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PTRCs Microsensor Research andPotential Application to the Bakken
Formation
Dr.MalcolmWilson
CEOPTRC
PresentedattheWillistonBasinPetroleumConference
May1,2013
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PetroleumTechnologyResearchCentre
NonProfitResearch&Development
Collaborativepartnershipwith
Industry,GovernmentandResearch
Organizations
Committedtoreducingenvironmental
impactsofoilproduction
EnhancedOilRecoveryProgram
JIVE
Phanerozoic FluidsProject
ResearchassociatedwithCO2management
IEAGHGWeyburnMidale CO2Storage&
MonitoringProject
Aquistore
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PTRCINCAS3 InnovationCentre
Foundedin2011to
promotetheunique
adaptation
of
microsensor
technologiesfortheoil
andgasindustry
Toadvancetheuseof
microsensorsinother
natural
resources
industries,particularlyin
Canada
Visit http://pi-innovation-centre.ca
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Current Research
ra rm
Well
Wormholes
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y
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Challenge:CHOPS/PrimaryProductionWormholes in primary production prove to be a challenge for producers.Effective wormhole modeling of reservoirs will help improve production
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UnderstandingReservoirsBetter:Wormhole
MappingUsing
Microsensor
Technology
PTRC/INCAS3 Innovation Centre:
Development of sensor field trials Early success November 2012
microsensors travel from an injection to a
production well in a field test
Research program with U of R leadership
Attempt to use sensor technologies to help
optimize existing recovery methods during
primary heavy oil production
Other applications such as downhole
monitoring at low cost
Visit http://pi-innovation-centre.ca
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Challenge:
Pipeline
Flow
and
Monitoring
Anumberofongoing
issues
with
pipelines: Spotsofpotential
weaknessor
corrosion.
Locationsofflow
disruptions.
Pressuredropsor
increases
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Solutions:Pipelines Self
positioning
modules
forchecking,predicting
leaks
Measurementofother
compoundslikeclaysand
asphaltenes
Sensorsthatcommunicate
withthecentralcontrol
computersto
allow
more
immediateresponseto
problems
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Challenge:HydraulicFracturing
http://ny.water.usgs.gov/projectsummaries/CP30/Marcellus_Presentation_Williams.pdf
How far do the fractures
extend?
Why are some fractures
more successful than
others?
Are there ways of better
assuring environmentalprotection and economic
benefit?
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Solution:MicrosensorsInjectionofsensorsinwith
proppant,toreportbackto
surface
Measureandmonitorsize
andlocationoffractures,for
bothenvironmental
maintenanceand
oil
recovery
optimization
Monitoringofwellboreand
surfacecasingtodetect
potentialfluid
leaks
Courtesy FracFocus.org
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AdditionalKey
Development
Areas
Wastewatersensing
Tailingsponds
Pumpsensors
Inreservoirsensing
Pipeintegritymonitoring
Downholesensing
Interwell
controls
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