Force Workshop “Future directions in Petroleum Research”, April 8 - 9. 2002

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Force Workshop “Future directions in Petroleum Research”,

April 8 - 9. 2002

“Cooperation between Universities and Research Institutes for the Oil Industry”

Rolv Rommetveit

RF-Rogaland Research

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VISION

• Universities do basic R&D

• Universities and Institutes do Strategic R&D, often in

cooperative projects

• Quality candidates for the Industry are educated in the

University – Institute cooperation as well as in the Institutes

• Institutes do User-oriented R&D. Use University Competence if needed.

• Institutes do demonstration, prototype development and software development in cooperation with Oil Industry

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History

• Petroleum Research Centre (PRC) formed in 1983– 115 MNOK each to Stavanger and Trondheim as well as project funds

– Built Rogalandsforskning and IKU

– Stavanger and Trondheim chosen because the Civil Engineer education in

Petroleum was placed in these cities

• PRC should also provide competence development for the oil industry

• A natural link was promoted :

University – Institute – Oil Industry


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University Characteristics

• theoretical approach

• individualistic attitudes

• not used to time schedules / deadlines

• communication between sciences not always optimal.

• not updated on the needs of the industry

• commercialization often “one-man show”


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Institutes Characteristics

• Historically formed to be a link from university to industry (SINTEF, RF)• Perform applied research; between university and industry• used to cooperate both ways ; to academia and industry• talk both “languages”• used to time schedules and budget constraints; a project type

organization• cross-science/topic cooperation is the normal• commercialization is frequent. Have tradition for and possibilities

for this.• Effective organization (marketing, cost control)


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University and Institutes are perfect match (ideally)

Some examples follows:


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Tectonic impact on sedimentary processes

(TecSed)

• Partners : UiB , UiO, Sintef Petroleum (IKU) and RF• Responsibilities :

– Universities : Ph.D education and basic research– Institutes : Applied research; modeling and software

development


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SPOR (State Program for Increased Oil Recovery and Reservoir Properties)

• Partners : RF, Sintef Petroleum (IKU), IFE, HiS, UiB,NTH

• Organization : – NPD managed Program– Institutes managed projects. Professors worked on these

projects

• Responsibilities :– Universities : Ph.D education and basic research– Institutes : Applied research


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RUTH

• Combined state and Industry funding• Partners : RF, Sintef Petroleum (IKU), IFE, HiS, UiB,

NTH• Organization :

– NPD managed Program– NFR coordinated– Institutes managed projects. Professors worked on these

projects• Responsibilities :

– Universities : Ph.D education and basic research– Institutes : Applied research


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Drilling Technology Programme (NFR)

• User oriented Programme (Industry and state

funding)• Partners : RF, Sintef Petroleum (IKU), HiS, NTH• Organization :

– Institutes managed projects. Professors worked on these projects

• Responsibilities :– Universities : Ph.D education

– Institutes : Applied research , modeling , prototype development (with industry), software development


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Safety and Risk management

• Mixture of Industry and NFR (PhD projects) funding• Partners : RF, HiS• Organization :

– Institutes managed projects. Professors worked on these projects

• Responsibilities :– HiS : Ph.D education– Institute : Applied research , modeling , software

development


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Well Technology for Deep ,Hot Wells and

other Extreme Well Types

• NFR Funding (STP)• Partners : RF, HiS• Organization :

– Institutes managed project. Professors worked on these projects

• Responsibilities :– HiS : Ph.D education – Institute : PhD tutoring, applied research , modeling , software

development


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Inverse Problems and Parameter estimation

• NFR Funding (SIP)• Partners : RF, UiB• Organization :

– Institutes managed project. Professors worked on these projects

• Responsibilities :– UiB : Ph.D education – Institute : Applied research , modeling , software

development


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Complex Wells

• NFR Funding (SIP)• Partners : RF, UiB, HiS• Organization :

– Institute managed project. Professors from HiS and UiB worked on these projects

• Responsibilities :– UiB : Ph.D education – HiS : Ph.D education– RF : Ph.D tutoring,applied research , modeling ,

software development


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Well - Reservoir Interaction

• NFR Funding (SIP)• Partners : RF, UiB• Organization :

– Institute manage project. Professors from and UiB

work on the project

• Responsibilities :– UiB : Ph.D education – RF : Ph.D tutoring, applied research , modeling ,



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3D Tectonic Modeling

• NFR Funding (SIP)• Partners : RF, UiB, HiS• Organization :

– Institute manage project. Professors from HiS and UiB

work on the project




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Basin Modeling and Geology

• NFR (SIP) and Industry funding• Partners : RF, UiB• Organization :

– Institute manage project. Professors from UiB

work on the project




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Software Development for oil industry• Industry funding• Partners : RF, oil companies• Organization :

– Institute manage projects. Professors from HiS and UiB

work on projects

• Responsibilities :– RF : applied research , modeling , software development,

commercialization

• Significance:– Advanced methods from Universities rapidly applied in

useful products. Added value created.


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Statoil - HiS / RF cooperation• Statoil funding; Partners HiS and RF• Organization :

– RF-HiS cooperation – RF manage projects for HiS.

Professors from HiS work on projects

• Responsibilities :– HiS : Ph.D education,– RF : PhD tutoring, applied research , modeling – Laboratory tests a cooperative effort.

• Significance:– Builds a “symbiose” between RF&HiS for strategic

petroleum technology and competence development


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Increased Oil RecoveryIncreased Oil RecoveryIncreased Oil RecoveryIncreased Oil Recovery

Design of Advanced Wells and Design of Advanced Wells and Reservoir SteeringReservoir Steering

GeomodelingGeomodeling

Reservoir Characterization /

Well Reservoir InteractionWell Reservoir Interaction

Risk Management in Drilling Risk Management in Drilling & Well Operations& Well Operations

Modeling, Monitoring and Modeling, Monitoring and Control of Well Construction Control of Well Construction

OperationsOperations

•Strategic Strategic ProgramsPrograms

•University University cooperationcooperation

•PhDsPhDs

Hardware Hardware productsproducts

Software Software productsproducts

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What are the obstacles hindering cooperation

today ?

How to release the potential ?

What are the success factors?


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• Long Term national funding available• Industry funding is then released• Development of joint projects (institutes and univ.)

are promoted• Projects directed versus industry needs

– long term, strategic technology needs

• Institutes given project management as main rule– allows parties to focus on their strong sides

• Flexible project model– projects within Programs can be given to Institutes, universities or SMB

companies; no strict rules

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• Good relations built between parties– Joint Msc. and PhD tutoring– mutual part time assignments– build / utilize good personal relationships

• Build networks between Universities, Institutes and Industry to stimulate projects and activities

• Cooperation should take into account the specific needs of the universities– candidate education (Msc and PhD)– economic incentive both to the institution and individual



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