Distinguished Lecture: Erdal Ozkan
CO2-EOR and Sequestration: Challenges on Pore Scale
Date: 8th October 2024
17:30 – 18:00: Social Hour
18:00 – 19:00: Distinguished Lecture: Erdal Ozkan
19:30: Meal
Location: BVEG, Schiffgraben 47, 30175 Hannover, Germany
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50€ non-members
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Abstract:
Although the awareness of the environmental impact of energy production and utilization are on the rise, predictions for the next 30-50 years indicate a growing energy demand of the increasing world population. Moreover, the recent experiences have revealed the risks of an immediate departure from the conventional energy sources and the importance of achieving a sustainable energy diversity. These developments unequivocally point to the continuing contribution of oil and gas to the supply of uninterrupted and effordable energy with an increased awarness of its environmental impact.
This presentation addresses CO2-EOR and sequestration as critical contributions of the oil and gas industry to a sustainable energy diversity with environmental conscience. Although CO2-EOR and sequestration can be applied in conventional and unconventional reservoirs, the size and abundance of tight, unconventional reservoirs offer special opportunities. However, the micrometer to nanometer pore sizes of unconventional reservoirs pose challenges to our conventional reservoir wisdom and take us out of our comfort zone.
In this presentation, CO2-EOR and sequestration are discussed with an emphasis on the challenges in small-/ultra-small-porosity reservoirs. The research highlights are presented, together with laboratory and field examples, to emphasize the role of complex molecular level reactions between the injected/stored fluids with the resident fluids and reservoir rock during CO2-EOR and sequestration. The "main takeaway" of this presentation is that CO2-EOR and sequestration are critical technologies for our contribution to energy diversity — but we must look beyond our conventional reservoir wisdom and develop effective technologies to meet the energy demand while reducing its carbon footprint.
Biography:
Erdal Ozkan is a professor of Petroleum Engineering at Colorado School of Mines. His areas of expertise are reservoir engineering, fluid flow in porous media, PTA/RTA, and unconventional reservoirs. Ozkan is a Distinguished Member of SPE and the recipient of the Lester C. Uren, Formation Evaluation, and Rocky Mountain North America Reservoir Description and Dynamics awards. He has served as the SPE Reservoir Technical Director, Co-Executive Editor of SPEREE, and Chief Editor of the Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. Ozkan has published over 170 technical papers, one book, and several book chapters. He is also a former SPE Distinguished Lecturer (2011-2012).