The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) at UGM conducted the handover of a cooperation contract between PT. Pertamina Hulu Energi and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) at UGM in the FMIPA auditorium on the 7th floor, Tuesday (24/5). This cooperation contract includes the creation of a prototype underwater seismometer module for passive seismic data recording in shallow water environments, a clean technology study for water injection monitoring (sp-ert), cloud computing tools for seismic geophysics, and a study on electric-assisted oil recovery to increase oil and gas production.
The Dean of FMIPA, Prof. Dr. Kuwat Triyana, M.Si., stated that this research cooperation has been ongoing since the beginning of the year and is still in progress. Typically, the research and studies involve the development of tools and software to enhance oil and gas production in well exploration areas managed by Pertamina. “Out of these four studies, some have a duration of three months, while others last for a year. We create software and build devices in the FMIPA laboratory,” he said.
In this research cooperation contract, Kuwat mentioned that four principal researchers and 20 students and alumni are involved. According to Kuwat, this collaboration will be ongoing as per the needs of Pertamina Hulu Energi. “There are plans to further develop this collaboration in the areas of blue energy, corrosion, chemistry, and computation,” he added.
Kuwat stated that collaboration with the industry is a way to bring the results of FMIPA’s research and innovation closer to be used by industries in supporting development in the country. “FMIPA is currently developing schemes for fundamental and applied research. For applied research, if there are issues in the industrial world and they ask for our assistance, we should be ready,” he explained.
Furthermore, Kuwat explained that in the development of applied research, FMIPA is currently trying to develop non-lithium battery technology using raw materials from Bangka Island. “We are challenged to create non-lithium battery sources from the metals available on Bangka Island. The challenge is how to explore these materials to make batteries. It stands alone, unlike coal, it requires extraction. We know that Erick Thohir (Minister of State-Owned Enterprises) has allocated two trillion for battery development,” he stated.
Representative from Upstream Innovation at PT. Pertamina Hulu Energi, Arif Rahman, mentioned that the establishment of Upstream Innovation is to support the increase in oil and gas reserve exploration. “This collaboration is aimed at developing ideas, concepts, and innovations from the campus to support oil and gas production,” he said.
It is hoped that through this research collaboration, it will support the operational activities of Pertamina Hulu Energi in increasing oil and gas reserves. “Hopefully, this collaboration can continue and strengthen the good relationship that has been established so far,” he concluded.
Source: [UGM News](https://ugm.ac.id/id/berita/22533-fmipa-ugm-dan-pertamina-hulu-energi-bikin-alat-untuk-meningkatkan-cadangan-produksi-minyak-dan-gas-bumi)
