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Estimates of Incremental Oil Recoverable by Carbon Dioxide Flooding and Related Carbon Dioxide Supply Requirements for Flooding Major Carbonate Reservoirs in the Permian, Williston, and other Rocky Mountain Basins

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The objective of the work was to build a solid engineering foundation (in) carbonate reservoirs for the purpose of extending the technology base in carbon dioxide miscible flooding. This report presents estimates of incremental oil recovery and related carbon dioxide supply requirements for selected carbonate reservoirs in the Permian, Williston, and Rocky Mountain Basins. The estimates presented here are based on calculations using a volumetric model derived and described in this report. The calculations utilized data developed in previous work. Calculations were made for a total of 279 reservoirs in the Permian, Williston, and several smaller Rocky Mountain Basins. Results show that the carbonate reservoirs of the Permian Basin constitute an order of magnitude larger target for carbon dioxide flooding than do all the carbonate reservoirs of the Williston and Rocky Mountain intermontane basins combined. Review of the calculated data in comparison with information from earlier work indicates that the figures given here are probably optimistic in that incremental oil volumes may be biased toward the high side while carbon dioxide supply requirements may be biased toward the low side. However, the information available would not permit further practical refinement of the calculations. Use of the incremental oil figures given for individual reservoirs as an official estimate is not recommended because of various uncertainties in individual field data. Further study and compilation of data for field projects as they develop appears warranted to better calibrate the calculation procedures and thus to develop more refined estimates of incremental oil potential and carbon dioxide supply requirements. 11 figures, 16 tables.

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Last Updated September 29, 2016, 16:28 (LMT)
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Citation Goodrich, J.H. ---- Roy Long, Estimates of Incremental Oil Recoverable by Carbon Dioxide Flooding and Related Carbon Dioxide Supply Requirements for Flooding Major Carbonate Reservoirs in the Permian, Williston, and other Rocky Mountain Basins, 2016-09-29, https://edx.netl.doe.gov/dataset/estimates-of-incremental-oil-recoverable-by-carbon-dioxide-flooding-and-related-carbon-dioxide-sup
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Poc Email Roy.long@netl.doe.gov
Point Of Contact Roy Long
Program Or Project KMD
Publication Date 1982-12-1