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U.S. Department of EnergyNational Energy Technology Laboratory
William (Bill) F. Lawson National Petroleum Technology Office
DOE Projects to Benefit Alaska
February 26, 2003
DOE Goals
Assist Communities, Producers, State and Federal Government by Providing Sound Science for Regulation and Development of Alaska’s Resources
Provides Enabling or Breakthrough Technologies for Alaskan and Arctic Conditions.
NETL Current Petroleum Projects Nine Current RD&D Projects - upstream, downstream and environmental
Alaska Oil & Gas Exploration: Development and Permitting Project Northeast NPR-Alaska Reconnaissance Level Airborne Contaminants Study
Evaluation of Potential Coal Bed Methane Beneath Priority Sites in Rural Alaska Development and Demonstration of Mobile Small Footprint Exploration and Development
Well System for the Arctic Unconventional Gas Resources Methane Hydrate Characterization and Quantification
Conversion Extraction Desulfurization Process Biocatalyst Desulfurization
Challenges in Transport of GTL Liquids through TAPS Transport of Gas Liquids from ANS to Markets Oxygen Transport Ceramic Membrane
DOE Arctic Energy Office in Alaska UAF-DOE Cooperative Agreement on Energy Technology RD&D
Projects Outside Alaska can have an impact on Alaska Drilling Technologies, Environmental Cleanup and Waste Management
DOE’s Role in Developing Technologies To Address Environmental, Supply, and Reliability Constraints of
Producing and Using Fossil Energy
Alaska Oil & Gas Exploration: Development and Permitting Project – by State of Alaska
Eliminate three closely inter-related barriers to oil production in Alaska through the use of a geographic information system (GIS) and other information technology strategies
Barriers involve: Identifying of oil development potential from existing wells Planning projects to efficiently avoid conflicts with other interests Gaining state approvals for exploration and development
projects Solution a web-based system will enable the public and other review
participants to track permit status, submit and view comments, and obtain important project information on-line.
Automating several functions of the current manual process, permit applications will be completed more quickly and accurately, and agencies will be able to complete reviews with fewer delays.
Cooperative Efforts with other Federal, State and Local Groups
Federal Leadership Forum Working Group of Land Management Agencies and
DOE Participate with BLM-Montana office
State of Montana, Statewide EIS NE-NPR Alaska Research & Monitoring Team Participate in State Review Process of
Environmental Regulatory Practices
Research and Monitoring Team
Northeast National Petroleum Reserve –Alaska Integrated Activity Plan/Environmental Impact Statement
Plan establishes procedures and advisory bodies to address subsistence and research concerns.
Representatives from Federal, State, and North Slope Borough agencies, the oil industry, environmental groups, academia and other interested parties will be invited to participate on the research and monitoring team.
Team will coordinate research and monitoring projects in NE-NPR-Alaska
Northeast National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska Reconnaissance Level Airborne Contaminants Study
by Bureau of Land Management Operated under the Research and Monitoring Team Air contaminant baseline study in Northeast NPR - Alaska
Study effects of airborne contaminants on watersheds Expand the number of index sites in Northeast Alaska
Determine current air contaminants and provide a baseline to determine the fate and effect of future oilfield activities
Provide environmental quality baseline for the indigenous people of the Alaskan Arctic
Coalbed Methane Studies – Lessons from other States
Water Management Practices Better Science on Water Quality Soil Quality and CBM Water Effects Production Techniques Improved and Refined Beneficial Uses of CBM Water Improved Coal Seam Aquifer Recharge Science Enhanced Geology and Geophysical Science
Coalbed Methane Potential in Alaska
• Alaska contains half of the coal resources of the United States
Estimate of Alaskan coalbed methane reserves- 1,000 Tcf
One billion cubic ft of producible CBM reserves would provide a community of 700 people electricity for 30 years
Highest prospective CBM coal basins in Alaska Western North Slope Basin near Wainwright Alaska Peninsula near Chignik Bay Yukon Flats Basin at Fork Yukon
Source: Alaska GeoSurvey News June 2001
Development and Demonstration of Mobile Small Footprint Exploration and Development Well System for the Arctic
Unconventional Gas Resources by NANA Development Corp.
