Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
$25,000.00
Recycling of Drilling Cement Returns
FY 2016-17
Summary
Cartel Energy Services has approached SAIT for technical assistance to to develop a new technology that canturn drilling cement returns into a recycled and renewable resource. The company provides communicationdevices and surface equipment rental services as well as transportation and storage solutions for the oil and gasindustry. It handles and transports several thousand metric tonnes of cement returns every year. Instead ofdisposing of the cement returns at landfill facilities, Cartel Energy is seeking an alternative to recycle thematerials so that they can be used for other industrial purposes, for example, road construction and landdevelopment. The proposed project will help develop a green solution for treating the cement returns, and willenable SAIT researchers to gain practical experience and expertise in cement returns testing and recycling.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
492527-2016
Name nom
Tofani, Rick
Department département
Applied Research and Innovation Services
Organization id
10
Institution établissement
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2016
Competition year année de concours
2016
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
902
Area of application group en
Commercial services
Area of application group fr
Services commerciaux
Area of application en
Waste, waste management and recycling
Area of application fr
Déchets, gestion des déchets et recyclage
Research subject code
1504
Research subject group en
Environmental engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie de l'environnement
Research subject en
Solid waste management (including radioactivity)
Research subject fr
Gestion des déchets dangereux (y compris radioactivité)
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Recycling of Drilling Cement Returns
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Cartel Energy Services has approached SAIT for technical assistance to to develop a new technology that canturn drilling cement returns into a recycled and renewable resource. The company provides communicationdevices and surface equipment rental services as well as transportation and storage solutions for the oil and gasindustry. It handles and transports several thousand metric tonnes of cement returns every year. Instead ofdisposing of the cement returns at landfill facilities, Cartel Energy is seeking an alternative to recycle thematerials so that they can be used for other industrial purposes, for example, road construction and landdevelopment. The proposed project will help develop a green solution for treating the cement returns, and willenable SAIT researchers to gain practical experience and expertise in cement returns testing and recycling.
