TRCQ files two patents for research projects

Total Research Centre Qatar (TRCQ) has filed two new patents for its main research projects in geochemistry and acid stimulation, according to a statement.TRCQ said it has focused on scientific technical challenges related to carbonates through its geochemistry project, a process for production allocation of hydrocarbon fluids in carbonate reservoirs.The invention aims to determine the respective contribution of each reservoir to the global production of a well, a key element for Qatar’s oil and gas industry.The second invention merges the skills developed in geochemistry and acid stimulation. This is a method for evaluating the efficiency (in terms of production) of an acid stimulation operational intervention using chemistry analytical methods on produced hydrocarbon samples. The originality of this innovation is to combine two completely different scientific and technical domains to improve and better monitor the production of carbonate reservoirs.Dr Philippe Julien, director, TRCQ, said, “The goal of a petroleum research team is always to generate new ideas, to test them on producing fields, and to implement them in order that they can be used in the oil and gas industry. In this way, Total contributes to building a knowledge-based economy in Qatar. “In our research centre, we are very proud to a have leading edge and innovative research projects, which benefit all the oil and gas-bearing carbonate reservoirs in Qatar and elsewhere in the world.”At a worldwide level, TRCQ said 60% of oil and 40% of gas reserves are located in carbonate reservoirs. Moreover, during the past decade, two-thirds of the giant discoveries were made in carbonates; and all of Qatar’s currently producing oil and gas reservoirs are carbonates.Total has a long-term partnership with Qatar and has established a strong expertise in carbonates acid stimulation and geochemistry in the Middle East. Through its active participation in several regional developments like Dolphin or Al Khalij in Qatar, Total has a track record in complexwell acid stimulation. Since 2010, Total, through TRCQ located at Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP), runs various research and operational projects, including in carbonates acid stimulation and geochemistry, conducting lab experiments, interpretations and modeling, dedicated to Qatar’s oil and gas industry challenges.