An Interdisciplinary Workshop on CCUS between Universities in Texas and Norway, oil industry in Texas and Norway and other CCUS stake holders is provided at UH, Sept. 23-24th, 2019. The two day workshop will bring together about 100 students from petroleum, law, economics, political and environmental sciences. Travel and accommodation will be paid for approved applicants by NFiP.

The student workshop is a prelude to the 4th Biennial CO2 for EOR as CCUS Conference being arranged Sept. 25th – 27th at Rice University/BRC Auditorium.

Detailed Program and Overview

Scientific Program (link to flyer)

Day 1: Monday Sept. 23rd

Opening Address
Arne Graue, Prof. of Physics, Univ. of Bergen, Norway;
Chair of the Boards: Petroleum Research School of Norway and NorTex Petroleum Cluster
Ramanan Krishnamoorti, VP Energy, U. of Houston

Reflections on IPCC Perspectives
Ramanan Krishnamoorti, VP Energy, U. of Houston

CCUS in the US – Historical Perspectives and Future Opportunities
Charles D. McConnell, Director, Carbon Management Center, University of Houston and former Ass. Secr. for Fossil Energy U.S. Department of Energy

CCUS as a Way to Reduce Carbon Footprint
Marina Bulova, Director, University Collaborations, Schlumberger

Industry Opportunities and Regulatory Challenges in CCUS
Charles D. McConnell, Director, Carbon Management Center, University of Houston and former Ass. Secr. for Fossil Energy U.S. Department of Energy

Economics, Policy and Public Perception
Christine Ehlig-Economides, Dept. of Petroleum Engineering, U. of Houston

Verifying Increased Carbon Sequestration in Ongoing CO2 Foam EOR Field Pilot in Texas
Zachary Alcorn, Univ. of Bergen

Opportunities for CO2 EOR in Unconventional Reservoirs
Konstantinos Kostarelos, Petroleum Engineering, Subsurface Research Center, U. of Houston

CO2 as a Commodity for Methane Production from Hydrate Reservoirs – CCUS Enabler for Efficient, Cost Saving and More Sustainable Oil & Gas Production
Arne Graue, Dept. of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen

Group Presentations

Student group 1

Student group 2

Student group 3

Day 2: Tuesday Sept. 24th

CSLF Perspectives for CO2 EOR as CCUS Offshore
Arne Graue, Dept. of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen

Status for Offshore CCUS in the Gulf of Mexico
Seyyed Hosseini and Tip Meckel, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, U. of Texas at Austin

Opportunities for Offshore International Whole Value Chain CCUS
Arne Graue, Dept. of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen

Challenges in Onshore CO2 EOR – Experiences of Great Value When Going Offshore
Steve Melzer, Melzer Consulting

Public Perception and Social License to Operate
Dag Nummedal, Former Director, Colorado Energy Research Institute (retired), Affiliate, Dept. Petr. Eng., Colorado School of Mines

CO2 Utilization
Dag Nummedal, Former Director, Colorado Energy Research Institute (retired), Affiliate, Dept. Petr. Eng., Colorado School of Mines