Fossil & Renewable Energy Projects
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Produced Water Management
RMOTC’s PWMP concentrates on developing a broad mix of complementary water technologies.
• Reservoir Management Technologies • Completion Technologies • Well production optimization technologies • Passive Treatment Systems – Constructed Wetlands • Water Re-use Center – Aquaculture & Hydroponic Greenhouse
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NPR-3 Biotreatment Facility
Experience gained through operation of the biotreatment facility has provided a chance to design a new system in 2004 that will:
• Opportunity to Design in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Demonstrations • Address the water disposal needs at the NPR-3 • Serve as a research technology and development resource for resolving produced water issues • Significant Potential Source of Energy – 40,000 barrels water / day @ 200 °F
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Energy Related Projects
• Motor Efficiency Study • Particle Impact Drilling System • Wind or Solar Powered Beam Pumping Units • Gas Micro Turbine Power Generators
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Motor Efficiency Study
University of Wyoming / EERE
● Phase I: 20 electric motors and meters installed on field pumping units to monitor power usage. ● Phase II: Electric motor replacement study identified 471 motors as economically feasible candidates for high efficiency motor replacement. ● Funding sources: RMOTC, University of Wyoming, State of Wyoming, IHEM
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ProDril
Partial Impact Drilling Mud System
Hot Dry Rock Geothermal Application Drilling Granite ● Drilling mud laced with steel shot ● Increased R.O.P & bit life ● Increased Reduces drift from true vertical
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Beam Pumping Unit
Rosemond Manufacturing, Inc.
● Energy efficient beam pumping unit reduces electrical power consumption. Wind or solar powered units available for remote locations. ● Funding sources: RMOTC, State of Wyoming, Rosemond Manufacturing, Inc.
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Gas Micro Turbine Generating
Stacy & Stacy Consulting, LLC
● Oil field application of gas Micro-turbine utilizing produced gas to reduce lifting costs and supplement electrical power requirements ● Funding Sources: RMOTC, State of Wyoming, ERIP, Stacy & Stacy Consulting
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Deluge: Thermal Hydraulic Engine
• Uses Thermal Expansion Properties of CO2 and Together with Waste Heat • Cylinder Converts Thermal Energy to Mechanical Energy • Operates an Oil Well to Produce Oil
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Future Opportunities
• Completed Energy Audit of Beneficial Reuse Facility to Explore Potential of Removing from the Grid • Installed MET Tower and are exploring Possibility of Powering All or a portion of the Field with Wind Energy • Exploring Installation of Hydroelectric Power to Use Head at the Biotreatment Facility • Exploring Direct Conversion of Waste Heat to Electricity using the Seebeck Effect