Alvord (3,000-ft strawn) LPG flood - design and performance evaluation

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982 · Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6222220

Frazier, G D; Todd, M R

Mitchell Energy Corporation has implemented a LPG-dry gas miscible process in the Alvord (3000' Strawn) Unit in Wise County, Texas utilizing the DOE tertiary incentive program. The field had been waterflooded for 14 years and was producing near its economic limit at the time this project was started. This paper presents the results of the reservoir simulation study that was conducted to evaluate pattern configuration and operating alternatives so as to maximize LPG containment and oil recovery performance. Several recommendations resulting from this study were implemented for the project. Based on the model predictions, tertiary oil recovery is expected to be between 100,000 and 130,000 bbls, or about 7 percent of the oil originally in place in the Unit. 12 refs.

• Research Organization: Mitchell Energy Corp, USA
• OSTI ID: 6222220
• Report Number(s): CONF-820419-
• Journal Information: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States), Vol. SPE/DOE 10692; Conference: Enhanced oil recovery symposium, Tulsa, OK, USA, 4 Apr 1982
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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