Bodcau in situ combustion project. