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DEMO2000-Prosj.ret tekn.utv. petro.virk

GeoEnlight Pilot

Alternative title: GeoEnlight Pilot

Awarded: NOK 3.7 mill.

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Project Number:

337099

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Project Period:

2022 - 2024

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GeoEnlight Pilot will add substantial innovation to the decision process in exploration drilling. Today cores from downhole are drilled, pulled back to surface, and laid down in a barrel. A geologist will evaluate what the cores contains. A point gamma measurement is often taken of the cores, but they are also evaluated by subjective methods like visual inspection, smelling and touching the rocks. Decisions have to be taken quickly offshore since a very expensive drilling rig is waiting, but to be sure no hydrocarbon reservoir is missed, the geologist evaluation would therefore often choose more coring. The objective of the GeoEnlight Pilot is developing and piloting a corescanner that can identify lithology, fractures and oil saturation. GeoEnlight Pilot will open for sale of core scanning solutions both in Norway and internationally. Large international suppliers of coring equipment see high interest for the innovation both nationally and internationally. The energy company partners will benefit of the innovation since it will reduce exploration cost and increase the subsurface understanding of the formations and fluids. Reducing exploration well cost is important since it will reduce overall cost/ barrel. Increasing knowledge of the formations and fluids will reduce technical and financial risk of exploration drilling.

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GeoEnlight Pilot will add substantial innovation to the decision process in exploration drilling. Today cores from downhole are drilled, pulled back to surface, and laid down in a barrel. A geologist will evaluate what the cores contains. A point gamma measurement is often taken of the cores, but they are also evaluated by subjective methods like visual inspection, smelling and touching the rocks. Decisions have to be taken quickly offshore since a very expensive drilling rig is waiting, but to be sure no hydrocarbon reservoir is missed, the geologist evaluation would therefore often choose more coring. The objective of the GeoEnlight Pilot is developing and piloting a corescanner that can accuratly identify lithology, fractures and oil saturation.

Funding scheme:

DEMO2000-Prosj.ret tekn.utv. petro.virk