SCIENTIFIC SOLUTION METHODS BROUGHT TO THE INDUSTRY
EXPERTISE IN ORDER TO SUPPORT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT WORK FLOW OR ADVANCED ENGINEERING PROBLEMS
EXPERTISE IN THE CUSTOMIZATION OF COMMERCIAL AND OPEN-SOURCE TOOLS, DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC SOFTWARE
Over the lifetime of a field, the flow of oil, gas, water and solids (sand, wax, hydrates, asphaltenes, precipitated minerals), as well as production chemicals, may occur through the same pipeline or production equipment. We develop accurate models for the prediction of flow behavior and of the interaction between the phases for the design, monitoring, optimization and operation of production/injections systems in oil and gas fields. Moreover, we provide solutions for safe and continuous (stable) transport of production fluids from the reservoir to the processing facilities.
Along the life of an oil and gas field, the depletion process reduces the reservoir pressure which may become incapable to lift the oil up to the production unit. Artificial Lift improves oil recovery by injecting artificial energy to transport the fluid from the reservoir to the processing facilities, through ESPs, multiphase boosting and gas lift, for example. ISDB evaluates appropriate equipment design, develop methods according to the fluid and reservoir properties to detect possible issues regarding flow assurance and to ensure an optimized production.
Along the lines of Industry 4.0, the increase in the digitalization and the advances on data science and machine learning methods have led to the wide usage of data driven models throughout several industries. The combined use of physics-based models and artificial intelligence techniques have shown to enhance the accuracy and predictability of the developed models. Our hybrid artificial intelligence techniques can be employed for the optimization and improvement of processes in several industries, including oil and gas production.
Due to climate change, the reduction of gas emission and carbon footprint is mandatory. The CO2 capture technologies allow the CO2 to be separated from other gases by specific methods such as membranes, adsorption, absorption among others. Further, the transport of CO2 rich gas through pipelines or tankers to an appropriate storage is necessary. We provide technical solutions based on state-of-art CO2 capture and transport models, accurate PVT properties, dynamic process modeling and also accounting for the OPEX and CAPEX of the project.
Flammable or toxic substances are present during oil extraction, production, and refining. Therefore, control measures, protective barriers, and devices responsible for mitigating consequences are necessary. Flammable or toxic gas detectors play a fundamental role in prevention since they usually interface with the emergency shutdown, blowdown, ignition source control, ventilation, alarm system, and firefighting systems. We support operators in positioning these devices efficiently and in an optimal way and to react correctly in the event of leakages.
Finally the restrictions imposed by the pandemic are over and activities are returning to normal. Throughout...
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