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Title: Increased Oil Production and Reserves Utilizing Secondary/Tertiary Recovery Techniques on Small Reservoirs in the Paradox Basin, Utah

Abstract

The primary objective of this project is to enhance domestic petroleum production by field demonstration and technology transfer of an advanced- oil-recovery technology in the Paradox basin, southeastern Utah. If this project can demonstrate technical and economic feasibility, the technique can be applied to approximately 100 additional small fields in the Paradox basin alone, and result in increased recovery of 150 to 200 million barrels (23,850,000-31,800,000 m3) of oil. This project is designed to characterize five shallow-shelf carbonate reservoirs in the Pennsylvanian (Desmoinesian) Paradox Formation and choose the best candidate for a pilot demonstration project for either a waterflood or carbon-dioxide-(CO2-) miscible flood project. The field demonstration, monitoring of field performance, and associated validation activities will take place within the Navajo Nation, San Juan County, Utah.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Tulsa, OK (United States). National Petroleum Technology Office (NPTO)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE) (US)
OSTI Identifier:
14245
Report Number(s):
DOE/BC/14988-12
TRN: AH200136%%512
DOE Contract Number:  
FC22-95BC14988
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 2 Nov 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; CARBONATES; ECONOMICS; FLOODS; MONITORING; PERFORMANCE; PETROLEUM; PRODUCTION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; UTAH; VALIDATION

Citation Formats

Jr., Chidsey, Thomas C., and Allison, M Lee. Increased Oil Production and Reserves Utilizing Secondary/Tertiary Recovery Techniques on Small Reservoirs in the Paradox Basin, Utah. United States: N. p., 1999. Web. doi:10.2172/14245.
Jr., Chidsey, Thomas C., & Allison, M Lee. Increased Oil Production and Reserves Utilizing Secondary/Tertiary Recovery Techniques on Small Reservoirs in the Paradox Basin, Utah. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/14245
Jr., Chidsey, Thomas C., and Allison, M Lee. 1999. "Increased Oil Production and Reserves Utilizing Secondary/Tertiary Recovery Techniques on Small Reservoirs in the Paradox Basin, Utah". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/14245. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/14245.
@article{osti_14245,
title = {Increased Oil Production and Reserves Utilizing Secondary/Tertiary Recovery Techniques on Small Reservoirs in the Paradox Basin, Utah},
author = {Jr., Chidsey, Thomas C. and Allison, M Lee},
abstractNote = {The primary objective of this project is to enhance domestic petroleum production by field demonstration and technology transfer of an advanced- oil-recovery technology in the Paradox basin, southeastern Utah. If this project can demonstrate technical and economic feasibility, the technique can be applied to approximately 100 additional small fields in the Paradox basin alone, and result in increased recovery of 150 to 200 million barrels (23,850,000-31,800,000 m3) of oil. This project is designed to characterize five shallow-shelf carbonate reservoirs in the Pennsylvanian (Desmoinesian) Paradox Formation and choose the best candidate for a pilot demonstration project for either a waterflood or carbon-dioxide-(CO2-) miscible flood project. The field demonstration, monitoring of field performance, and associated validation activities will take place within the Navajo Nation, San Juan County, Utah.},
doi = {10.2172/14245},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/14245}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 02 00:00:00 EST 1999},
month = {Tue Nov 02 00:00:00 EST 1999}
}