Mitigating Fugitive Gas Emissions from Well Casings
This project reviewed current industry practice and conducted experimental investigations to evaluate techniques and assess new materials designed to minimise fugitive methane emissions leaking from microfractures and gaps in gas well cement casing.
Results of this project can be used to help reduce fugitive methane emissions by improving the integrity of gas wells through the development effective materials and best practice techniques for sealing microfractures and micro-annuli in well casing cement.
Reports and papers
Advancing new fracture sealing materials to assist in mitigating fugitive gas emission from well casings
Fugitive gas emissions associated with unconventional gas development is a significant public concern in the Northern Territory. The project on Mitigating fugitive gas emissions from well casings aimed to identify and evaluate new fracture sealing materials that may reduce the potential risk of fugitive gas emissions in developing unconventional gas resources. This report presents the results of a comprehensive study on the performance of potential fracture sealing materials.
Sealant technologies for remediating cement-related oil and gas well leakage
Wells play a central role in unconventional gas development and ensuring well integrity during their entire life and beyond is a significant challenge. Leaking wells are an ongoing risk for the oil and gas industry, resulting in loss of production, safety concerns and environmental damage. There are many potential solutions and technologies that can be applied for remediating well leakage. This literature review provides a summary of some of the technologies used.
Extras
Mitigating fugitive gas emissions from well casings
This factsheet provides an overview of research activities designed to help reduce fugitive methane emissions, improving the integrity of gas wells, and develop effective materials and best-practice techniques for sealing microscopic fractures and gaps in well casings.
Mitigating fugitive gas emissions from well casings
This fact sheet provides an overview of research activities designed to help reduce fugitive methane emissions, improving the integrity of gas wells, and develop effective materials and best practice techniques for sealing microscopic fractures and gaps in well casing cement.
Project progress
This project is complete.
Project proposal
A detailed description of the project, budget and research milestones.
Project progress
The project outline, any variations and research progress.