Scope of Research

Purpose & Mission

The Need

Benefits

Scope of Research

U of C's Contribution

Dr. Tony Settari uses a powerful computer network to study and model the effects of petroleum production in underground reservoirs.

This initiative, closely affiliated with the Advanced Recovery and Upgrading initiative, will assist industry to determine the suitability of various reservoirs and in situ fluids for geological sequestration. Researchers will determine ideal injection volumes CO₂ and fluid composition to optimize recovery of oil and gas and sequestration.

A full-systems approach will be utilized, from technologies and methodologies to gather basic data, to economic and policy analysis and monitoring.

Modelling tools will be developed and applied to optimize targeted sequestration processes (CO₂, natural gas in coal, methane hydrates), and to weigh the costs of capturing and transporting CO₂ versus the benefits of CO₂ sequestration, including the potential enhanced recovery of hydrocarbons.