ASYMMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC — Department of Energy SBIR Phase I: 20a

Description

Inefficiencies are introduced when each sensor system at a CO2 storage/enhanced oil recovery (EOR) site uses (near) replicate computing hardware but only operates a small fraction of the time. Additional inefficiencies occur when each of these sensor systems’ raw data must be transmitted to a cloud or other computing device to provide analysis and after-the-fact operational insights. Raw data from these sensors needs to be filtered without affecting safety or operational monitoring capabilities, but the most efficient place to filter the data is at the sensor box before it is transmitted back to an operations center for analysis. Additionally, at large subsurface storage fields, data transmission bandwidth will likely be an issue, further prioritizing the need to filter and/or compress data before it is transmitted. Asymmetric Technologies, along with teammate Battelle Memorial Institute, proposes to develop the CO2 Common Operating Sensor System (COCOSS). The COCOSS will leverage recent advances in miniaturized, high-end computing and communication devices to develop a common, deployable hardware platform for real-time sensor data processing, analysis, filtering and reduction as well as data communications. The proposed effort allows advanced processing of monitoring data to improve delineation of the effects of CO2 storage in the subsurface. The COCOSS can help consolidate hardware systems by offering high-end, ruggedized and modular edge computing devices, open-source, open-architecture design, high- bandwidth, meshed and expandable communications networks, and a cyber-secure hardware and software backbone.Our proposed COCOSS will benefit CO2 storage and EOR sites’ monitoring data collection and processing by allowing a more streamlined processing approach, reduction of false positives, and allow for continuous monitoring systems to help meet DOE Carbon Storage Goals. Ultimately, this will assist in moving carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) programs to the commercial market. Additionally, there are a wide variety of industries and markets that have very similar challenges with hardware and data consolidation, transmission, and security. These range from industrial and national security markets (e.g., a critical infrastructure site with Distributed Acoustic Sensor (DAS) systems, cameras, and ground sensors) to industrial fabricators who wish to monitor performance of diverse machinery and processes.