Exploration & Development
The first, crucial component of the energy industry is the search for new supplies to replace current production and meet future needs. The key steps in this process are locating the underground rock formations that may contain hydrocarbons, reaching agreements with the owners of surface and mineral rights in the area, and drilling wells to determine if the anticipated resources are actually there and can be produced economically.
The art and science of Enviro Energy International's exploration builds on a century and a half of accumulated knowledge about the world's geology - including some of the most comprehensive geological databases. The use of advanced geophysical techniques, including low-impact seismic surveys and sophisticated computer programs, help to pinpoint the rock formations most likely to contain crude oil and natural gas.
In recent years, a greater proportion of natural gas production has been coming from deeper wells in more remote areas. Therefore, several of our projects are under way to explore and develop production of natural gas trapped in deep coal deposits in China.
Production
After drilling has located a reservoir of crude oil or natural gas, the company's production department takes over the task of bringing the resource to the surface. Petroleum is not produced from underground lakes. Rather, crude oil and natural gas are contained in the pores and fractures of certain sedimentary rocks in the same way that water is held in a sponge. Getting the most petroleum at the least cost, is also a key advantage for Enviro Energy International as the Company draws upon an extensive network of engineers to assist with commercial assessment and planning. The company retains a 50% JV partnership with PetroChina on the producing Qian An Oilfield. Located in Jilin Province, the block covers an area of 15 sq km with 21.7 Mmbbl original oil in place (OIP).
Technology & Energy Efficiency: Sustainable Development
During the last few decades, the petroleum industry has made progress in improving energy efficiency. The amount of carbon compounds emitted to produce a given amount of gross domestic product has been reduced throughout the economy. However, rising population and economic growth have increased the world's total emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. The energy industry faces a major challenge in decreasing greenhouse gas emissions while also ensuring continued economic stability.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a United Nations agency composed of hundreds of scientists from around the world, has been studying the effects of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions since 1988. The report concluded that the risks of climate change are too serious to ignore, and that countries and industries must develop means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS) is one of the most promising options for mitigating emissions from coal-fired power plants and other industrial facilities.
According to the International Energy Agency, China sees CCS as a future technological option for greenhouse gas emissions abatement and is willing to join international efforts for its development. CCS also appears in China's 11th Five-Year Plan under the National High Technologies Programme and in the National Medium- and Long-Term Science and Technology Plan Towards 2020.
Based on Government support and market characteristics, it is evident that China is the best market to test and commercialize CCS technology as China hosts the largest amount of coal-fired power plants in the world. The country currently emits six billion cubic meters of methane from mining operations each year and has an estimated 333,000 billion cubic meters of coalbed methane at depths less than 2,000 meters which also makes it a prime target for CCS enhanced coalbed methane projects.
Enviro Energy International intends to design and implement a 5 year multi-well pilot CO2 injection ECBM project in China. Our main objective of this project is to show that CO2 can enhance production of CBM from deep unmineable coal seams.
The project is the continuation of a single well pilot test conducted by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, China United Coalbed Methane Corp. and the Canadian Government in collaboration with the Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures (formerly known as Alberta Research Council). The single well pilot tested the viability of storing CO2 in deep, unmineable coal seams by CO2 injection in the South Qinshui Basin in North China’s Shanxi Province. The pilot successfully demonstrated that coal seams are permeable and stable enough to absorb CO2 and enhance the production of methane.
If and when proven feasible, Enviro Energy International intends to implement the first-ever commercial CCS ECBM project. The successful application of our proven CO2 geological sequestration will not only significantly reduce harmful GHG carbon emissions but also unlock vast renewable energy reserves building a sustainable future for China.
