NETL Well Integrity Workshop: Identifying Well Integrity Research Needs for Subsurface Energy Infrastructure
Wells are a critical component of subsurface energy infrastructure. Ensuring the integrity of wells as engineered pathways for the safe extraction, injection, and storage of fluids in the subsurface is key to maximizing the effectiveness and resilience of that infrastructure. In the Spring of 2021, The U.S. DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) organized and hosted a workshop on research needs to yield new insights to improve integrity and extend the operational life of wells in geologic carbon storage, natural gas storage, hydrogen storage, and geothermal energy production settings. Technical presentations from this workshop are available here, and the final report summarizing workshop proceedings is available here.
May 18, May 25, and June 1, 2021
Topic: Characterization and Monitoring to Constrain Uncertainty
Towards Constraining Onshore Decommissioned Well Integrity in British Columbia and England
Aaron Cahill (Heriot-Watt University)
Methane Emissions from Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells: Measurement Data, National Estimates, and Mitigation Strategies
Mary Kang (McGill University)
Legacy Oil & Gas Well Integrity in the Midwest U.S. – Regional Data Analysis and Field-Testing
Joel Sminchak (Battelle)
Introduction and Session Charge
Rick Chalaturnyk (University of Alberta)
Monitoring Methods for Wellbore Leakage
Charles Jenkins (CSIRO)
Embedded Sensor Technology Suite for Wellbore Integrity Monitoring
Ruishu Wright (NETL)
The Value of Information Metric for Synthesizing the Uncertainty of Diverse CCUS Monitoring Techniques
Whitney Trainor-Guitton (CSM)
Topic: Well Dynamics, Modeling, and Considerations for Challenging Environments
Introduction and Session Charge
Nik Huerta (PNNL)
Impact of Reactive Flow of CO2-rich Fluids on the Transport Properties of Micro-annuli and Other Defects in Cemented Wellbores: Current Knowledge and Open Questions
Tim Wolterbeek (Utrecht)
Preventing/ Reducing Well Integrity Issues with Informed Design
Eilis Rosenbaum
Damage Processes and Recovery Mechanisms in Long-Term Well Integrity
Bill Carey (LANL)
Introduction and Session Charge
Doug Blankenship (U.S. DOE / GTO)
Cementitious Materials for High-Temperature Geothermal Wells – Recent Advances and Future Challenges
Tatiana Pyatina (BNL)
Hydrogen Storage in Offshore Sandstone Reservoirs – SINTEF’s HySTORM Project
Pierre Cerasi (SINTEF)
Casing Deformation at the Big Hill SPR Site
Barry Roberts (SNL)
Topic: Synthesizing Physics-Based and Data-Driven Approaches for Gaining New Insights into Well Integrity
Building and Using Public Data Sets to Assess Oil and Gas Well Integrity
Seth Pelepko
Insights from Regional Well Integrity Datasets: Challenges and Future Opportunities
Greg Lackey
Defecting Hydrocarbon Production Related Water Impairments: A Data-driven Approach Using Large Water Quality Datasets
Tao Wen (Syracuse)
To Well Integrity and Beyond: Can Data-driven Models Give us Confidence in Well Integrity?
Preston Jordan (LBNL)
Mechanistic Simulations of Well Flow for Well Integrity Risk Management
Curt Oldenburg (LBNL)
Management of Post Abandonment Well Liability
Theresa Watson (TL Watson & Assoc.)
