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.