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"In the period 2010-2014, I conducted my PhD at NTNU with
funding from the BIGCCS project. My thesis was on geophysical
monitoring of CO
2
injected to the underground. Being part
of a large project opened many doors for me in my doctorate
work. Project meetings, internal conferences and meetings with
industrial partners gave me a network in the CO
2
industry. I got
the opportunity to work with and learn from, and publish results
with other experienced researchers in the project. The BIGCCS
project gave me a better understanding of the entire CO
2
chain,
not just in the "storage part" that I was part of.
After I completed my doctorate, I started working for Statoil.
My work as field geophysicist in Statoil entails injection and
production of oil and gas, and geophysical monitoring of the
reservoir. This has many analogues to injection of CO
2
, where one
needs an understanding of fluid migration and pressure variation
in the reservoir. My doctorate in BIGCCS made me well prepared for independent work in my discipline
and the interdisciplinary work that is typical working in the industry."
"Researchers at Department of Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics
(IPT) have since early 1980s investigated the possibility of using CO
2
injection for
enhanced oil recovery (EOR).These studies both on master and PhD level were
mainly field scale numerical simulations based on CO
2
-modified hydrocarbon-rock
interaction parameters and limited CO
2
fluid parameters.
The BIGCCS program made it possible to start studies on micro scale, core scale,
reservoir segment scale and full reservoir scale within all of our relevant subject
areas; reservoir engineering, petrophysics, geomechanics and geophysics. IPT was
involved in projects on CO
2
injection in aquifers before
BIGCCS, like the Sleipner project, but the increased
activity due to BIGCCS resulted in more student
interest, which resulted in employing an Adjunct
Professor dedicated to CO
2
storage technology and
a new master course titled; CO
2
Storage: Operation
and Integrity of Engineered CO
2
Storage. BIGCCS has also been important for our participation in
research projects with European partners and now lately IPT has developed a research and educational
cooperation with the University of Calgary on CO
2 storage."
Ole Torsæter,
PhD Supervisor
BIGCCS, Department
of Petroleum
Engineering and
Applied Geophysics,
NTNU.
Sissel Grude,
BIGCCS PhD student 2010–2014
... but the increased activity
due to BIGCCS resulted in
more student interest