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NonProfitResearch&Development
Collaborativepartnershipwith
Industry,GovernmentandResearch
Organizations
Committedtoreducingenvironmental
impactsofoilproduction
EnhancedOilRecoveryProgram
JIVE
Phanerozoic FluidsProject
ResearchassociatedwithCO2
management
IEAGHGWeyburnMidale CO2 Storage&
MonitoringProject
Aquistore
PTRCINCAS3 InnovationCentre
Foundedin2011to
promotetheunique
adaptationofmicrosensor
technologiesfortheoil
andgasindustry
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http://pi-innovation-centre.ca
Toadvancetheuseof
microsensorsinother
naturalresources
industries,particularlyin
Canada
Challenge:CHOPS/PrimaryProduction
Current in
Research
Wormholes
primary production prove to be a challenge for producers.
Effective wormhole modeling of reservoirs will help improve production
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UnderstandingReservoirsBetter:Wormhole
MappingUsingMicrosensorTechnology
PTRC/INCAS3 Innovation Centre:
Development of sensor field trials
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http://pi-innovation-centre.ca
Challenge:PipelineFlowandMonitoring
Anumberofongoing
issueswithpipelines:
Spotsofpotential
weaknessor
corrosion.
Locationsofflow
disruptions.
Pressuredropsor
increases
Solutions:Pipelines
Selfpositioningmodules
forchecking,predicting
leaks
Measurementofother
compoundslikeclaysand
asphaltenes
Sensorsthatcommunicate
withthecentralcontrol
computerstoallowmore
immediateresponseto
problems
Challenge:HydraulicFracturing
Solution:Microsensors
Injectionofsensorsinwith
proppant,toreportbackto
surface
Measureandmonitorsize
andlocationoffractures,for
bothenvironmental
maintenanceandoilrecovery
optimization
Monitoringofwellboreand
surfacecasingtodetect
potentialfluidleaks
Courtesy FracFocus.org
AdditionalKeyDevelopmentAreas
Wastewatersensing
Tailingsponds
Pumpsensors
Inreservoirsensing
Pipeintegritymonitoring
Downholesensing
Interwellcontrols
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