Oslo Section

Repurposing Oil and Gas Wells to Geothermal Wells

Information Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Oslo section would like to invite you to the SPE Live Distinguished Lecture on Monday 24th of April. Distinguished Lecturer, Dr. Arash Dahi Taleghani discusses potential challenges in inspection and preparation of these wells in terms of well integrity and productivity with possible remedies. Agenda: 18:00 Welcome and ice breaker 18:30 Presentation and Q&A 19:15 to 21:00 Dinner, drinks and networking Title : Repurposing Oil and Gas Wells to Geothermal Wells Abstract : The number of abandoned oil and gas wells are growing over millions, significant costs are imposed to companies and the government for decommissioning these wells. However, it would be very encouraging for the oil and gas industry to take advantage of these wells and use them as a source of geothermal energy. Huge upfront costs have always been a major obstacle for the development of geothermal energy. As a rule of thumb, a quarter of the costs for harvesting geothermal energy goes toward drilling and one-third of the costs are spent on completions. One obvious solution is avoiding these costs by repurposing existing oil and gas wells to generate geothermal power at the end of their economic production life. In some regions of extensive hydrocarbon explorations, the geothermal gradient can be very steep, providing potential well candidates for conversion. Considering the local energy demand, potential market, existing infrastructure, and technical challenges, a conversion strategy for the existing wells is discussed, especially in terms of the wellbore integrity requirement and steps to ensure hydrocarbon containment during the heat extraction process. Distinguished Lecturer Arash Dahi Taleghani discusses potential challenges in inspection and preparation of these wells in terms of well integrity and productivity with possible remedies. Bio : Dr. Arash Dahi Taleghani is a tenured associate professor of petroleum engineering at Pennsylvania State University. Before joining Penn State, he was an associate professor of Petroleum Engineering at Louisiana State University. He earned his Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He has about 12 years combined experience in applied engineering, research and in academia and is a registered professional engineer. Dr. Dahi Taleghani is the associate editor of ASME journal of Energy Resources and Technology and has numerous publications and six patent applications in the field of drilling and completion. In 2014, he received the Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty from the Society of Petroleum Engineering (SPE). He has also received SPE Eastern North America Regional Completion Optimization and Technology in 2017. He is currently conducting research in reservoir geomechanics, hydraulic fracturing, wellbore integrity, and geothermal energy. Click Here for Registration

Low Carbon Energy - How?

Ambitions of cutting CO2 emissions and new green regulatory requirements have accelerated innovation in technology putting in parallel extensive pressure on the oil & gas industry. What role do we as petroleum engineers have in delivering low carbon energy to the world? With fossil fuel greenhouse gases continuously rising, most would argue that turning this trend around is necessary but demanding task. The UN believes Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) represents a viable solution to mitigate carbon emissions in the future. Join industry leaders representing stakeholders in different parts of the CCUS value chain and policy maker in this seminar. They will share their respective knowledge and expertise on how the petroleum engineer can play an important role in the low carbon energy future.