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ICRARD 2010
W. Bobby
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R&D Topic Selection Process
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) seeks to enhance the responsible
development and use of Canada’s natural resources and the
competitiveness of Canada’s natural resources products. It is involved
with science and technology in the fields of energy, forests, and minerals
and metals for use in earth sciences to build and maintain an up-to-date
knowledge base of Canada’s landmass.
NRCan develops policies and programs that enhance the contribution of
the natural resources sector to the economy.
NRCan conduct its activities through various facilities across Canada to
generate ideas and transfer technologies. It also represents Canada at the
international level to meet the country's global commitments related to
the sustainable development of natural resources.
Office of Energy Research and Development (OERD) at Natural Resources
Canada (NRCan) coordinates the Government of Canada's energy
research and development activities
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A Stakeholder consultation (in the form of a questionnaire) was
led by OERD in 2009 to identify technology and knowledge
needs for frontier oil and gas R&D. Specifically the objectives of
the stakeholder consultation were threefold:
1) To identify Frontier oil and gas R&D that can add value by :
lowering the risks of environmental impacts
removing barriers to development
improving health & safety
2) To recommend priority areas for PERD R&D; and,
3) To seek endorsement by key stakeholders
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Questions were posed to stakeholders through a survey and these
were presented and discussed through the breakout sessions. The
survey is provided below:
Stakeholder Involvement:
What is your background and interest in this area?
Have you been involved in PERD before? In what capacity?
Hydrocarbons Supply & Demand Outlook:
In your view, what are the sub areas of interest in the East and North that have the
greatest potential for cost-effective production in the short (5-10yrs) and long (>10
years) term?
Given the current technology advancements along with environmental sensitivities
in unconventional oil and gas development, what is the current view of the Frontier
oil and gas development challenges?
How does oil and gas development in the Frontier regions factor in to the overall
energy supply mix?
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R&D gaps:
In your view, what are the gaps that R&D could fill in reducing the
uncertainty around hydrocarbon supply? What should be done first?
In your view, what are the R&D issues around various transportation
options for frontier oil and gas to market?
Are there any emerging environmental or safety issues that would require
R&D in the short and long term? What are they?
Are there any other challenges facing the Frontiers, in the short and long
term that would impact the direction and focus of R&D required?
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Potential R&D solutions:
What can R&D do to address the challenges identified and solve or
mitigate the associated problems? What are the top R&D needs (top 5)?
Please try to be as specific as possible.
Are there common R&D issues that can benefit all regions – East and
North? What are they?
What new technologies, observations, forecasts are required to improve
safety and efficiency of offshore operations on the East coast and in the
North?
What new technologies, observations, forecasts are required to maximize
economic benefits while minimizing the environmental impacts of
offshore operations on the east coast and in the North?
Some R&D has been going on for many years. Which areas of R&D do
you feel have been addressed and do not need further study?
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Current status of oil and gas R&D:
Given the current status of science and technology in the oil and gas
industry in Canada and internationally, what are the specific areas that
Canada should lead on and has the expertise and capacity for?
Are there specific partnerships that should occur either nationally or
internationally that would help address specific R&D gaps?
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Federal role and R&D priorities:
What new or revised regulations, codes, agreements and/or settlements
etc. may be upcoming that will, in your view, have an impact on future oil
and gas operations (East Coast, North)? Please describe the impact.
For which problems specifically should PERD try to find solutions –
which problems are of Federal interest?
If you are currently involved in PERD programs, are there any major
shifts from current activities that you believe are required for the next 4
years of R&D? Are there some areas that are no longer relevant in your
view? Please describe.
Has the PERD work in your opinion contributed over the years to major
decisions in the oil and gas sector? Pls describe the impact that PERD
has contributed to in this sector (this could be a regulatory decision,
guideline, code/standard, industry decision on safety approaches or
design criteria).
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Publications and reports:
Are there any studies or documents that you can provide or refer us to
that will help answer these questions?
Any other comments or suggestions that you wish to provide to help us
further develop a comprehensive R&D plan?
