Using a suite of integrated software, SLB helped TiGRE group evaluate carbon capture and sequestration conditions in a range of offshore fields. The low-carbon operation would export power through existing and underutilized windfarm infrastructure to power the UK National Grid.

Evaluate CCS conditions in southern North Sea

The Transition to Integrated Gas and Renewable Energy (TiGRE) group is developing the TiGRE SEALS concept, which involves installing natural-gas-fueled, carbon-neutral, flexible power generation systems on an existing southern North Sea (SNS) platform. These systems are located near offshore windfarm substations that deliver renewable energy to the UK.

A key objective of TiGRE was to create a functional reservoir model that could evaluate TiGRE SEALS carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) operating conditions and thereby identify typical characteristics required of a gas-hydrocarbon-producing reservoir. The concept provides for the injecting and storing of CO2 produced from power generation and to export the power through wind-turbine infrastructure , which is then transmitted to the UK National Grid.

Lay foundation for future offshore work

As a follow-up, SLB screened the fields in the Irish Sea, the SNS, and the Central North Sea and identified suitable gas fields to support TiGRE’s pursuit of fields and potential partners to deploy the TiGRE concept. SLB is currently in discussions with TiGRE to help support the follow-up work required, and to eventually implement the first gas-to-wire project in the UK.