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 The Na'onal IOR Centre of Norway Visit by the Embassy of Japan 12November 2015 A need for IOR on NCS • 
Government iden,fied need for increasing recovery from oil fields on Norwegian con,nental shelf (NCS) – 1 % more oil ~ 500 billion NOK • 
2010: CommiGee of experts to suggest measures, led by Knut Åm • 
2010: Åm presented report sugges,ng 44 measures for improving the oil recovery; one was a Na,onal IOR Centre • 
2011: Ministry of Petroleum and Energy evaluated the Norwegian petroleum ac,vi,es; recommended the establishment of a research centre in the field of improved recovery, based on an open compe,,on • 
2013, February: The Na,onal IOR Centre was announced by the Research Council of Norway • 
2013, May : 3 applica,ons to host the Centre by the applica,on deadline: –  Bergen – Uni Research and UiB –  Trondheim – SINTEF/NTNU –  Stavanger – UiS-­‐IRIS and IFE 2 The Centre`s overall aim Contribute to improving oil recovery on the Norwegian ConGnental Shelf •  R&D ac,vi,es for field implementa,on •  Environmentally friendly technologies The NaGonal IOR Centre of Norway
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5+3 years (2013-­‐2021) Yearly budget: 44 MNOK In 2015: 58 MNOK Centre Director Prof. M.V. Madland and Minister of Petroleum and Energy Tord Lien The partners ExpectaGons from authoriGes •  Minimum 25% of yearly budget to educa,on (PhD/postdoc) •  Research -­‐ high interna,onal level •  Publica,ons, being visible on interna,onal/na,onal arenas •  Increased collabora,on between industry experts and research partners •  Results transferred to industry partners •  Share results -­‐ Openness •  The Centre should contribute to new technology being implemented by the industry partners •  Quick implementa,on of new technology/best prac,ce •  New injec,on methods Who are we? The Na,onal IOR Centre of Norway The management team: Merete Vadla Madland (UiS), Kris,n Flornes (IRIS) Aksel Hiorth (UiS/IRIS) Svein Skjæveland (UiS), Randi Valestrand (IRIS), Sissel Opsahl Viig (IFE) Theme leaders: Aksel Hiorth (UiS/IRIS) Randi Valestrand (IRIS) Task leaders:
Task 1: Arne Stavland (IRIS) Task 2: Udo Zimmermann (UiS)/Mona Minde(IRIS/UiS) Task 3: Espen JeGestuen (IRIS) Task 4: Aksel Hiorth (UiS/IRIS) Task 5: Tor Bjørnstad (IFE) Task 6: Steinar Evje/Svein Skjæveland (UiS) Task 7: Geir Nævdal (IRIS) 40 project managers, Researchers, Guest researchers, 16 PhD candidates and 10 Post Docs Apprx. 100 persons (UiS, IRIS and IFE) are connected/involved, and the number is increasing. 2 new Associate Prof. posi,ons@UiS Centre administraGon OrganizaGon Board Technical ComiGee Management Team Theme 1 Mobile & Immobile Oil and EOR methods 1. Core Scale 2. Pore Scale 3. Sub Micron Theme 2 Reservoir Characterizing to Improve vol. sweep 4. Upsc. & Enviro 5. Tracer 6. Res. Sim 7. 4D Seism & History Building a true research team (3 research partners, 12 user partners and several naGonal -­‐and internaGonal collaborators) The naGonal and internaGonal collaborators •  UiB, UiO, NTNU •  TU Delp, DTU, Cornell University •  TNO, GEO, Geus •  The Ins,tute for Study of the Earth’s Interior (ISEI), Okayama University, Misasa, Japan; a Center of Excellence for the 21st Century (one of the most pres,gious laboratories in geosciences,cosmosciences and micro-­‐/nano technology in the world) PhD student Mona Minde, Research assistent MSc Nina Egeland, Research Director Prof. Aksel Hiort and Centre director Prof. Merete. V. Madland. Nina Egeland will have a research stay at ISEI Spring 2016. 2 R&D Themes, 7 main Tasks, 40 projects T1 Mobile and immobile oil and EOR methods: Aksel Hiorth (UiS/IRIS), T2 Reservoir characterizaGon to improve volumetric sweep: Randi Valestrand (IRIS) Task 1: Arne Stavland (IRIS) Task 2: Udo Zimmermann (UiS)/Mona Minde(IRIS/UiS) Task 3: Espen JeGestuen (IRIS) Task 4: Aksel Hiorth (UiS/IRIS) Task 5: Tor Bjørnstad (IFE) Task 6: Svein Skjæveland (UiS) Task 7: Geir Nævdal (IRIS) Current projects: Theme 1 & 2 Task 1: Core scale
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DOUCS-Deliverable Of an Unbeatable Core scale Simulator
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Core plug preparation procedures
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Determination of Droplet Size Distribution in Oil – Water Emulsions Passed Through a Porous Material
Studied by Low Field NMR
Task 5: Tracer technology
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Well-to-well tracer technology (Task 5.1)
