Home Risk Management Flow Assurance Process R & D Environment Products About us Research & Development Over the last 25 years TEASistemi carried over 90 R&D projects supported by industry partners and the European Union . TEASistemi also supported with own founds a number of projects. In the meantime the Company has produced more than 100 technical papers and 11 patents. Our R&D activities have a long tradition, stating in early ’90 within the TEA department of Consorzio Pisa Ricerche. The technical background of the Company ties back to the research activities carried out by Professor Paolo Andreussi of the University of Pisa in the field of multiphase flow and applied fluid mechanics. The R&D activities of the company count on four dedicated units, with strong specialization in numerical and computational analysis, software development and physical modelling. The experimental activities make use of the Multiphase Flow Laboratory of the Company. This Laboratory allows the experimental tests to be carried out very close to field conditions in terms of flow rates, type of fluids and operative pressure. Our R&D Projects During the years TEASistemi was involved on several large research and development projects, both cofounded by institution and directly funded by private companies (ENI, ABB, COSTACURTA),ranging from downhole equipment design to new separator concept development. In most of cases, TEASISTEMI was managing also the patenting phase of project results, both for proprietary and third party inventions. Client Year Subject Summary European Community (H202 Programme) 2017-2020 GEOCLAD Project Development of a online platform for geothermal power plant design and monitoring Eni E&P 2018-2020 TOIXCOS Feasibility analysis, laboratory test and design of an active wall for H2S release containment Eni E&P-TEASISTEMI 2005-2019 MAST project Development of a transient code for the description of multiphase flow in a hydrocarbon transportation system Tuscany Region 2014-2017 BIOGEL Project New nanotechnology materials development and laboratory tests for drilling activities optimizations for the sustainable exploitation of fossil and renewable energy potential (geothermal resources and hydrocarbons) Eni E&P 2003-2014 DOWS project Detailed design and testing of the separator: Extensive CFD analysis, detailed design and testing of the DOWS prototype Eni E&P 2006-2010 SESAME project Stratified Dispersed flow in near-horizontal pipes: Data acquisition and model development for the description of stratified dispersed flow in near horizontal pipes. Development and. implementation of a method for the allocation of production in a multilayer intelligent completion well. Experimental activity on a downhole valve for fluid dynamic characterization Eni E&P 2010-2017 Control Undersea Blow-out Events Design, realization and test of an innovative system for the capture, separation and controlled transport to the sea surface of the multi phase mixture released by an underwater well in blowout conditions In 2010, after the Deepwater Horizon incident, for three months a subsea well discharged on the sea more than 50000 bbld oil, being one of the main environmental disaster even occurred. To cope with these issues, TEASistemi and ENI developed a new capping concept, called CUBE, capable to capture, separate and deliver to the surface the hydrocarbon released by a subsea well in blowout. The complexity of the project required a large amount of work both computational and experimental, first performed in TEA laboratory and then finalised in the Adriatic Sea by ENI. The RAPID Cube equipment is available to be deployed in case of need on the area affected by subsea blowout to mitigate oil spill waiting well killing procedure. "Let's take the big accident at Macondo, which spread crude oil throughout the entire Gulf of Mexico. There, a large steel bell was used to suck up the uncontrolled spill from the submarine well. But as methane also escaped with the oil thousands of meters below the sea, the latter froze in the bell, forming methane hydrates and put it out of use. We, however, with Eni have developed Cube, patented in 2010 just a few days after the big accident. An emergency bell-shaped system, too, but able to separate the gas from the crude oil and to send the two fluids on two different circuits, tailored to each. With our system, Macondo probably wouldn't have happened". Paolo Andreussi, President and Founder TEASistemi. Excerp from "La fabbrica in fondo al mare" Want to know more about TEASistemi? Call us at +39 506396101 or send an email at info@tea-group.com About us Over the years, TEASistemi has been successful in turning applied research in the field of Process Engineering into consulting services, innovative equipment and software tools. At present, TEASistemi is the leading Italian Company as provider of contract research and specialized services to the Oil & Gas Industry. Our Offer Risk Management Flow Assurance Process Environment Products Research & Development Career You are enthusiast about technology, looking for job satisfaction, and you are not afraid about breaking new ground in the Energy and Environment world… ➭ Apply now! Our Address TEASistemi Headquarters Via Ponte a Piglieri 8 56122 Pisa Italy We are certified © 2019 TEASistemi. All Rights Reserved. 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