Conducting geological explorations for hydrocarbons and mining (surface and subsoil), hydrogeological studies for unconventional hydrocarbon licenses, hydrogeological monitoring for civil works, comprehensive hydrogeological studies, hydrological and hydrogeological watershed plans, and geological risk management studies.
Geological and geothematic mapping, geological storage (selecting, classifying and managing licenses).
DEPARTMENT OF ANCASH – PERU.
Drawing up a Comprehensive Plan to Monitor Flood and Mass Movements to reach the desired levels of protection and safety by reducing the risk of disasters caused by floods and mass movements.
ONTÍGOLA, OF THE EASTERN HIGH SPEED LINE – SPAIN.
Conducting the hydrogeological study and monitoring in the environment of the El Regajal tunnel of the Eastern High Speed Line, which serves as a basis for documenting all hydrogeological studies conducted and data gathered during the planning and construction phase, and thus, having an understanding of the hydrogeological operation of the route’s environment 5 years after the commissioning of the line.
SPAIN
The purpose of the work is to select the geological structures in Spain that are most suitable for underground energy storage through CAES technology. It is based on a pre-selection study, also conducted by AIRTIFICIAL (Phase I) and its aim is the identification and in-depth study of a minimum number of CAES-compatible structures. This selection considers the customer’s technical (design) indications and its preferred areas of storage.
BOLIVIA
The Margarita hydrocarbon field was discovered by drilling the MGR-X1 exploratory well, and the discovery was confirmed by drilling wells MGR-X2, MGR-X3 and MGR-4.
The Margarita field is considered to be in an area with low rainfall where, despite this, there have never been any supply issues, even at peak consumption.
There is insufficient knowledge of the area’s water masses and no literature has been identified in this regard. Therefore, it is deemed important to conduct a hydrogeological study of the area which is of particular interest for this asset, due to being an area of low rainfall. This analysis is crucial to identify whether the aquifer and the ecosystem are affected, and whether supply issues might arise in the future. From the drilled wells, we know that the aquifer(s) in Margarita is(are) deeper than 100 meters.
BULGARIA
CO₂ capture and storage technologies are envisaged as the medium-term solution to radically reducing greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. In this regard, the Bulgarian Ministry of Economy and Energy has requested financial support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in order to study the country’s CO₂ capture, transport and storage possibilities.
The technical support has been split into four main tasks:
Task 1: Review in a preliminary report on CO₂ capture, transport, and storage options.
Task 2: Study on CO₂ storage capacity in Bulgaria.
Task 3: Outreach and support for CCS technologies.
Task 4: Technical support to the Bulgarian Ministry of Economy and Energy in identifying opportunities related to CCS technologies.
SPAIN
The El Coto-2 and Cadialso-2 research wells are drilled to research the various subsurface formations and obtain a geological, geochemical, geomechanical and petrophysical classification. Similarly, the purpose of these wells is to conduct conventional and unconventional production tests through hydraulic fracturing to assess the potential as a non-conventional gas reservoir of the Lower and Middle Jurassic marls formations. They are deviated-type exploratory probes with a horizontal cross-section when reaching the target formation. The final depth of the wells varies from 3,700 m foreseen for El Coto-2 to 3,950 m at Cadialso-2.
In general, the following aspects are considered: Geological Study; Hydrogeological Study; Seismotectonic Study.
SPAIN
The project consists of identifying – based on existing surface and subsoil information – geological formations and structures with characteristics, geometric arrangement, and composition of their cover (shed) that enable them to be considered as potentially acceptable for CO₂ storage.
Establish the areas occupied by the pairs of formations identified (storage and shed), by analyzing geological data.
Specifying the position (location, limits) and geometry of potentially adequate structures and the suitability of their characteristics, incorporating subsoil information previously drawn up and analyzed in this or other projects.
Establishing conceptual geological-structural models in the areas/structures, in order to assess the structural complexity and demarcate the hydrogeological operation.
Proposing and outlining future works and research by area, by structure and by pair of formations (storage and shed).
REPUBLICA DOMINICANA
In partnership with IGME and BRGM, AIRTIFICIAL INFRASTRUCTURES has conducted geothematic mapping for the entire Dominican Republic in 4 successive projects (1997–2011) of the EU-funded SYSMIN Program, which has an approximate budget of €13m
Over the entire SYSMIN program, 102 geological sheets have been drawn up on a scale of 1:50,000, as well as their relevant geomorphological, active process, mineral resources and geochemical mapping on a scale of 1:100,000 (processed and managed by GIS).
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