SBIR Phase II: Directional Permeability Enhancement Using Electric Well Treatment

SBIR 第二阶段：利用电井处理定向增渗

• 批准号: 1951212
• 负责人: Mehrdad Mehrvand
• 金额: $ 74.04万
• 依托单位: EDEN GEOPOWER, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-05-01 至 2023-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1951212&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Directional; Permeability

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is to develop a novel waterless rock fracturing technology that can replace hydraulic fracturing in the future. Hydraulic fracturing requires pumping of millions of gallons of water into a reservoir to create permeable pathways within the rock, and increase hydrocarbon recovery rates. However, hydraulic fracturing technology has been banned in some regions within the United States, and in various countries across the globe due to water scarcity and environmental concerns. This has left trillions of dollars in petroleum resources trapped within the earth, negatively impacting the global economy. The waterless fracturing technology being developed under this project utilizes pulsed electrical energy to fracture rocks instead of water, allowing for hydrocarbons to be recovered with minimum environmental impact. The research conducted during this project will provide further insights into the advantages of utilizing electricity to fracture petroleum reservoirs and assist in accelerating successful commercialization of the technology.This SBIR Phase II project proposes to develop a novel electric reservoir stimulation method to increase reservoir permeability without requiring pumping of hazardous material into the subsurface. This project will advance the development of an electric stimulation method by testing it on rock samples under higher pressure and temperature conditions, to mimic the downhole conditions of several common petroleum reservoirs and allow for optimization. This project will also include the design of a downhole tool that will be utilized to carry electrical current from the surface to the target reservoir for field demonstrations of the technology.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这项小型企业创新研究（SBIR）II期项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是开发一种新型的无水岩石破裂技术，可以在将来取代液压压裂。 液压压裂需要将数百万加仑的水泵入储层中，以在岩石内产生可渗透的途径，并提高碳氢化合物的回收率。但是，由于缺水和环境问题，在美国的某些地区以及全球各个国家都禁止水力压裂技术。这剩下数万亿美元的石油资源被困在地球内，对全球经济产生了负面影响。该项目下开发的无水断裂技术利用脉冲电能将裂缝岩石代替水，从而使碳氢化合物的含量最小的环境影响能够回收。该项目期间进行的研究将进一步见解利用电力来裂缝石油储存液的优势，并有助于加速该技术的成功商业化。该SBIR II期项目建议开发一种新型的电储层刺激方法，以增加储层通透性，而无需将危险性材料泵入亚种材料。该项目将通过在较高的压力和温度条件下对岩石样品进行测试，从而模仿几种常见的石油储层的井下条件，并允许优化，从而推动了电刺激方法的开发。该项目还将包括一个井下工具的设计，该工具将用于将电流从表面运送到该技术的现场演示的目标储层。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的审查标准通过评估来进行评估的。