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Recovery y Mechanisms...
Primary ay Recovery Natural Flow Secondary Recovery y Waterflood Pressure Maintenance
Water - Gas Reinjection
Artificial Lift
Pump p - Gas Lift - Etc.
Conventional Recovery
Source: Adapted from the Oil & Gas Journal, Apr. 23, 1990
Producing Phases
Primary Oil Rate
EL _ P Inj. 0.10
Secondary
0.25
Tertiary
0.10
P
Li Lim
Prod.
Ave. So
Time
EOR In the US
Reserves Additions
Discovery Di of f new fields fi ld Discovery of new reservoirs in known fields Extensions E t i of f known k fi fields ld Redefinition of reserves because of Economics Extraction technology
US
Japan
Source: BP Statistical Review, Respective Census Bureaus, Marc Faber Limited, RJ&A
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
Far East*
Latin America*
US
Incremental EOR B
Ti Time
Fig. 7-1
Sundown Slaughter
(From Folger and Guillot, 1996)
18000 16000
B Barrels/Day
14000
Actual Oil
1,000
BOPD
Continued Waterflood
100 1987
6000 4000
Continued Waterflood
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
2000 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Year
80000 70000 60000
Year
2000
1500
BOP PD
BOP PD
1000
0 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Continued Waterflood
1986 1988 1990 1992
Year
Polymer Additives
See below
Daqing ASP
Daqing Polymer
Process Variations
Steam soak
Steam Shut in Oil + Water
Cold Oil
Steam
Cold Oil
Cold oil
Hot Water
Cold Oil
Cold oil
Hot Water
Cold Oil
Steam Drive
Steam
Water
Cold Oil
Example...
Steam Soak - Paris Valley Field
More Variations
Using g horizontal wells (SAGD)
Freeze Wells
existing research Test robustness of freezewall barrier Active construction/production p from late 05 early 07 Reclamation 2010
Solid Shale
SURE
Shell Unconventional Resource Energy - White House Briefing April 11th, 2005
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True in-situ processing is being pursued in the Piceance Basin by y four companies p
Shell (Leached zone) Chevron (Mahogany zone)
1000 ft
Mahogany zone Heat injection well Dissolution surface Production well Saline water
2000 0 ft
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