Deep geothermal delivery specialist CeraPhi Energy has been awarded the first of its kind geothermal study to undertake repurposing of offshore oil and gas wells using its proprietary advanced closed loop system.
The study, which is supported by the Net Zero Technology Centre – will cover the initial phase of a staged process to determine how retrofitted wells can reduce the carbon footprint of an operating platform.
The project is being led by the CeraPhi Subsurface Engineering Team in collaboration with topside engineering services company Petrofac. The study will use EnQuest’s Magnus Platform as the base case, where Petrofac is also operations and maintenance contractor.
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The Magnus Platform – formally operated by BP – is one of the UK largest operating facilities and sits north of the Shetland Islands. Magnus is a fully integrated drilling and production facility with a design capacity of 85,400 stbpd of crude oil, and 110 mmscfd of gas export and a maximum of 240,000 bpd of produced water.
The study will incorporate the use of CeraPhi proprietary advanced closed loop technology, CeraPhiWell™, that is designed to fit into old wells to extract heat from deep underground by a downhole heat exchanger. Depending on the operating temperatures established in the study the heat produced could be used as direct power and/or heating or cooling for utilities and other services reducing the overall carbon emissions of the facility.
