The Global Petroleum Research Institute (GPRI) is the managing partner of a Cooperative effort to conduct critical research in the development of petroleum technology. Research findings will lead to the application of new and innovative technologies in petroleum exploration and production to address the increasing demand for cost-effective production and enhanced recovery.

Upcoming Events:

    Texas A&M University System presents the 5th Annual Practical Short Course on "WATER Issues & Technologies: Process Water, Wastewater and Desalination", August 2-4, 2009 - sign up information here

Recent Events:

    EFD program presented at OOGCC Midyear Summit - View presentation here

    Recent Articles:

• Electrical Power Generation from Produced Water:Field Demonstration of Ways to Reduce Operating Costs of Small Producers (project was awarded RPSEA grant)
• The Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems Program (project was awarded RPSEA grant)

Major Projects:

    Oil Field Brine Desalination

• Overview - Why environmental sustainability is needed
• The A&M Desalination Program - An explanation of the program and its projects
• GPRI Desalination of Oil Field Brine and Flowback Water project homepage - Advanced membrane technology can be used to treat oil field brines to make them acceptable for re-use in oil field, industrial, or municipal applications

    Environmental Drilling

• Environmentally Friendly Drilling - An overview of the program and who is involved
• Project Summary - A more detailed explanation
• Low Impact Access Projects within the EFD Program - Technology relating to reducing the footprint of O&G Operations
• Optimization Models for Surface Placement of O&G Drill Sites - Existing hydologic models can be used to minimize surface impact of well sites and access roads
• Disappearing Road Competition - Information about a nation-wide scholastic competition to design an environmentally friendly road system
• Ultra Deepwater Environment - Information pertaining to key environmental issues encountered in ultra deepwater
• Public Perception and Acceptance of Technology - Studies performed to identify public acceptance of new technology designed for reducing impact of O&G technology
• GPRI Alternate Rig Power Study - An alternate power concept for light weight drilling rigs that eliminated diesel generator packages

    Other GPRI Proposed Projects

• GPRI Novel Coil Tubing Drilling Unit - An industry-funded joint venture to develop a commercial model of a rotating coil tubing drilling unit
• GPRI Novel Offshore Platform Design - A novel concept intended to simplify fabrication of a deepwater floating, drilling, and production unit
• Study of Bacteriophages as Corrosion Control in O&G Applications - A proposed GPRI industry funded joint venture to develop new technology to control SRB related problems in oil field operations

University/National laboratories Alliance Team group site (Members only)

Current GPRI Members:

• Anadarko
• BP
• BHP Billiton
• Chevron
• ConocoPhillips
• ExxonMobil
• Marathon
• Shell
• Statoil
• Total

Staff:

David Burnett
GPRI-Director of Technology
Phone: (979) 845-2274
E-mail: burnett@pe.tamu.edu
Burnett webpage

Connie Conaway
GPRI-Program Coordinator
Phone: (979) 845-2272
E-mail: connie@pe.tamu.edu
Conaway webpage