Who L ove s Cle an Wate r ? Co mpa c t L a se r I nduc e d Bre a kdo wn Spe c tro sc o py (L I BS) Dustin L . Mc I ntyre , PhD, PE Ge o physic s T e a m 10-26-2016 1
Pr oble m/ Oppor tunity • E ve ryone L ove s Cle an Wate r • Displac e me nt of fluids dur ing fluid inje c tion • Po te ntia l fluid mig ra tio n a nd c o nta mina tio n Po ta b le / Do me stic Wa te r • Ind ustria l/ Ag ric ultura l • • Curre nt me a sure me nt me tho ds a re la b o rio us a nd time c o nsuming • Po te ntia l to ha ve a n o nline hig h re so lutio n in-situ e le me nta l c o nc e ntra tio n me a sure me nt 2
T e c hnology Pr oposition • What is it? • A wa y to me a sure sub surfa c e g a se s, liq uids, a nd so lids a t sub surfa c e c o nditio ns • Why is this a game - c hanging te c hnology/ pr oc e ss? • No sa mple c o lle c tio n a nd No sa mple pre pa ra tio n • Co ntinuo us mo nito ring o f a n e xtre me e nviro nme nt • Se e c ha ng e s in do wn ho le fluid c he mistry prio r a nd po st inje c tio n/ fra c turing • What situation (“pain”) will you solve / e xploit? • Curre nt sa mpling a nd a na lysis is la b o r inte nsive a nd sig nific a ntly c ha ng e s the sa mple b y c o o ling a nd de pre ssurizing • Why doe s the situation e xist? • Curre nt a na lysis te c hno lo g y is no t a me na b le fo r ha rsh e nviro nme nts 3
Compe ting T e c hnologie s • Gas Chr omatogr aphy- Mass Spe c tr ome tr y • Ga s pha se o nly, L a b o pe ra tio ns a nd c o nditio ns o nly • Induc tive ly Couple d Plasma- Mass Spe c tr ome tr y • Hig h de g re e o f sa mple pre p, L a b o pe ra tio ns a nd c o nditio ns o nly • High Pr e ssur e L iquid Chr omatogr aphy • L iq uid pha se o nly, L a b o pe ra tio ns a nd c o nditio ns o nly • Cavity Ring Down Spe c tr osc opy • Ga s pha se o nly, fe w rug g e dize d mo de ls a va ila b le • Por table Raman • So lids o nly, fe w rug g e dize d mo de ls a va ila b le 4
Comme r c ialization Plan s would inc lude : Re g ula to ry Ag e nc ie s, E xplo ra tio n Co mpa nie s, • Custome r Munic ipa litie s, L a nd Owne rs • Adoption dr ive r s • Re g ula to ry drive rs/ Ma nda to ry mo nito ring prio r a nd po st a c tivity • E a se o f use , lo w c o st, hig h da ta q ua lity • Ke y te sts and tr ials • Co mple ting pro o f o f c o nc e pt e xpe rime nta tio n • De vic e / Syste m de sig n a nd de ve lo pme nt unde rwa y • E stimate d pr ic e of pr oduc t • Will de pe nd o n numb e r o f se nso r units • 8 se nso r unit syste m < $100k • Inte lle c tual pr ope r ty status • L I BS syste m Pa te nts Gra nte d in July 2014 a nd Ma rc h 2016 • L ic e nsing/ CRADA • Curre ntly lo o king fo r c o mme rc ia liza tio n pa rtne rs 5
E xpe r ime ntal Wor k ST E P 1 ST E P 2 Ab ility to ma ke me a sure me nt a c ro ss Study inte rfe re nc e fro m o the r hig h • • re le va nt c o nc e ntra tio n ra ng e s c o nc e ntra tio n spe c ie s De te rmine line a rity • 6
ST E P 3 ST E P 4 • De te rmine e ffe c ts o f pre ssure • Me a sure disso lutio n o f o n me a sure me nt synthe tic ro c k a t e le va te d T e mp a s a func tio n o f Pre ssure 7
Pr ototype De ve lopme nt • Curre nt Sta tus • Co ve r – Ro ya l So c ie ty o f Che mistry – JAAS • 2 Pa te nts, 2 Pa te nt Applic a tio ns • Pro o f o f c o nc e pt de mo nstra te d a nd pub lishe d • I nitia l pro to type o pe ra te d in the la b Spring 2016 • Mo re c o mple te pro to type unde r de ve lo pme nt 8
Re se ar c h T e am • Dustin Mc Intyre , PhD, PE • Christia n Goue g ue l, PhD • Jine sh Ja in, PhD • Ha nk E de nborn, PhD • 15 Pa pe rs • 2 Book Cha pte rs • 2 Pa te nts 9
Summar y • T ha nk You • Re c a p: • L I BS se nso r syste m fo r do wn ho le e nviro nme nta l se nsing • Re g ula to ry, E xplo ra tio n, Munic ipa l, L a nd Owne r • T wo pa te nts g ra nte d sinc e Ja n 2014 • Pro o f o f c o nc e pt c o mple te , pro to type syste m de sig n pha se • L o o king fo r c o mme rc ia liza tio n pa rtne rs fo r lic e nsing a nd/ o r CRADA 10
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