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Survey summary
East Coast Development
Short Term (5-10 years)
George’s Bank gas exploration (2012 moratorium)
Orphan Basin-exploratory drilling of oil plannedOffshore Newfoundland &
Laborador (gas)
Tie back to existing facilities – oil (Terra Nova, Hibernia, White Rose)
Scotian Shelf gas: step-outs & near field exploration through existing
pipeline or expansions
Jeanne D’Arc Basin and NE Grand Banks– oil field development, stepout
exploitation drilling and wildcat exploration for oil in various sub-basins
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East Coast Development
Long Term (>10 years)
Nova Scotia- base of slope & basin ultra-deepwater plays for oil/gas
Laurentian Basin (deep water, exploratory drilling near term)
Labrador Shelf gas (Hopedale, Saglek, Davis Strait) DRO development after
additional exploration establishes threshold volumes for pipelines to
markets
Jeanne D’Arc & NE Grand Banks Area Gas (future deep exploration in
deeper zones/areas could establish threshold gas resource base triggering
regional gas development)
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Northern Development
Short Term (5-10 years)
Nearshore Beaufort Sea Oil (<50 m water depth) shallow water to outer shelf
field development anchored on Amauligak
Mackenzie-Beaufort region (conventional gas) contingent on building of the
Mackenzie Gas Pipeline
North Arctic of Nunavut area of Sabine Peninsula on Melville Island
including the Drake Point giant natural gas discovery
Long Term (>10 years)
Beaufort Sea Oil outer shelf (Exxon/BP play area and deeper water (>50
m)fold belt trend to west)
Arctic Shelf/Western Sverdrup Gas and Oil (new exploratory fairway)
Lancaster Sound/Baffin Bay Oil and GasGas hydrates onshore – as a
supplement to conventional gas
North Arctic of Nunavut area of Lougheed Island (oil)
Eastern Arctic (possible Greenland/Canada discovery)
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Frontier Oil and Gas is one of the 9 Portfolios coordinated
through OERD
There are 6 programs in Frontier Oil and Gas
Offshore Environmental Factors for Regulatory, Design,
Safety and Economic Purposes
Northern Regulatory Requirements
Marine Transportation and Safety
Regulatory Requirements for Offshore Drilling and Production
Wastes, Assessment of Cumulative Effects, and Remediation
of Accidental Offshore Discharge and Spills
Pipelines
Gas Hydrates
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Each program has a number of activity areas
Each area has a number of projects associated with it
An excel file provides the list of projects, their status and
publications to date for each project. The excel file will be
attached to the minutes of this meeting
Information related to any project may be obtained by
contacting
Chanele Padiachy
Science & Technology Analyst
Oil and Gas
Office of Energy Research and Development
Natural Resources Canada
14th Floor, 580 Booth Street Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0E4
(613) 944-5130
[email protected]
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Sample Result
PERFORMANCE LIMITS FOR EVACUATION SYSTEMS IN ICE
The experiments were done in the Ice Tank at the Institute for
Marine Dynamics. The ice sheets in this tank are 76m long and
12m wide.
The lifeboat used in the launch tests was a remotely operated
1:13 scale model of a typical 10m long 80 person totally enclosed
motor propelled survival craft (TEMPSC).
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Pass and Fail results for the launch tests.
Nominal Ice
concentration [10ths]
Nominal
Thickness
[mm]
nominal
floe
size
25
25
50
50
small
large
small
large
4
5
6
7
8
9
3F
2F
grade [Pass or Fail]
3P
3P
3P
3P
3P
3P
2P
2P
5P
3P
2P
2F
4P
3F
3F
3F
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Pass and Fail results for the power type tests
Power
4/3
2/1
Nominal Ice
concentration [10ths]
5
6
7
8
Nominal
Thickness
[mm]
nominal
floe
size
25
small
-/- / 3P
-/- / 5P
-/2P / 4P
25
large
-/- /3P
-/- / 3P
2P / 3P
2P / 3P3F
50
small
-/- / 2P
-/- /2P
2P / 2P1F
1P1F / 3F
50
large
-/- / 2P
2P / 1P1F
1P / 2F
3F / 3F
- / 3F
grade [Pass or Fail]
2F / - / 3F
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