Oil and Gas Technologies

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Oil and Gas Technologies
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The Strategy for the future energy mix and
technology priorities is currently under review
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OIL AND GAS TECHNOLOGIES

• WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT?

Investment in new technologies is an important factor in prolonging the life of the UK hydrocarbon reservoirs and increasing the global competitiveness of the UK oil and gas sector.

• The UK needs to maximise recovery of its
  substantial indigenous oil and gas resources both
  to maintain a secure and diverse energy supply
  and to maximise economic benefits.
• The development of new technology is a
  substantial component of the drive towards
  achieving maximum recovery of the resources on
  the UK Continental Shelf.

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UKCS Window of Opportunity
Source DTI
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OIL AND GAS TECHNOLOGIES

• PROJECT FOCUS

• Identifying additional and incremental
  hydrocarbon reserves (especially Geophysics,
  Seismic and other alternative methods of
  reservoir processing)
• Accessing reserves cost effectively e.g. Through
  Tubing / Multilateral Drilling and enabling
  difficult oil production e.g. heavy oil
• Sustaining and improving existing production
  from mature fields e.g. Wells / Facilities
  Integrity Management, Sand and Water Management,
  Capturing and using CO2 for EOR
• Improving environmental performance with further
  specific environmental technology development

The prime objective is lowering cost per barrel extracted and maximising recovery from UK hydrocarbon reservoirs, quantifying additional producible barrels.
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Membership
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Technology Priorities
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Keeping the Call Current
MEOR Meeting, May 6th
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OIL AND GAS TECHNOLOGIES

• PROJECT SCOPE

Research development of technologies that can
make a significant contribution to DTIs
objective of maximising recovery from UK
hydrocarbon reservoirs

• Consideration will also be given to
• technologies that will impact in the medium to
  long term, e.g. EOR type activities
• projects that will address environmental
  challenges e.g. dealing with produced water
• demonstration projects, where a key technology
  requires an offshore field test as part of the
  prototype development.

A special focus will be given to projects that
address the key issues in maximising recovery
from Brownfields. These technologies can come
from across the full range of industry operations
i.e. from enhancing reservoir understanding and
development through to production enhancing
technology areas.
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PROJECT REQUIREMENTS FUNDING
OIL AND GAS TECHNOLOGIES
An indicative 2m of DTI funding has been
allocated to this area of the competition,
supported by additional EPSRC funding.

• Requirements
• Industry led
• Science to Business or Business to Business
• At least one partner with defined end-user needs
• A clearly defined route to market
• Typically of 2-3 years duration
• Aim to implement significant business change in
  5-7 year timeframe
• Typically seeking funding of 0.25m - 2.0m
  Standard two stage process
• Funding under 250k Fast Track

Proposals can range from small, highly focused basic research projects, through to applied research, and to experimental development technology projects configured to produce, for example, prototypes or technology demonstrators for field testing. We particularly encourage projects which can demonstrate benefits to a number of industry sectors.
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Technology Managers? cameron.stewart_at_dti.gsi
.gov.uk? 01224 254077? christopher.stewart_at_dti.g
si.gov.uk? 020 7215 1434
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