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Enhanced oil recovery. DOE (U. S. Department of Energy) develops computer models for three enhanced oil recovery techniques

Journal Article · · Drill Bit; (United States)
OSTI ID:5335965
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is developing computer models that eventually will aid operators in deciding whether to go ahead with enhanced oil recovery projects in particular fields. At its Bartlesville Energy Technology Center in Oklahoma, DOE has developed models for 3 enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques. Operators can feed reservoir data into these models to determine what methods are amenable to a particular reservoir and to estimate whether a full-scale EOR project would be economically feasible. So far, DOE has developed models for CO/sub 2/ miscible flooding, chemical injection, and steamflooding.
OSTI ID:
5335965
Journal Information:
Drill Bit; (United States), Journal Name: Drill Bit; (United States) Vol. 32:4; ISSN DRBIA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English