Assist in the recovery of bypassed oil from reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico. Quarterly status report (final), July 1--September 30, 1994

Technical Report · Wed Nov 30 04:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:10107916

Schenewerk, P A

The objective of this research is to assist the recovery of non contacted oil from known reservoirs on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico. Mature offshore reservoirs, declining oil reserves, declining production, and other natural forces are accelerating the abandonment of offshore oil resources and production platforms. As these offshore wells are plugged and the platforms are abandoned, an enormous volume of remaining oil will be permanently abandoned. Significant quantities of this oil could be recovered using advanced technologies now available if the resource can be identified. This project will proceed under three broad phases: (1) Analysis -- TORIS level data will be collected on the major fields located in the piercement salt dome province of the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf. Representative reservoirs will be studied in detail in order to evaluate undeveloped and attic oil reserve potential. These detailed investigations will be used to calibrate the TORIS level predictive models. The recovery potential of advanced secondary and enhanced oil recovery processes and the exploitation of undeveloped and attic oil zones for salt dome reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico will be assessed. (2) Supporting Research -- Supporting research will focus on the modification of public domain reservoir simulation models to accurately simulate the conditions encountered in the piercement salt dome province of the Gulf of Mexico. Laboratory research will focus on the development of fluid relationships that will be used in the simulation of miscible and immiscible processes in the project area. (3) Technology Transfer -- A significant effort is planned to transfer the results of this project to potential users of the technology. Technology transfer activities will also provide feedback channels that will help keep the analysis and supporting research focused on the most important problems associated with this project.

• Research Organization: Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA (United States). Dept. of Petroleum Engineering
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-92BC14831
• OSTI ID: 10107916
• Report Number(s): DOE/BC/14831--12; ON: DE95005344; BR: AC1510100
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020200
020300
DIRECTIONAL DRILLING
DRILLING AND PRODUCTION
ENHANCED RECOVERY
GEOLOGIC MODELS
GULF OF MEXICO
OIL FIELDS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
PROGRESS REPORT
RESERVES, GEOLOGY, AND EXPLORATION
RESERVOIR ENGINEERING
RESIDUAL PETROLEUM
RESOURCE POTENTIAL
SALT DEPOSITS
TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION