Grant: Alliance Grants
Memorial University of Newfoundland
$60,000.00
Advanced control solution for managed pressure drilling system
FY 2023-24
Summary
This proposal aims to harness natural resources in a sustainable manner through the use of managed pressure drilling (MPD) and Digitalization technology. Drilling though primarily used for oil and gas exploration and production has emerged as an important technology for harnessing geothermal energy and sustainable mining. The key challenges in the sustainable development of oil and gas are, preventing flaring and venting,maintaining safe operation. According to Word Bank, in 2020 only the global flaring of gas during oilproduction was 142 million-m3, in economic term this is over US $20 billion. Safety enhancements in drillingare essential to protect lives and the fragile environments from contamination. Drilling operations have manyhazards which may lead to catastrophic events, such as the Deep Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico,which cost 11 lives and over $62 billion in clean up and compensation costs. MPD can mitigate risk inoperation, mitigate flaring and venting, reduce greenhouse gas emission, allows for autonomous operation,reduce downtime and improve overall productivity of drilling operations applied to oil and gas exploration andproduction, developing geothermal energy, and sustainable mining. Through this proposed project we plan tofield test our theoretical and lab scale research results and further develop them for commercial application.The proposed project will help Canada meet its net zero target and avail new economic opportunities, such as,development of geothermal energy in a more efficient manner.
Program
Alliance Grants
Recipient
Location
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
580582-2022
Name nom
Imtiaz, Syed SA
Department département
Engineering and Applied Science, Faculty of
Organization id
89
Institution établissement
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Province en
Newfoundland and Labrador
Province fr
Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2023
Competition year année de concours
2022
Award amount
60000
Program id
ALLRP
Program name en
Alliance Grants
Program name fr
Subventions Alliance
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
300
Area of application group en
Energy resources
Area of application group fr
Ressources d'énergie
Area of application en
Energy resources (including production, exploration, processing, distribution and use)
Area of application fr
Ressources d'énergie (production, exploration, traitement, distribution et utilisation de l'énergie)
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Not available
Research subject en
Non disponible
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Application title
Advanced control solution for managed pressure drilling system
Keyword
control and autonomous operation; digitalization; energy resources; green house gas mitigation; managed pressure drilling; productivity enhancement; risk mitigation
Application summary
This proposal aims to harness natural resources in a sustainable manner through the use of managed pressure drilling (MPD) and Digitalization technology. Drilling though primarily used for oil and gas exploration and production has emerged as an important technology for harnessing geothermal energy and sustainable mining. The key challenges in the sustainable development of oil and gas are, preventing flaring and venting,maintaining safe operation. According to Word Bank, in 2020 only the global flaring of gas during oilproduction was 142 million-m3, in economic term this is over US $20 billion. Safety enhancements in drillingare essential to protect lives and the fragile environments from contamination. Drilling operations have manyhazards which may lead to catastrophic events, such as the Deep Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico,which cost 11 lives and over $62 billion in clean up and compensation costs. MPD can mitigate risk inoperation, mitigate flaring and venting, reduce greenhouse gas emission, allows for autonomous operation,reduce downtime and improve overall productivity of drilling operations applied to oil and gas exploration andproduction, developing geothermal energy, and sustainable mining. Through this proposed project we plan tofield test our theoretical and lab scale research results and further develop them for commercial application.The proposed project will help Canada meet its net zero target and avail new economic opportunities, such as,development of geothermal energy in a more efficient manner.
