Recently, the project of Synergistic Improvement Technology for Underground In-situ Hydrogen Production in Oil and Gas Reservoirs was approved by China University of Petroleum (Beijing) as the leading unit and China University of Petroleum (East China) as the main participant. Professor Yao Chuanjin of our college is the person in charge of project 1 Evaluation and Critical Path of Boundary Conditions for Underground In-situ Hydrogen Production/Modification/Hydrocarbon Generation in Oil and Gas Reservoirs.

Underground in-situ hydrogen production in oil and gas reservoirs can directly convert the remaining underground oil and gas resources of near-exhausted oil and gas reservoirs into hydrogen by using existing oil and gas well facilities, which can not only revitalize the resources of old oil and gas fields, extend the life of production capacity, but also efficiently realize carbon sequestration and clean utilization of resourcesAfter that, another important way for the green transformation of fossil energy provides key technical support for accelerating the construction of a clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient new energy system.

The project focuses on the two core goals of efficient hydrogen production in exhausted gas reservoirs and coordinated production of hydrogen production in situ in heavy oil reservoirs, aiming to create a common basic theory of hydrogen production conditions, paths, mechanisms, and models, and develop software-process-Equipment necessary technical conditions to realize large-scale application demonstration of mines. The main research content of project 1 is to reveal the kinetics mechanism and key path of hydrogen production in underground hydrogen production in oil and gas reservoirs by establishing a multi-level evaluation technology for in-situ hydrogen production/reforming/hydrocarbon generation boundary conditions in oil and gas reservoirs, and to establish an oil and gas oxidative thermodynamic model, a spontaneous ignition delay prediction model and an in-situ hydrogen production kinetics model, so as to evaluate the underground in-situ hydrogen production selection of oil and gas reservoirs. Optimization of key parameters and design of implementation schemes provide theoretical and technical support.

Since the establishment of the 14th Five-Year Plan, the key project of Engineering Science and Comprehensive Intersection has mainly focused on the basic frontier areas related to the future competitiveness and long-term development of the country, and carried out forward-looking and original cross-research in the fields of space, manufacturing, information, energy, ocean, medical engineering, transportation, and materials; Comprehensively use the tools and achievements of basic science, technical science and social science to condense and solve common and basic scientific problems in major engineering application fields, and drive the sustainable development of related fields.