| | | Key Laboratories | |  | CNPC has nine key laboratories for theoretical research and technical innovation in geophysical prospecting, well drilling, well logging, catalyzing, reservoir reformation, natural gas exploration and EOR.
2010 saw the preliminary completion of the State Engineering & Technology Center for CBM Development and Utilization, and |
| the formal incorporation of the National Energy Administration’s Shale Gas R&D (Test) Center and the R&D (Test) Center for Technologies and Equipment of Long-Distance Gas Pipelines. To further improve our R&D and innovative capabilities, we also set up a technical R&D center in Houston to engage more international talents in the research of basic issues and key technologies.
EOR Laboratory
The EOR Laboratory was among of China's first batch of 36 key laboratories. The lab was established in 2007, by consolidating the former key labs of Tertiary Oil Recovery, Reservoir Physics and Seepage, Reservoirs, and Geochemistry. The lab studies basic theory and applied technologies in reservoir characteristics and reservoir engineering, reservoir physical chemistry and seepage, EOR method, and hydrocarbon generation and resources.
Heavy Oil Processing Laboratory
The Heavy Oil Processing Laboratory focuses on the applied basic research of heavy oil processing (including viscous oil, atmospheric residue and vacuum residue) and research on technologies of converting heavy-oil to light fractions. The lab is specialized in the study of chemical composition and the structure of heavy oil, technologies for supercritical fluids extraction from residua, applied basis for heavy oil catalytic cracking, development and research of heavy oil slurry-bed hydrocracking technology, as well as the study of phase equilibrium in residua-containing systems.
Petroleum Tubular Engineering Laboratory (Laboratory for Mechanics and Environmental Behavior of Petroleum Tubular)
The Petroleum Tubular Engineering Laboratory is engaged in the applied basic research of petroleum tubular engineering technologies and research of proactive technologies. Its major fields of research and development include mechanical research of oil well casings and pipe string, mechanical research of transportation pipes and pipelines, research of pipe safety and integrity, failure diagnosis, forecasting and prevention of petroleum pipes, as well as anti-corrosion technologies.
Geophysical Prospecting Laboratory
The Geophysical Prospecting Laboratory is CNPC's important base for applied basic research and cutting-edge R&D of petroleum geophysics technology. Its major tasks include: proposing research subjects related to production practices, conducting proactive geophysical research and applied basic research for CNPC's overall benefit, and promoting the theoretical and technical progress of geophysical prospecting.
Well Logging Laboratory
The Well Logging Laboratory studies well logging mechanisms, as well as processing and interpretation methods for heterogeneous complex reservoirs. These include petrophysical mechanism experiments for heterogeneous complex reservoirs, well-logging evaluation methods for heterogeneous complex reservoirs, and the development of networked logging data processing, interpretation, and evaluation software systems. Catalyzing Laboratory
The Catalyzing Laboratory is engaged basic research, applied basic research, and the development of new technologies and products in the field of hydrocarbon catalytic processing. It provides technical support to the long-term development and technology upgrading of CNPC's downstream enterprises in terms of catalytic cracking, catalytic hydrogenation, petrochemical catalyzing, catalytic polymerization of olefins, comprehensive utilization of natural gas and refinery gas, new catalytic materials, and chemical engineering and equipment.
Natural Gas Accumulation Laboratory
The Natural Gas Accumulation Laboratory consists of several professional labs for natural gas geochemistry, reservoir-cap layers, gas field development, CBM (Coal Bed Methane), etc. It has obtained great achievements in the theoretical research and the development of new experiment technologies on deep basin gas, super-pressure gas reservoirs, late accumulation mechanism of natural gas, accumulation patterns and efficient development of low-permeability gas reservoirs, and CBM accumulation.
Reservoir Reformation Laboratory
The Reservoir Reformation Laboratory is equipped with a tri-axis lithomechanics system, a test unit of proppant flow conductivity, a multi-function flow loop apparatus, etc. Its research is primarily targeted at reservoir hydro-fracturing engineering, hydro-fracturing mechanics, fracturing and acidizing materials, well test and comprehensive evalluation of reservoir reformation, high-energy gas fracturing stimulation mechanism, acidizing of carbonate reservoirs, etc. | | | | |
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