Goal to provide an economic, local alternative fuel source for remote Arctic villages and industrial complexes Provide a lower cost, efficient fuel source to Native
villagesPlanned development of unconventional gas resource Develop natural gas sites near where it will be used Natural gas to displace trucked-n diesel fuel for engines and
electric power generation Significantly reduce emissions Reduce fuel cost
3 inch slimhole drill rig designed to explore and produce unconventional gas
Performers NANA Development Corp., Teck Cominco -Red Dog Mine,
and Advanced Resources International
Methane Hydrate Researchby Maurer Technology & Anadarko Petroleum
Objective: evaluate subsurface hydrate occurrence and production potential
Hydrates resource in Arctic is estimated at 11,000 to 24,000 Tcf
Develop specialized drilling platform Determine best practices for safe and
economic drilling and production of methane hydrates in the Alaskan permafrost
Chilled drilling fluids to insure core recovery using hard rock mining rig in Kuparuk oil field.
3 year, $10 million cost-shared with Anadarko and DOE
Arctic Drilling/Production Platform(Maurer /Anadarko)
Good for the environment (reduced footprint)
Good for industry (year round access)
1/2 scale platform designed & built
1 drilling pad for 36 wells Moved to Alaska in late
December 2002 Drilling in March 2003
Laboratory studies Pure hydrate/hydrate-sediments
mixtures
Tool development Remote, geophysical characterization Sampling and analysis in the field
Field studies Marine Environments
Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Arctic Regions
Canada, Alaska
Model development
Methane Hydrate R&D Activities
Mobile Analysis Laboratory Onsite sample analysis Maurer/Anadarko
RAMAN Spectroscopy In-situ crystal structure characteristics Pacific Northwest National Lab
Infrared-imaging Quickly locates hydrates in cores Pacific Northwest National Lab
X-Ray Linear Scanner Imaging pore structure of hydrate core Lawrence Berkley Lab
Hydrate Coring/Handling/Analysis Handbook Best practices from well to lab Westport Scanning laser RamanScanning laser Raman
Field Sampling and Analysis ToolsAdditional State-of-the-Art Tools
Interior of Mobile LabInterior of Mobile Lab
Gas Liquid Cylindrical Cyclone (GLCC)Objective: Develop and improve a three-phase gas-
liquid cylindrical cyclone (GLCC) separator
Participants: University of Tulsa, plus 15 industry JIP
membersSuccesses: Reduced footprint and 3 fold cost
savings over conventional separators Field application demonstrated a
savings of $3.2 million over conventional separators
Offshore non-producing oil well brought back to life at 1000 B/day
Technology that Works Goes to the Field Immediately – Alaska, Indonesia, Venezuela
Conversion Extraction Desulfurization Process and the Biocatalyst Desulfurization Project
by PetroStar Inc.
Both projects aimed at meeting EPA requirements on sulfur content in fuel
Two desulfurization strategies Chemical Extraction Biocatalyst Desulfurization
Applicable to other small refiners who cannot afford a high-pressure hydrotreater and hydrogen plant
PetroStar Valdez Refinery
Projects Outside Alaska that can be Beneficial to Alaskan Independents
Simultaneous Injection Pilot Project: Phase I – Feasibility Study - Argonne National Laboratory
Design and Development of Gas Liquid Cylindrical Cyclone Compact Separators for Three Phase Flow - University of Tulsa
Improved Oilfield Waste Injection Techniques – Terralog Technologies
Advanced Cuttings Transport Study – University of Tulsa
Disposal of Drill cuttings into Unconsolidated Sandstones and Clayey Sands – Westport Technology
Improved Oilfield Waste Injection Techniques by Terralog Technologies
Waste injection projects in Alaska, California, Louisiana and Canada
Develop a cost-effective waste injection technique Containment of waste in target interval Sequence of sands and shales, better than a single shale Slurry mix of 10-40% by volume solids Screening method eliminates larger material and handles it
separately Reduces cost of producing slurry, because the process does
not grind unnecessary material Develop software for prediction and control of fracture
propagation in soft formations Visualization of changes in fractures by injection invasion New integrated rock mechanics and fluid flow models Monitor injection rate daily to maintain episodic high rate
injection
DOE Benefits to Alaska
Technology in Time Broker of Sound Science Partners with the Community Protect the Environment
Find more information about the Department of Energy and its programs at the following web sites:
www.fe.doe.gov – DOE Fossil Energy Office (project fact sheets and educational information)
www.npto.doe.gov – Oil programs and Environmental programs (E&P software downloads)
www.netl.doe.gov – Natural Gas programs, Coal programs and Fuels programs
www.eren.doe.gov – Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
www.pttc.org – Petroleum Technology Transfer Council technology links
www.osti.org – Free technical reports www.sc.doe.gov – Fellowships and Education Opportunities