CHERT: Intelligent Thermal Energy Harvesting and Storage for Deep Drilling Operations

CHERT：用于深钻作业的智能热能收集和存储

• 批准号: 830209
• 金额: $ 76.63万
• 依托单位: NEMEIN LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Innovation Loans
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2021 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=830209
• 关键词: CHERT; Intelligent; Thermal; Energy; Harvesting

Deep drilling operations are an essential part of the global energy supply, whether for oil and gas extraction or for the emerging geothermal energy market. Modern operations rely on complex sensors and equipment deep in the well ("downhole") to evaluate the condition of the well and surrounding geology, but these need a reliable power source. Few technologies can tolerate the extreme downhole environment, with industry currently limited to hazardous and intermittent options such as lithium thionyl chloride batteries or mud turbines. Power supply constraints severely limit monitoring of the well and hamper the ability of on-surface operators to respond to problems effectively, with consequences ranging from lost production time to major disasters with incalculable financial and environmental impacts.Nemein, an award-winning SME based in South Wales, are seeking to revolutionise downhole power and data through CHERT (Combined Harsh Environment Renewable Technology), an innovative system that combines energy harvesting, energy storage and an advanced sensing system to provide operators with a consistent uninterruptible power supply and data, purpose-built for the downhole environment to reduce environmental impact and cost whilst improving safety and energy efficiency.

无论是石油和天然气开采还是新兴的地热能源市场，深钻作业都是全球能源供应的重要组成部分。现代作业依赖于井深处（“井下”）的复杂传感器和设备来评估井和周围地质状况，但这些需要可靠的电源。很少有技术能够承受极端的井下环境，目前行业仅限于危险和间歇性的选择，例如锂亚硫酰氯电池或泥浆涡轮机。电力供应限制严重限制了对油井的监控，并妨碍了地面操作员有效应对问题的能力，其后果包括生产时间损失和重大灾难，以及难以估量的财务和环境影响。 Nemein 是一家屡获殊荣的中小企业，总部位于南威尔士正在寻求通过 CHERT（组合恶劣环境可再生技术）彻底改变井下电力和数据，CHERT 是一种创新系统，结合了能量收集、能量存储和先进的传感系统，为操作员提供一致的不间断电源和数据，专为井下环境而构建，以减少环境影响和成本，同时提高安全性和能源效率。