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New Advances in the Study of Marine Petroleum
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New Advances in the Study of Marine Petroleum

A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Geological Oceanography".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2023) | Viewed by 2699

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Vincenzo Guerriero

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Department of Civil, Construction-Architectural and Environmental Engineering (DICEAA), University of L’Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
Interests: characterization of permeable structures in reservoir rocks; statistical modeling of complex fracture networks; statistical fracture analysis in rock

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Oil science and technology are constantly evolving in order to improve reservoir management and development efficiency, as well as safety. Within the framework of marine petroleum, the main challenges of the 21st century relate to optimizing reservoir management efficiency by guaranteeing environmental sustainability and safety, as well as providing effective methods for the safe storage of greenhouse gas within reservoir rocks. The current energetic crisis is dramatically pointing out the strong sensitivity of the whole productive system to energy source availability and price fluctuations. A rational strategy for the exploitation of fossil resources should make it possible to provide an efficient and flexible oil/gas production system capable of adequately responding to market needs. The current reservoir discipline is experiencing a rapid evolution in regard to new developments, such as data analytics, machine learning and computing capability, improved drilling and prospecting techniques, and, on the other hand, enhanced methods and paradigms of reservoir characterization and modeling at several scales of observation.

This Special Issue focuses on recent advances and/or trends in the study of such a special marine resource. Contributions such as original papers, reviews, short notes, or perspective papers, dealing with theoretical, experimental, or methodological topics are welcome.

Dr. Vincenzo Guerriero
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • recent exploration trends
  • marine resources
  • reservoir characterization and modeling
  • permeable structures and fracture networks
  • geophysics, petrophysics and geomechanics
  • conventional and unconventional resources
  • reservoir engineering
  • flow simulation at several scales of observation
  • reservoir management
  • field scale project and project economics

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Workflow for the Validation of Geomechanical Simulations through Seabed Monitoring for Offshore Underground Activities
by Christoforos Benetatos, Felice Catania, Giorgio Giglio, Candido Fabrizio Pirri, Alice Raeli, Luciano Scaltrito, Cristina Serazio and Francesca Verga
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2023, 11(7), 1387; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11071387 - 7 Jul 2023
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Underground fluid storage is gaining increasing attention as a means to balance energy production and consumption, ensure energy supply security, and contribute to greenhouse gas reduction in the atmosphere by CO2 geological sequestration. However, underground fluid storage generates pressure changes, which in [...] Read more.
Underground fluid storage is gaining increasing attention as a means to balance energy production and consumption, ensure energy supply security, and contribute to greenhouse gas reduction in the atmosphere by CO2 geological sequestration. However, underground fluid storage generates pressure changes, which in turn induce stress variations and rock deformations. Numerical geomechanical models are typically used to predict the response of a given storage to fluid injection and withdrawal, but validation is required for such a model to be considered reliable. This paper focuses on the technology and methodology that we developed to monitor seabed movements and verify the predictions of the impact caused by offshore underground fluid storage. To this end, we put together a measurement system, integrated into an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, to periodically monitor the seabed bathymetry. Measurements repeated during and after storage activities can be compared with the outcome of numerical simulations and indirectly confirm the existence of safety conditions. To simulate the storage system response to fluid storage, we applied the Virtual Element Method. To illustrate and discuss our methodology, we present a possible application to a depleted gas reservoir in the Adriatic Sea, Italy, where several underground geological formations could be potentially converted into storage in the future. Full article
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Italian Offshore Platform and Depleted Reservoir Conversion in the Energy Transition Perspective
by Andrea Carpignano, Raffaella Gerboni, Alessio Mezza, Candido Fabrizio Pirri, Adriano Sacco, Daniele Sassone, Alessandro Suriano, Anna Chiara Uggenti, Francesca Verga and Dario Viberti
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2023, 11(8), 1544; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11081544 - 2 Aug 2023
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New hypotheses for reusing platforms reaching their end-of-life have been investigated in several works, discussing the potential conversions of these infrastructures from recreational tourism to fish farming. In this perspective paper, we discuss the conversion options that could be of interest in the [...] Read more.
New hypotheses for reusing platforms reaching their end-of-life have been investigated in several works, discussing the potential conversions of these infrastructures from recreational tourism to fish farming. In this perspective paper, we discuss the conversion options that could be of interest in the context of the current energy transition, with reference to the off-shore Italian scenario. The study was developed in support of the development of a national strategy aimed at favoring a circular economy and the reuse of existing infrastructure for the implementation of the energy transition. Thus, the investigated options include the onboard production of renewable energy, hydrogen production from seawater through electrolyzers, CO2 capture and valorization, and platform reuse for underground fluid storage in depleted reservoirs once produced through platforms. Case histories are developed with reference to a typical, fictitious platform in the Adriatic Sea, Italy, to provide an engineering-based approach to these different conversion options. The coupling of the platform with the underground storage to set the optimal operational conditions is managed through the forecast of the reservoir performance, with advanced numerical models able to simulate the complexity of the phenomena occurring in the presence of coupled hydrodynamic, geomechanical, geochemical, thermal, and biological processes. The results of our study are very encouraging, because they reveal that no technical, environmental, or safety issues prevent the conversion of offshore platforms into valuable infrastructure, contributing to achieving the energy transition targets, as long as the selection of the conversion option to deploy is designed taking into account the system specificity and including the depleted reservoir to which it is connected when relevant. Socio-economic issues were not investigated, as they were out of the scope of the project. Full article
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