CSCA Consortium      

Research Objectives

     Research projects oriented towards the problems of producing hydrocarbons in the CSCA region is seen as one of the key educational and training opportunities made available to students. Emphasis for research topics will lie in areas of common interest among university and industrial participants that provide opportunities for leveraging common resources.

       It is expected that student research will be conducted under the supervision of Principal Investigators (PIs) that are primarily located at METU and SU. However, METU and SU may collaborate with other research organizations within and outside the CSCA region, as appropriate. Students matriculated at any participating institution will be governed by the academic policies of that institution. The effective transfer of technology developed by the Consortium to member companies is a goal of the consortium.

     Lines of research already underway at METU and SU form the basis of a balanced program of basic and applied topics that is focused on the following core technical areas:  

• Primary, secondary and tertiary production of oil from reservoir rocks (i.e. sandstones and carbonates) including heavy oil.

• Particular problems of production from fractured, and low permeability reservoirs.

• Reservoir rock and fluid properties and their impact on hydrocarbon recovery.

• Advanced technologies for carbon sequestration.

• Computer modeling techniques for predicting performance of petroleum reservoirs.

• Multiphase and single phase flow of oil, gas and their mixtures in pipes for the design of innovative oil and gas transportation and production systems.

• Techniques for predicting productivity and injectivity of horizontal and other non-conventional wells.

• Strategic planning to take advantage of emerging technologies in the oil and gas industry.