk fields. The research programme was initiated by the Danish and Norwegian authorities in 1982 and is financed by the industry. The research has focused on the geological description of chalk, recovery mechanisms, evaluation of gas and water flooding parameters, mechanical behaviour including well stability in chalk fields, and simulation and modelling of chalk sequences. GEUS Core Laboratory has until now been involved in Chalk Research for more than 15 years.
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