LSU professor Dandina Rao’s plan is designed to not only create less carbon dioxide during oil production but will also make use of the millions of orphan wells that are scattered throughout the U.S.
Oil drilling has had its fair share of controversy as of late, leaving engineers trying to determine how to keep fossil fuels in play while considering environmentally-friendly solutions. Dandina Rao, Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering professor, LSU, has a plan that will not only create less carbon dioxide during oil production but will also make use of the millions of orphan wells that are scattered throughout the U.S.
“With the oil industry possibly venturing toward renewable energy, the question is, ‘Can we continue to use fossil fuels but in an environmentally sustainable manner,’ and that’s exactly what our invention does,” said Rao, the Emmett C. Wells Jr. Distinguished Professor.