34 JANUARY 2025 WorldWide Drilling Resource® A New CO2 Research Well at LSU Adapted from Information by LSU College of Engineering The Petroleum Engineering Research, Training, and Testing Laboratory (PERTT) at Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is a field-scale well facility used for research, education, training, and testing in areas such as well control, fluid dynamics, and production operations for many years. This year, the laboratory will take its research to the next level by drilling a third research well in collaboration with industry partners Halliburton and ExxonMobil. The well will provide a unique research opportunity for students, researchers, regulators, and industries to investigate carbon dioxide (CO2) in all three phases under realistic field conditions. The research will revolve around testing and development of safety and monitoring technologies, understanding CO2 flow behavior downhole, and validating computer model predictions without actual CO2 injection into the subsurface, making it a valuable asset. Geologic sequestration of CO2 is a vital tool for reducing its emissions, and the LSU CO2 research well will contribute to its advancement by addressing key questions and challenges in the field, building on the university’s longstanding expertise in gas and oil research, training, testing, and education. Halliburton will serve as the main service provider for the project, offering subsurface evaluation, geohazards analysis, and well design. The company anticipates providing cementing, logging, geosteering, and other technologies during the drilling and completion of the well. ExxonMobil, in collaboration with the college and Halliburton, will focus on the drilling plan and timeline for the capture and storage well as drilling operator, and plans to engage with LSU on community education and outreach during energy transition. The new well will have a large-diameter, carbonsteel outer casing, allowing for the installation of corrosion-resistant alloy inner casing and tubulars, which will aid researchers in performing experiments using CO2 without concern for corrosion. It will have a 5000feet-deep, large-diameter vertical section. At that depth, it will transition to a smaller-diameter but remain vertical to a depth of 7000 feet. It will then curve into a horizontal section that will be 500-1000 feet in length and is planned to land at a depth of approximately 7900 feet. The project aims to revolutionize the regional hydrogen energy sector and transition the south Louisiana industrial corridor toward a net-zero carbon future through the implementation of projects across five work streams, including workforce, business development, testbeds, manufacturing, and public private partnership. The testbed workstream at LSU plans to increase K-12 students’ awareness of hydrogen technologies and science, technology, engineering, and mathematic fields through targeted outreach initiatives. G&O Empire State Water Well Drillers Association 2025 Annual Meeting nywelldriller.org Q Auction Q Exhibits Q Seminars Q Cocktail Party Q Membership Meeting Q and More! January 14 15, 2025 Turning Stone Casino Verona, NY
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