Working Group 1: Exploration

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Working Group 1 Exploration focusing on RDT in
areas of geophysics and geology

• Who are we
• Our Mission
• Goal for this workshop
• Process
• Speakers
• Discussions
• Summary and leads for further actions

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Our Mission

• Identity possible target areas for new and or
  broadened co-operation
• Establish suitable frameworks for project common
  research and technology co-operation and
  financing
• Format and scope of co-operation will be sought
  for project focusing on new innovation and
  development of technology

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The Goal for this Workshop

• Identify possible target areas
• Identify institutions
• Identify Lead Party
• Propose further action for NRC

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The challenges

• Why Exploration
• Why Norway
• Why US and Canada
• A win-win situation

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Research Co-operation
Norway
U.S. / Canada
Industry
Industry
Government
Government
RD
RD
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The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD)
The NPD shall contribute to creating the greatest
possible value for society from the oil and gas
activities by means of prudent resource
management based on safety, emergency
preparedness and safeguarding the natural
environment
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Main challenges on the Norwegian Continental
shelf1. Find more oil and gas2. Commercialize
the discoveries3. Maximize recoveries from
existing fields
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We can have a perspective for the Norwegian
Continental Shelf of 50 years of oil production
and 100 years with gas.
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Annual production of oil and gas (mil. Sm3 o.e.)
Long-term scenario
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100
Closing the gap must to a large extent rely
on development of new knowledge and technology
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Decline scenario
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2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
2026
2030
2034
2038
2042
2046
2050
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Strategic focus areas for NPD

• Enforce for increased RD activity to be able to
  explore, develope and exploite more resources on
  the NCS.
• Special focus on increased RD within
• Exploration
• EOR
• Development of marginal resources
• e-field

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• Forum for reservoir characterisation, reservoir
• engineering and exploration technology.
• Started 1995 (3 years periods)
• Initiated by the NPD
• NPD secretariat
• FORCE initiates co-operation
• Active involvement of members
• Process of continuous improvement

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RD - How can NPD make a difference?

• DATA (Gap-analysis, knowledge)
• STORY-TELLER (Communication strategy, be a better
  story-teller, praise good initiativ)
• MOTIVATOR (RD in licences, first user /best
  practice, long term strategic research)
• FACILITATOR (Unbiased, Co-operation (industry,
  institutions, licenses, countries))

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Our main focus Improved Oil Recovery and
Exploration. Our main objectives Focus on the
users needs in development and demonstration of
tools and methods which will increase petroleum
resources from the NCS. Work for increased
subsurface understanding and qualification of
improved exploitation methods in order to
continuously improve the overall exploration,
recovery and production process. Act as a Market
place and be an arena for Experience transfer.
Cooperate on getting access to data.
Stimulate co-operation and promote research in
cooperation with the research institutes,
universities and the service industry.
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FORCE member 2003
A/S Norske Shell Dong Norge Aker Energy BP Det
norske Oljeselskap A/S ExxonMobil Gaz de France
Norge A/S Idemitsu Petroleum Norge AS Norsk Agip
AS ChevronTexaco Norsk Hydro a.s Norwegian
Petroleum Directorate Paladin Resources Norway
Ltd ConocoPhillips RWE-DEA Norge AS Statoil
ASA TotalFinaElf Pertra Research Council of
Norway (observer)
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JCR - Joint Chalk Research

• Started 1982
• NPD and Danish Energy Agency initiators
• Oilcompaies involved in chalk-fields
• Now a assosiated part of FORCE

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Strategic focus areas for NPD
Challenges
Too little done by the industry Focus
areas for NPD
Industry/ Society

• Exploration RD
• EOR
• Develop Marginal discoveries
• E-field
• Long term RD

RD (in general)
Find more
Short-term thinking
Exploration
Enhanced recovery
IOR
Risking and priority of resources
Develop marginal discoveries
Develop discoveries
Joint venture