Cortez carbon dioxide line is $1. 2 billion project

Journal Article · Thu Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1983 · Pipeline; ()

OSTI ID:5288508

Horner, C

The use of carbon dioxide for enhanced oil recovery is fast becoming a trend as the 1980s progress. On the leading edge of this wave are the participants in the Cortez carbon dioxide project, led by Shell Oil Co., who are undertaking an ambitious scheme to extend the life of a major W. Texas field. Befitting a project of this magnitude, the Cortez Pipeline - one of the key components of the system - is big in every sense of the word. The line is 502 miles long, stretching from Cortez, Colo., to Denver City, Texas; the pipe is 30 in. in diam, with wall thicknesses up to one inch; the system will ultimately be able to carry one billion cubic feet of carbon dioxide per day. The $1.2 billion project at the time of start-up seeks to produce 280 million bbl of oil in the Denver Unit of the Wasson field in W. Texas through CO/sub 2/ flooding, which is expected to extend the field's life by 30 years. The carbon dioxide for the project will come from the McElmo Dome and Doe Canyon fields in SW. Colorado.

• OSTI ID: 5288508
• Journal Information: Pipeline; (), Journal Name: Pipeline; () Vol. 38:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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