Field Trips
Participants in our Energy Fundamentals course will visit two facilities as part of their learning experience. As the Energy Fundamentals sessions approach, check back for more information about the planned field trips.
Last year's field trips visited LSU's PERTT Lab and Cogeneration Plant. Read more about both facilities below.
LSU PERTT Lab
The LSU Petroleum Engineering Research, Training and Testing (PERTT) Lab is an industrial-scale
facility, having full-scale equipment and instrumentation for conducting research
related to petroleum technology. The lab is on campus across Nicholson Drive from
the course auditorium
PERTT Lab includes legacy oil and gas wells used for training and testing and will be the site of a new CO2 injection well to be drilled within the next year. The facilities are used for all aspects of training in drilling operations, safety and blowout prevention, as well as industrial-scale testing of instrumentation and new technologies.
Visit the facility page here.
LSU Cogeneration Facility
LSU has a 20 MW cogeneration facility on campus walking distance from the course auditorium. Cogeneration (also known as Combined Heat and Power, or CHP) is the simultaneous production of heat and electrical power.
The LSU system is composed of an aeroderivative gas turbine (GE LM-2000) connected to a generator and a HRSG (called Boiler 8) composed of an evaporator and economizer. The power and steam produced are used for campus needs.
The tour includes examination of the gas turbine, steam turbines, boilers, heat exchangers, compressors, chillers, distribution systems and cooling towers.
