The 1984 National Petroleum Council estimate of potential EOR for miscible processes

Journal Article · Fri Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986 · J. Pet. Technol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5213285

Robl, F W; Emanuel, A S; Van Meter, Jr, O E

In March 1982, the Secretary of Energy requested the National Petroleum Council (NPC) to evaluate the EOR potential of the U.S. The NPC Committee on EOR was formed to fulfill this request. Under this committee, a coordinating subcommittee and four working task groups were selected to perform the study. This paper describes the work of the Miscible Displacement Task Group and reports their findings and conclusions on the potential for EOR by miscible processes in known U.S. reservoirs. In conjunction with the coordinating subcommittee and the other task groups, the Miscible Displacement Task Group helped upgrade the DOE reservoir data base into the most comprehensive data base available to date on U.S. reservoirs. A miscible process and economic screening model prepared under contract for the DOE was analyzed, modified, and calibrated by the Miscible Displacement Task Group for this study. With physical screening parameters, the Miscible Displacement Task Group selected reservoirs susceptible to miscible processes from the data base, and then processed them with the NPC model to estimate tertiary oil recovery. Sensitivity to oil prices and rate of return (ROR) were investigated, and the results were combined with the results from the other process task groups (thermal and chemical) to reach an overall assessment of the EOR potential in the U.S. The potential EOR for miscible flooding is estimated to vary between 2.0 x 10/sup 9/ and 8.5 x 10/sup 9/ bbl (0.32 x 10/sup 9/ and 1.4 x 10/sup 9/ m/sup 3/) over the range of prices and technologies considered. Peak rate varies from 200 x 10/sup 3/ to 980 x 10/sup 3/ B/D (32 x 10/sup 3/ to 156 x 10/sup 3/ m/sup 3//d) for the cases investigated.

• Research Organization: Mobil E and P Services
• OSTI ID: 5213285
• Journal Information: J. Pet. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Pet. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 38:9; ISSN JPTJA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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