We’re happy to announce that, together with our partners at Project Green Light, we have reached a major milestone - having finalized the laboratory tests that analyzed the interactions between CO₂ and drilling fluids in a well control scenario. The conclusions about the CO₂'s behavior mixed with drilling fluids will be integrated in the CCUS software for more accurate simulations of fluids, which will ultimately provide a better understanding of the associated risks in CCUS drilling operations, and in turn, enable safe drilling where a CO₂ plume may infer.
About Project Green Light
Full-scale CO₂ storage demands comprehensive analysis and knowledge of subsurface conditions to eliminate risks for underground leakage. With knowledge gaps in today’s market to provide well control for drilling into CO₂ storage reservoirs, technology leaders decided to partner up in the joint R&D Project Green Light (2023), with the objective of delivering a comprehensive software solution that could give the “greenlight” on drilling into underground storage. This is a necessity for further upscaling and maturation of the global geological carbon storage ambitions, and thus, crucial to support the energy industry's transformation and the Paris Agreement's climate objectives.
We remain thankful for our Project Partners: Equinor, Eni, Shell, Transocean, Wild Well, Noble Corporation, Baker Hughes, EBN, SINTEF and GASSNOVA SF.
