Integration/coordination: keys to sacroc field operations

Journal Article · Wed Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1971 · Pet. Eng.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6285885

Thompson, J A; Emerick, G M; Kastrop, J E

One of W. Texas' largest oil-producing fields made engineering history in 1954 with a novel centerline water- injection program to increase oil recovery from the Sacroc Unit area of the sprawling Canyon Reef reservoir designated as the Kelly-Snyder oil field. The use of carbon dioxide as an oil recovery aid in conjunction with water injection to recover an additional 200,000,000+ bbl was another bold step. The overall design, construction, and operation of the entire Sacroc Unit was shooting for an eventual field- producing capacity of around 244,000 bopd, handling over 400,000 bbl of water daily (produced and makeup) and approx 233 MMcfd of gas. Added to this complex suite of programs is the simultaneous injection of some 200 MMcfd of carbon dioxide. A broad picture is given of the surface facilities vital to the ultimate success of one of the nations largest oil recovery projects. The description includes production manifolds, ACT/oil treating stations, automatic custody transfer, water-supply/ treatment, water treatment, water injection, alternate COD2U water injection, and a unique alarm system. While there is no fieldwide automation, each of the individual stations and manifold units is equipped with automatic shutdown systems, in case of failures or when preset limits have been exceeded.

• Research Organization: Chevron Oil Co; Chevron Oil Co; PENGA
• OSTI ID: 6285885
• Journal Information: Pet. Eng.; (United States), Journal Name: Pet. Eng.; (United States) Vol. 43:13; ISSN PENGA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DATA
ENERGY SOURCES
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ENHANCED RECOVERY
EQUIPMENT
FLUID INJECTION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GAS INJECTION
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
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INFORMATION
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OIL FIELDS
OIL WELLS
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POROSITY
RECOVERY
RESERVOIR ENGINEERING
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SIGNALS
TESTING
WATER TREATMENT
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WELLS