Innovative Legacy Well Re-Entry and Re-Abandonment Services for Carbon and Hydrogen Storage
Key Ideas
  • Aquaterra Energy introduces Recoverable Abandonment Frame (RAF) and re-abandonment services to address challenges in repurposing legacy wells for carbon dioxide and hydrogen storage.
  • The technology overcomes technical challenges by utilizing advanced surveying technologies, ensuring precise well location and successful re-abandonment via vertical well re-entry tieback method.
  • The innovative solution offers flexibility, modularity, and cost savings of up to £18-20 million per abandoned well, making well abandonment more efficient while enabling the viability of carbon and hydrogen storage projects.
  • By significantly reducing project risk, costs, and operational time, Aquaterra Energy's legacy well re-entry services and RAF technology are set to revolutionize abandonment technology for CCS and hydrogen storage projects.
Aquaterra Energy, a leading offshore engineering solutions provider, has announced the launch of its new patent-pending Recoverable Abandonment Frame (RAF) along with legacy well re-entry and re-abandonment services. The combined solution aims to tackle the challenges associated with repurposing legacy wells for carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen storage, crucial for carbon capture and storage (CCS) and hydrogen storage projects. The technology addresses issues of locating, re-entering, and re-abandoning legacy wells that pass through offshore oil and gas reservoirs or saline aquifers designated for storage projects. The RAF and re-entry services utilize advanced seabed and subsurface surveying technologies to precisely locate wells, enabling successful re-abandonment via a vertical well re-entry tieback method. Aquaterra Energy's solution offers flexibility for varying seabed conditions, with a modular design allowing for worldwide shipping or road transport, significantly reducing costs and timelines. The introduction of this innovative technology signifies Aquaterra Energy's commitment to driving the energy transition forward by efficiently addressing challenges in legacy well re-entry and abandonment. With potential cost savings of up to £18-20 million per abandoned well and project timeline reductions of up to 50%, the technology is poised to revolutionize abandonment practices for CCS and hydrogen storage projects. Stakeholders have reacted positively to the announcement, highlighting the potential of this solution to make well abandonment more efficient and economically viable. Aquaterra Energy is currently in discussions with major oil and gas operators and CCS specialists worldwide to deploy their services, indicating a growing interest in adopting this cutting-edge technology for legacy well re-entry and re-abandonment.
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