Improved efficiency of miscible CO{sub 2} floods and enhanced prospects for CO{sub 2} flooding heterogeneous reservoirs. Quarterly technical progress report, January 1, 1995--March 31, 1995

Technical Report · Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/74157· OSTI ID:74157

Grigg, R B; Heller, J P; Schechter, D S

The objective of this research is to improve the effectiveness of CO{sub 2} flooding in heterogeneous reservoirs. Activities include: exploration of the applicability of selective mobility reduction utilizing foams; possible higher economic viability of floods at slightly reduced CO{sub 2} injection pressures; and taking advantage of gravitational forces during flooding in fractured reservoirs.

• Research Organization: New Mexico Petroleum Recovery Research Center, Socorro, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG22-94BC14977
• OSTI ID: 74157
• Report Number(s): DOE/BC-14977-4; ON: DE95012549; TRN: 95:004917
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
OIL WELLS
CARBON DIOXIDE INJECTION
PETROLEUM
ENHANCED RECOVERY
PROGRESS REPORT
RESERVOIR ROCK
HETEROGENEOUS EFFECTS
MISCIBLE-PHASE DISPLACEMENT
MOBILITY
PERMEABILITY
FLUID FLOW
FRACTURED RESERVOIRS