Assessment of infrastructure placement and effects to the surrounding environment

Challenge ID:

HCP-3201

Originator:

Onshore: Hatfield

Title:

Assessment of infrastructure placement and effects to the surrounding environment.

Theme:

ON 3.2: Subsidence monitoring - Infrastructure monitoring

Consortium Lead:

C-CORE

Interviewed Company:

C-CORE

Geography:

ON.REG.00 - Generic onshore

Challenge Description

What is not possible / not adequately addressed at present?

Assess/monitor terrain stability for roads, well pads, pipeline routes, etc.

What effect does this challenge have on operations?

Would reduce risk of infrastructure failure or cost of mobilization / demob if there is a need to relocate infrastructure in the future.

Thematic information requirements:

Surface motion (horizontal and vertical)

Terrain information

What do you currently do to address this challenge? 

How is this challenge conventionally addressed?

Geotechnical engineering based on surficial geology knowledge, borehole sampling.

What kind of solutions do you envisage could address this challenge?

Ground movement, surficial sediment maps, climate change models.

What is your view on the capability of technology to meet this need?

Are you currently using EO tech? If not, why not?

Data integration and modelling could be difficult. Robust models are needed.

Challenge Classification

Impact on Lifecycle (0=none, 4=high):

Climate / Topography / Urgency:

Pre-license:

2

Climate class:

Polar

Exploration:

2

Topographic class:

Not specific

Development:

4

Seasonal variations:

Any season

Production:

4

Impact area:

Cost reduction

Decommissioning:

0

Technology urgency:

2 - Short term (2-5 years)

Challenge Information Requirements

Update frequency:

Quarterly

Data currently used:

LiDAR

Air photos

High resolution imagery

Spatial resolution:

Basin

Thematic accuracy:

Not specific

Required formats:

Not Specific

Timeliness (Vintage):

Reference data

Geographic extents:

License

Existing standards:

None