The Oil and Gas Technology Centre says its ‘Call for Ideas’ for well P&A operations has moved to the ‘develop’ stage, with 27 innovative ideas and concepts in the running for around £1 million ($1.3 million) of funding.
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ABERDEEN, UK – The Oil and Gas Technology Centre says its ‘Call for Ideas’ for well P&A operations has moved to the ‘develop’ stage, with 27 innovative ideas and concepts in the running for around £1 million ($1.3 million) of funding.
Ideas submitted include:
Enhanced methods for testing barriers
Alternatives to cement barriers, from self-sealing composites to metal alloys
New ways of placing barriers without having to pull casing
New approaches for assessing the potential of hydrocarbons to flow to surface.
The centre will work with some of the innovators to further develop their ideas before deciding whether to take the concept into the ‘deliver’ stage, leading to technology field trials and subsequent commercialization.
