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Pumps & Pipes 1November 12, 2007
William E. Kline ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
The Rock: Geology and Physics of Hydrocarbon Production
or
The Top Ten Reasons We are Really in the
Same Business!
Pumps & Pipes 1
November 12, 2007
Reason #10 It All Starts with Biological Processes
•Life flourishes, capturing solar energy
•Generates piles of organic and earth sediment
•Sediment is naturally buried
•Sediment cooks for millions of years
•Organic sediment forms hydrocarbons
• Inorganic sediment forms rock
•Jed Clampett shoots at some food
•Energy is re-extracted
•Civilization flourishes
•Driving the need for air conditioners and medical care
•Pumps & Pipes symposium organized
So We Study
Hydrocarbon Systems
•How was a potential deposit formed?
•Did it migrate from its source?
• Is it oil or gas?
•How is it embedded in the rock?
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November 12, 2007
Reason #9 Just Seeing our Work Is Half the Battle
Borehole Televiewer
Colonoscopy
So We Study
Imaging
•From orbital mapping to the bottom of wellbores
•Where are the sediments?
•What are the structures?
•How do we get to them?
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November 12, 2007
Reason #8 Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
Surgeons
Drillers
Our Office Your Office
So We Study
‘Makin’ Hole
•Keeping it stable
•Steering to an objective
•Rate of penetration
•Bit wear and longevity
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November 12, 2007
Reason #7
We Both Work Through Long, Thin Tubes
Piping Systems Vascular Systems
So We Study
Through Tubing Operations
•Friction
•Buckling
•Tensile stresses
•Mechanical Manipulation
Well sketch
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November 12, 2007
Reason #6
Those Tubes Can Get Clogged Up!
So We Study
Flow Assurance
•Corrosion
•Mineral Scale
•Wax
•Gas HydratesMineral Scale in Tubing String
Coronary Artery Deposits
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November 12, 2007
Reason #5
Samples Tell Us a Lot
So We Study
Rock Coring and Fluid Sampling
•Recovery
•Preservation
•Reconstitution
•Analysis
Rock Coring Tissue Sampling
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November 12, 2007
Reason #4
Where There Are Pipes, There Are Pumps
So We Study
Artificial Lift
•Hydraulics
•Drive Mechanisms
•Motors
•Control SystemsHorsehead Pumping Unit
Heart Pump
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November 12, 2007
Reason #3
Plumbing Requires Connections
So We Study
Connections and Junctions
•Threaded Connections
•Seals of all types
•Cements
•Remote Testing
Threaded connections
Arterial Grafts
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November 12, 2007
Reason #2
Yes, Even Molecular Engineering
So We Study
Product Optimization
•Better energy intensity
•Safer handling and transport
•Fewer pollutants
Petroleomics Genomics
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November 12, 2007
Reason #1
We Both Have Really Cool Uniforms