Presenting the DAWI project first deliverables in Interpore 2023 conference

InterPore conference at Edinburgh was a fascinating opportunity to present the first deliverable of DAWI project to the experts of porous media where it was well received by intellectual critics. Moreover the conference provided new insights into improving the quality and reliability µCT voxel-based images as the foundation of DAWI project.

Well Integrity Platform Workshop 2022

Our 3^rd Well Integrity Platform Workshop took place on October 18-20, 2022, in Leoben Austria.

WIP members, DPE staff and industry representatives from OMV, TotalEnergies, Petrobras, Chandler, Halliburton, Eni, ADX Energy Ltd, RAG Austria AG, Equinor, PEMEX, Wintershall Dea, SNOC, tde and Baker Hughes gather together at DPE after 2 years of COVID restrictions. During the 3-day event, the participants had plenty of opportunities to discuss the current projects, present the results and brainstorm new ideas.

The workshop consisted of the gallery walk to our laboratories, where the guests had an opportunity to dive into the research conducted at DPE. CT scan in the reservoir lab, MiniRig in the drilling lab as well as the Pump & Sucker Rod Test Facility were the highlights of the tour. At the same time a lot of important topics were presented, such as:

• Effect of Hydrogen and Methane on Downhole Cements
• Hydrogen: Reservoirs and Well Integrity
• Flow Digitalization: Capturing Fluid Flow Profile
• Real‐Time Autonomous Decision‐Making in Well Construction
• Innovative Detection of Undesirable Drilling Events
• Effect of CO₂ on Cement Sheath Integrity
• Effective CCS Digitalization and Data Analysis

The workshop was followed by breakout sessions in small teams to share knowledge and experience in CO₂ capture and storage, H₂ technologies and digitalization. Several team-building activities like a visit to the Gösser museum, kegeln and dinners at Schwarzer Hund and Gasthof Alltman allowed the participants to get together, socialize and build connections and meaningful relationships.

Well Integrity Platform is a unique collaboration between the university and industry led by Prof. Ravi and Dr. Prohaska. It focuses on various fascinating projects related to the well construction, casing leaks, drilling operations and digitalization of processes. Such workshops strengthen the bond between the researchers and companies and bring in life new ideas and solutions.

We are very grateful for the fruitful and productive discussions that we had and we are looking forward to meeting all the partners again at the next event!

Special thanks to our WIP members OMV, TotalEnergies, Petrobras, and Chandler Engineering, represented by Sabine Wagner and Jovan Stojkovski (OMV), María Pérez Fernández (TotalEnergies), Ingrid Ezechiello (Petrobras), and Robert MacLeod (Chandler). As well as project partners and representatives from global operators and service providers, Kyriacos Agapiou (Halliburton), Fabio Parrozza (Eni), Alan REINGRUBER and Maria Pham (ADX Energy Ltd), Gerald Sam (RAG Austria AG), Rune Godøy (Equinor), Sergio Alberto Sosa Solis (PEMEX), Karsten Karl Krückert (Wintershall Dea), Faisal Al-Nakeeb (Sharjah National Oil Corporation (SNOC), Bernhard Lungwitz (tde) and Yasser Haddad (Baker Hughes).

Virtual WIP Workshop 2021

DPE academic staff and students hosted the second WIP Workshop on May 18 and 19, 2021.

WIP members and industry delegates from Baker Hughes, Chandler, ENI, Equinor, Halliburton, OMV, Petrobras, Saudi Aramco, TDE, TOTAL and WintershallDea attended the Virtual WIP Workshop 2021.  With representatives from the United States, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Norway, France, and Austria, the event was held online due to COVID-19 restrictions.

During the 2-day event, DPE academic staff, studentsand professionals presented and discussed research projects in four sessions:

• Effect of Hydrogen, Methane, CO2 on Cement Sheath Integrity
• Digital Flow Loop & Measurement Techniques
• In-Situ Cement Sheath Fatigue Evaluation, Ultrasonic Correlations & Wellbore Cleaning Techniques
• SAAB, Well Restoration, Additive Manufacturing & MiniRig

The DPE staff prepared a virtual video tour to show the laboratory facilities and research. In addition, networking activities were organized, including WIPacks with Austrian goodies that were sent in advanced to further the connection between attendees.

The virtual event was highly productive, insightful, and fun thanks to all participants and their fruitful discussions as well as the use of the networking software Remo.In their feedback, allattendees expressed their keenness in participating in further DPE activities and next year’s workshop to meet again.

WIP member Petrobras visits DPE

The Brazilian National Oil Company, Petrobras, one of the members of the Well Integrity Platform (WIP), visited DPE from November 8 to 12.

