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ICRARD 2010 W. Bobby

ICRARD 2010 W. Bobby. R&D Topic Selection Process

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ICRARD 2010 W. Bobby

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  1. ICRARD 2010 W. Bobby

  2. R&D Topic Selection Process Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) seeks to enhance the responsible development and use of Canada’s natural resources and the competitiveness of Canada’s natural resources products. It is involved with science and technology in the fields of energy, forests, and minerals and metals for use in earth sciences to build and maintain an up-to-date knowledge base of Canada’s landmass. NRCan develops policies and programs that enhance the contribution of the natural resources sector to the economy. NRCan conduct its activities through various facilities across Canada to generate ideas and transfer technologies. It also represents Canada at the international level to meet the country's global commitments related to the sustainable development of natural resources. Office of Energy Research and Development (OERD) at Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) coordinates the Government of Canada's energy research and development activities

  3. A Stakeholder consultation (in the form of a questionnaire) was led by OERD in 2009 to identify technology and knowledge needs for frontier oil and gas R&D. Specifically the objectives of the stakeholder consultation were threefold: • 1) To identify Frontier oil and gas R&D that can add value by : • lowering the risks of environmental impacts • removing barriers to development • improving health & safety • 2) To recommend priority areas for PERD R&D; and, • 3) To seek endorsement by key stakeholders

  4. Questions were posed to stakeholders through a survey and these were presented and discussed through the breakout sessions. The survey is provided below: • Stakeholder Involvement: • What is your background and interest in this area? • Have you been involved in PERD before? In what capacity? • Hydrocarbons Supply & Demand Outlook: • In your view, what are the sub areas of interest in the East and North that have the greatest potential for cost-effective production in the short (5-10yrs) and long (>10 years) term? • Given the current technology advancements along with environmental sensitivities in unconventional oil and gas development, what is the current view of the Frontier oil and gas development challenges? • How does oil and gas development in the Frontier regions factor in to the overall energy supply mix?

  5. R&D gaps: • In your view, what are the gaps that R&D could fill in reducing the uncertainty around hydrocarbon supply? What should be done first? • In your view, what are the R&D issues around various transportation options for frontier oil and gas to market? • Are there any emerging environmental or safety issues that would require R&D in the short and long term? What are they? • Are there any other challenges facing the Frontiers, in the short and long term that would impact the direction and focus of R&D required?

  6. Potential R&D solutions: • What can R&D do to address the challenges identified and solve or mitigate the associated problems? What are the top R&D needs (top 5)? Please try to be as specific as possible. • Are there common R&D issues that can benefit all regions – East and North? What are they? • What new technologies, observations, forecasts are required to improve safety and efficiency of offshore operations on the East coast and in the North? • What new technologies, observations, forecasts are required to maximize economic benefits while minimizing the environmental impacts of offshore operations on the east coast and in the North? • Some R&D has been going on for many years. Which areas of R&D do you feel have been addressed and do not need further study?

  7. Current status of oil and gas R&D: • Given the current status of science and technology in the oil and gas industry in Canada and internationally, what are the specific areas that Canada should lead on and has the expertise and capacity for? • Are there specific partnerships that should occur either nationally or internationally that would help address specific R&D gaps?

  8. Federal role and R&D priorities: • What new or revised regulations, codes, agreements and/or settlements etc. may be upcoming that will, in your view, have an impact on future oil and gas operations (East Coast, North)? Please describe the impact. • For which problems specifically should PERD try to find solutions – which problems are of Federal interest? • If you are currently involved in PERD programs, are there any major shifts from current activities that you believe are required for the next 4 years of R&D? Are there some areas that are no longer relevant in your view? Please describe. • Has the PERD work in your opinion contributed over the years to major decisions in the oil and gas sector? Pls describe the impact that PERD has contributed to in this sector (this could be a regulatory decision, guideline, code/standard, industry decision on safety approaches or design criteria).

  9. Publications and reports: • Are there any studies or documents that you can provide or refer us to that will help answer these questions? • Any other comments or suggestions that you wish to provide to help us further develop a comprehensive R&D plan?

