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Physics Lectures for the General MIT Community: 6Physics in Search of Oil and Gas
Martin G. Lüling , Schlumberger
Thu Feb 2, 01:30-02:30pm, 32-123
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
The search for oil and gas uses different physical measurements to determine the spatial distribution of these materials with high measurement accuracy and good spatial resolution. This presentation offers a historic review of the evolution of such measurement methods, followed by a comprehensive discussion of present measurement technologies and their impact on the oil and gas production. Directional drilling directly benefits from real-time measurements that permit to steer a horizontal well into target zones full of oil and gas up to 10 km away. Future developments foresee more environmentally responsible intervention, such as the sequestering and storage of carbon dioxide to reduce atmospheric warming.
Contact: Maria Riefstahl, 4-352, x3-4461, maria@MIT.EDU
Sponsor: Physics
Latest update: 30-Dec-2005
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