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Single-well tracer technology (Task 5.2)
• IncorporatingcompactionintofluidEORcharacterizationpotential
Task 6: Reservoir simulation tools
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Review of experimental data and building a prototype of ‘IRIS lab’ database (Task 1.2, 4, 6.1, 7.2)
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From SCAL to EOR
Reservoir simulation tools. Adding more physics, chemistry, and geological realism into the reservoir
simulator.(Task 6.1)
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Integrated EOR for heterogeneous reservoirs (Phase 1)
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Modelling of near well zone scenarios (Task 6.2)
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EOR screening and possible applications on the NCS
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Application of metallic nanoparticles for enhanced heavy oil recovery
Task 2: Mineral fluid reactions at nano/submicron scale
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New methodologies at NIOR Stavanger for EOR purposes
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Installation of state-of-the-art X-ray diffraction (XRD) analytical facility at NIOR for EOR research
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Geological studies on carbonates (including chalk) and chert for the further understanding of rock material
for EOR research and applications
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Task 7: Field scale evaluation and history matching
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Robust production optimization – cooperation with TU Delft (Task 7.1)
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Robust production optimization – PhD student (Task 7.1)
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Data assimilation using 4D seismic data (Task 7.2.1)
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Data assimilation using 4-D seismic data (PostDoc TNO) (Task 7.2.1)
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Improved history matching under compaction (Task 7.2.3)
• 4Dseismichistorymatchingofcoupledgeomechanical/reservoirflowmodels(Task7.2.3)
Quantitative SEM micrograph image analysis
Task 3: Pore scale
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Evaluation of economic potential (Task 7.3)
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Three-dimensional imaging and pore-scale modelling of carbonate rocks
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Reservoir complexity and recovery factor potential (Task 7.4)
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Pore scale processes
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Emulsions in Porous Media
• Experimentalinvestigationoftheeffectoffluidchemistryontheadhesivepropertiesofcalcitegrains
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Peridynamics simulation of chalk – from nanometer to centimeter (Task 3 and 4)
Task 4: Upscaling and environmental impact
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IORSim development
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Designer Water
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Large Scale Polymer Shear Test
The roadmap Main achievements: •  Theme 1: • 
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Yard test, start-­‐up at IRIS September 2015 IOR-­‐sim (UiS/IRIS and IFE); backward coupling to Eclipse Access to Field data: Snorre, Ula, Ekofisk and Valhall •  Theme 2: • 
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Development and tes,ng of new tracers Polymer flooding is available in OPM OPM run-­‐,me for Norne full-­‐field is now only three ,mes the Eclipse run-­‐
,me Work-­‐flow including 4D seismic data in history matching tested Two examples: The IORSim (NIORC incl. Schlumberger) • 
A simulator for predic,ng the effect of rock fluid interac,ons on oil recovery based on industry standard reservoir models –  Upscale from core scale –  Predict the performance of IOR chemicals on field scale –  Effect of combining several EOR methods IOR Chemicals The Yard test (NIORC incl. Halliburton, and SNF, SAR, and Matek-­‐Samson) • 
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Quan,fying the degrada,on of polymer when passing different chokes Two polymers, at three concentra,ons, are being pumped through valves IOR NORWAY 2016 •  Welcome to IOR NORWAY 2016 •  April 26-­‐27 2016 •  For more informa,on: uis.no/ior