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HALLIBURTON UNIT SELECTED FOR DOE GAS HYDRATES PROGRAM
DALLAS, Texas - Westport Technology Center International, an independent E&P service laboratory owned by Halliburton Energy Services, has been selected for the award of a Department of Energy (DOE) contract to characterize gas hydrate reservoirs and develop simulators for methane gas production from Gulf of Mexico hydrates. Halliburton Energy Services is a business unit of Halliburton (NYSE: HAL).
The contract, valued at $820,000 (U.S.), will help expand the current knowledge and understanding of gas hydrates through laboratory experiments and computer modeling. Westport will also coordinate the transfer of this new knowledge into focused laboratory services and software tools that can be used by operators in their prospect evaluation, well planning, and life-of field management processes.
"Naturally occurring hydrates may be a detriment to the development of conventional hydrocarbon resources; however, methane production from these now troublesome zones may become a new and important hydrocarbon resource for the future," said Jody Powers, president, Halliburton Energy Services. "Our Westport unit is uniquely qualified to study gas hydrate reservoirs and has a broad and unique array of experimental, analytical capabilities, and technical services, with a long history of research in hydrates. We are proud to support DOE’s goals and take a leading role in increasing the industry's understanding of natural hydrates."
Under the DOE contract, four major tasks will be completed in the program. Westport will:
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Identify and measure petrophysical properties needed to characterize methane production from a hydrate reservoir, typical of Gulf of Mexico; |
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Quantify the effect of sediments on these petrophysical properties; |
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Develop a model to integrate lab petrophysical data to estimate reservoir and well productivity; and |
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Develop a hydrate reservoir simulator by integrating the reservoir simulation and acoustic velocity models developed in this project with its in-house gas hydrate control model for deepwater drilling operations. |
This project will utilize the unique capabilities of Westport Technology Center including its CT scanning, PVT, hydrates, flow assurance, reservoir engineering, geology, rock mechanics, and analytical services. Furthermore, properties of the hydrate/sediment systems will be monitored while hydrates are formed and also dissipated, such as temperature, pressure, volume, acoustic, electrical, and mechanical properties. CT scanning will be utilized to observe the formation and dissociation of hydrates in different types of sediments under various temperature and pressure environments.
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