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Energy & Geoscience Institute (EGI) at the University of Utah

The Energy & Geoscience Institute (EGI) at the University of Utah is a not-for-profit researchorganization with a 25-year record of conducting multidisciplinary projects worldwide. Throughcooperative agreements with universities and research institutes, government agencies and laboratories,and national energy companies worldwide, the Institute undertakes a broad range of projects on allseven continents.

Fossil EnergyEGI's Fossil Energy Program has been conducting projects worldwide since 1973. The program hasevolved from primarily data compilation studies to its present form consisting of four technical groups:

• Stratigraphy• Petroleum Geochemistry• Metocean and Seabed Stability• Structure

We bring this unique technical expertise to bear on specific problems faced by our Corporate Associates in their exploration and production activities.

In September 2000 EGI began an Strategic Alliance with the London based Imperial College. Theobjective of the alliance is to establish an active, integrated petroleum geoscience research program,linking researchers in EGI and Imperial College. We hope to promote collaborative research with thepetroleum industry, both in Europe and the rest of the world, as well as build a bridge for technical

exchange between scientists in Imperial College and the University of Utah.

 As a result of our decades of experience in international petroleum basins and reservoirs, EGI hasdeveloped a comprehensive database, which is available to our Corporate Associates. The databasecontains geological, geophysical, and geochemical data providing a platform for applied research.

Our capabilities include:

• Basin analysis• Regional and tectonic synthesis• Structural history and timing•

Seismic and sequence Chronostratigraphy• Petroleum system analysis• Basin modelling• Play development• Prospectivity assessments• Surface geochemistry• Seabed stability• Reservoir and petroleum engineering• Reservoir geochemistry• Outcrop-based analog studies• Geostatistics and "data mining"

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Geothermal Energy

The Geothermal Energy Unit performs basic and applied research in geothermal exploration, reservoirdelineation, drilling and logging, and production. The U.S. Department of Energy has funded this workfor more than 20 years. EGI staff work closely with the geothermal industry to improve geothermal

technology.

The emphasis is on integrated interpretation of geological, geochemical, geophysical, and engineeringdata sets. EGI scientists have worked in many of the major geothermal systems worldwide, andmaintain a unique collection of drill core and chip samples from many of these locations.

Environmental Engineering

EGI's affiliation with the Civil and Environmental Engineering department of the University of Utahhas led to the creation of a new and unique group focused on addressing a wide range ofenvironmental issues. While the Environmental department at EGI benefits from the vast experience

of all our staff, it is primarily comprised of three technical groups:

• The Environmental Chemistry Laboratory• The Geomatics Laboratory• The Geochemistry Laboratory

Some of our unique capabilities include:

• Field services and sample collection 

• Trace organic analysis and fingerprinting • Statistical unmixing of organic and inorganic data 

• Petroleum systems analysis and maturity modeling •  Assessment of reservoir compartmentalization • Identification and quantification of biomarker 

analysis including unknown compounds 

• Oil-source rock and oil-oil correlations • Recent sediment geochemistry, including

paleoenvironmental reconstruction 

• Remote sensing • Multivariate-multispectral analysis of remote 

sensing data 

• GIS and GPS• Spectral data and digital mapping • Natural resource management and urban

ecosystem research 

The Energy & Geoscience Institute (EGI) is a university-based, applied earth science research and

training organization with a 25-year success record of developing and carrying out multidisciplinary,

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multi-institutional projects worldwide. Research at EGI focuses on global hydrocarbon and

geothermal energy exploration and development. The Institute undertakes a broad range of projects

on behalf of our Corporate Associates and government agencies. Often, these projects involve

cooperative research with universities, government agencies, national energy companies, and a

global network of collaborating scientists. EGI’s global experience extends to all seven continents,

and the Institute maintains an extensive and continually expanding research collection derived fromthese worldwide studies. EGI resulted from the 1995 merger of the Earth Sciences & Resources

Institute (ESRI) with the University of Utah Research Institute (UURI). The Institute is located in

the University of Utah Research Park in a new building that contains customized, state of the art

laboratory and computing facilities. EGI is a self-supporting and not for profit organization with

more than 50 scientists and engineers in Salt Lake City, and adjunct staff in Calgary, Houston, and

London. Funding for geoscience research, training and technology transfer comes from industry,

government agencies, and private foundations. Additional industry support comes from the

well-subscribed Corporate Associates program.

The Geothermal Energy Unit, formerly UURI (University of Utah Research Institute) performs

 basic and applied research in geothermal exploration, reservoir delineation, drilling and logging,and production. The U.S. Department of Energy has funded this work for more than 20 years. EGI

staff work closely with the geothermal industry to improve geothermal technology. 

Energy & Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

423 Wakara Way, Suite 203

Salt Lake City, Utah USA84108-1210

Phone (801) 581-6457

Fax (801) 585-3540

e-mail: info@egi.utah.edu

http://www.egi.utah.edu/