Dr. Crisitane Richard de Miranda, Petrobras representative, visited DPE and attended a series of presentations on well integrity ongoing projects at the Chair of Drilling and Completion Engineering. The 3-day meeting was organized by the WIP team, which also coordinated a laboratory tour through the DPE and MUL facilities.

Topics related to digitalization, cement bond integrity evaluation, fiber optics applications, plug cementing, non-shrinking sealant materials, in-situ evaluation of cement degradation under CO2 and other corrosive fluids and WIMS were comprehensively discussed.

"I really appreciated all the discussions we had about the projects conducted by the Department Petroleum Engineering. The projects are very interesting and important for the Oil & Gas Industry. The meetings were very productive and I´m very happy PETROBRAS is taking part of the Well Integrity Platform," Dr. Richard de Miranda expressed.

WIP Workshop & Lab Opening 2019

DPE academic staff and students hosted the first WIP Workshop. The event took place at the DPE buildings from August 21-23, 2019.

WIP member and industry delegates from Austria, United States, Germany, Russia, Norway, France, Brazil, and Italy connected and gathered during the first WIP Workshop at DPE. Prof. Ravi led the workshop where they presented and discussed various well integrity challenges and solutions and created effective network.

During the 3-day event, DPE academic staff and graduate students presented and discussed their research projects, results, and recommendations. WIP members and industry delegates also joined a tour through the state of the art, well-equipped laboratories at DPE and other departments at MUL. The entire event, technical and social, was a remarkable success and the participants expressed they are looking forward to active participation in DPE activities and the next workshop to meet again.

Impressions of the WIP Workshop event here. 

Petrobras representative visits DPE

Mrs. Cristiane Richard de Miranda, Petroleum Chemist at Petrobras, visited DPE.

Dr. Cristiane Richard de Miranda, Petrobras representative, met DPE’s academic and scientific staff on November 9^th, 2018.

One of the main objectives of this meeting was to present to our guest, current Post-doc, PhD and Master thesis projects from the Chair of Drilling and Completion as well as introduce the University facilities.

As a part of the activities of the Well Integrity Platform (WIP), led by Prof. Kris Ravi, potential collaboration on this topic was also discussed.

“I was very pleased to have had the opportunity to visit the Department of Petroleum Engineering at Montanuniversität Leoben. There, I knew very interesting projects presented with enthusiasm by people from all over the globe, together, contributing to the development of the petroleum science,” Mrs. Richard de Miranda said.

What is WIP?

WIP is an international research and education platform at Montanuniversität Leoben (MUL) that will focus on well integrity problems and solutions.

WIP aims to bring together global operators, service providers, manufacturers, universities and technology providers with distinctive and complementary skills to contribute toward and benefit from the solutions developed. The strength of the platform lies in its independence and its ability to draw on the experience of personnel that have successfully worked in the industry to provide real-world solutions. WIP will have highly motivated professionals, students and staff drawn from across the globe.

For more information please visit wip.dpe.ac.at

DPE Scores 3^rd Place in Worldwide Ranking

According to the renowned CEOWORLD Magazine, Department Petroleum Engineering (DPE) at Montanuniversität Leoben is ranked third in the "World's Best Universities for Oil, Gas and Petroleum Engineering" study.

The survey carried out on behalf of the renowned CEOWORLD Magazine places DPE at Montanuniversität Leoben as the third world’s best university for oil, gas, and petroleum engineering with a score of 98.3 out of 100.

World’s Best Universities for Oil, Gas, and Petroleum Engineering in 2017 by the CEOWORLD Magazine is based on six major indicators of quality; overall score is the sum of academic reputation, admission eligibility, job placement rate, recruiter feedback, specialization and, global reputation and influence.

CEOWORLD Magazine surveyed 85,000 people in 52 countries. The overall score are numerical scores given to the universities based on students, industry professionals, and recruiter feedback — measuring the quality of the university.

"A few years ago, we reached 7^th place worldwide in the field of Material Science, now we rank top 3 in Petroleum Engineering. In my opinion, this is another milestone proving our focus on excellence in teaching and research," Rector Univ.-Prof. Dr. Wilfried Eichlseder said. 

Link: "World's Best Universities for Oil, Gas and Petroleum Engineering in 2017" , CEOWORLD Magazine

WIP Member Area Opens Soon

Members have an advantage. We are happy to announce the opening of the new WIP Member area in November 2017 where Members and Partners will have access to regularly updated information and results produced from WIP Core Research.

WIP Website Launched

Welcome to the new Home of the Well Integrity Platform. The website has been launched on July 4, 2017 and we hope to make Industry and Academia interested in our activities.

This site should become a knowledge exchange platform for our Members and partners as well as an information platform for all who would like to learn more about an emerging important topic, the safety and integrity of both old and new wellbore installations. We invite you to get to know us better.