Haltenbanken C02 Reduction Village

Haltenbanken CO2 Reduction Village

Haltenbanken

The Haltenbanken area in the Norwegian Sea contains several challenging oil and gas fields that require advanced technology for energy efficient and environmentally friendly production of oil and gas.  One of these fields will be in focus for the 2022 Haltenbanken CO2 ReductionVillage. 

Assuming the given field was discovered today, together we will find field development solutions that are profitable and with a net CO2 emission zero or negative. Both profitability and zero emissions are very important and brings higher value creation for society.

The group projects will naturally have a basis in petroleum geosciences and petroleum engineering, however, students from other technology areas are welcomed. Sufficient training will be given as needed. Each group will consist of students from various study programs to form a multidisciplinary team. Each group will be assigned advisors both from NTNU and Equinor.

Relevant competencies 

The group projects that will be assigned will be relevant for students from all technical study programs at NTNU. All groups will have students from petroleum related study programs in order to help non-petroleum students initially with terminology, technical concepts, etc.

About the village

Haltenbanken – west of Trøndelag in the Norwegian Sea, is an interesting area for both production and exploration. First production from Haltenbanken started in 1995. Several fields are in production and new fields are under development. At Haltenbanken you find the following fields in production; Heidrun, Åsgard including Smørbukk, Smørbukk Sør and Midgard, Kristin, Tyrihans, Morvin, Mikkel and Njord. All these fields are operated from Stjørdal in Mid-Norway. Northern part of the Haltenbanken other fields (e.g., Norne) operated from Harstad may be considered. 

All fields are working with oil and gas production. It is important to keep up the work but at the same time think of ways to include efficient reservoir drainage technologies, including carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS).

All new ideas are valuable for further investigation within all type of disciplines – reservoir, production, geophysics, geology, petrophysics, drilling, completion, and renewable energy. We seek your expertise to add value to this important work.

Illustration

The professional task in this project will bring a minus CO2 challenge, selected data from one of the fields will be provided. Assuming the field in the provided dataset was discovered today, you will be expected to find a field development solution that is profitable and with a net CO2 emission which is zero or negative. Both profitability and zero emissions are important.

The required data for the selected field will be available during autumn and will be regularly updated. The data will be an important basis for the technical project work in the village.

The first or the second day of the Haltenbanken CO2 Reduction Village a group of experts from Equinor in Trondheim will spend a full day with the student groups presenting current possibilities in CCUS in the area. The actual group projects will be defined by the groups in collaboration with NTNU and Equinor after this day. 
 

Facts

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Important information about EiT

Important information about EiT:

  • The focus on teamwork skills and group processes is the unique feature of Experts in Teamwork (EiT)
  • EiTs teaching methods depend on the contribution and presence of every participant throughout the semester. For this reason, attendance is compulsory on every village day.
  • In contrast to many courses, the first few days are especially important in EiT. During this period, get to know each other and discuss what each individual can contribute. You will also draw up the compulsory cooperation agreement and start preparing a shared research question.
  • For additional information about Experts in Teamwork, see page for students