INEEL is working on a number of industry-identified exploration and production problems ranging from downhole instrumentation to pipeline production and transportation. We have developed designs of several downhole seismic source and receiver assemblies being requested by industrial participants and are fortunate to have forged excellent working relationships with several other multi-program DOE labs working in similar areas.

Of particular note is our current work in developing next-generation downhole seismic tools, specifically the Large Downhole Seismic Sensor Array and the Single Well Seismic Imaging System (in partnership with Sandia and Lawrence Berkeley Lab). We are also developing downhole hardware designed to improve cement jobs, stimulate production, and provide better information of rock properties. Our high-void fraction multiphase meter also appears to have applications in the petrochemical industry as well as the natural gas industry, thereby leveraging the internal funding used to develop the instrument.

• Downhole Seismic Source for Look-Ahead Prediction
• High Void Fraction Multiphase Meter
• Large Downhole Seismic Sensor Array
• Locating Geopressured Hydrocarbon Reservoirs
• Oil and Gas Production Sensors and Controls
• Single Well Seismic Imaging
• Transportation of Hydrocarbon Indicators in the Four Corners Region