  10. Survey summary • East Coast Development • Short Term (5-10 years) • George’s Bank gas exploration (2012 moratorium) • Orphan Basin-exploratory drilling of oil plannedOffshore Newfoundland & Laborador (gas) • Tie back to existing facilities – oil (Terra Nova, Hibernia, White Rose) • Scotian Shelf gas: step-outs & near field exploration through existing pipeline or expansions • Jeanne D’Arc Basin and NE Grand Banks– oil field development, stepout exploitation drilling and wildcat exploration for oil in various sub-basins

  11. East Coast Development • Long Term (>10 years) • Nova Scotia- base of slope & basin ultra-deepwater plays for oil/gas • Laurentian Basin (deep water, exploratory drilling near term) • Labrador Shelf gas (Hopedale, Saglek, Davis Strait) DRO development after additional exploration establishes threshold volumes for pipelines to markets • Jeanne D’Arc & NE Grand Banks Area Gas (future deep exploration in deeper zones/areas could establish threshold gas resource base triggering regional gas development)

  12. Northern Development • Short Term (5-10 years) • Nearshore Beaufort Sea Oil (<50 m water depth) shallow water to outer shelf field development anchored on Amauligak • Mackenzie-Beaufort region (conventional gas) contingent on building of the Mackenzie Gas Pipeline • North Arctic of Nunavut area of Sabine Peninsula on Melville Island including the Drake Point giant natural gas discovery • Long Term (>10 years) • Beaufort Sea Oil outer shelf (Exxon/BP play area and deeper water (>50 m)fold belt trend to west) • Arctic Shelf/Western Sverdrup Gas and Oil (new exploratory fairway) • Lancaster Sound/Baffin Bay Oil and GasGas hydrates onshore – as a supplement to conventional gas • North Arctic of Nunavut area of Lougheed Island (oil) • Eastern Arctic (possible Greenland/Canada discovery)

  13. Frontier Oil and Gas is one of the 9 Portfolios coordinated through OERD • There are 6 programs in Frontier Oil and Gas • Offshore Environmental Factors for Regulatory, Design, Safety and Economic Purposes • Northern Regulatory Requirements • Marine Transportation and Safety • Regulatory Requirements for Offshore Drilling and Production Wastes, Assessment of Cumulative Effects, and Remediation of Accidental Offshore Discharge and Spills • Pipelines • Gas Hydrates

  14. Each program has a number of activity areas • Each area has a number of projects associated with it • An excel file provides the list of projects, their status and publications to date for each project. The excel file will be attached to the minutes of this meeting • Information related to any project may be obtained by contacting • Chanele Padiachy • Science & Technology Analyst • Oil and Gas • Office of Energy Research and Development • Natural Resources Canada • 14th Floor, 580 Booth Street Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0E4 • (613) 944-5130 • chanele.padiachy@nrcan.gc.ca

  15. Sample Result PERFORMANCE LIMITS FOR EVACUATION SYSTEMS IN ICE The experiments were done in the Ice Tank at the Institute for Marine Dynamics. The ice sheets in this tank are 76m long and 12m wide. The lifeboat used in the launch tests was a remotely operated 1:13 scale model of a typical 10m long 80 person totally enclosed motor propelled survival craft (TEMPSC).

  16. Pass and Fail results for the launch tests. Nominal Ice 4 5 6 7 8 9 concentration [10ths] Nominal nominal Thickness floe grade [Pass or Fail] [mm] size 25 small 3P 3P 5P 4P 3F 2F 25 large 3P 3P 3P 3F 50 small 3P 2P 2P 3F 50 large 3P 2P 2F 3F

  17. Pass and Fail results for the power type tests Power 4 / 3 2 / 1 Nominal Ice 5 6 7 8 concentration [10ths] Nominal nominal Thickness floe grade [Pass or Fail] [mm] size 25 small - / - - / - - / - 2F / - - / 3P - / 5P 2P / 4P - / 3F 25 large - / - - / - 2P / 3P - /3P - / 3P 2P / 3P3F 50 small - / - - / - 2P / 2P1F - / 2P - /2P 1P1F / 3F 50 large - / - 2P / 1P1F 3F / 3F - / 2P 1P / 2F - / 3F

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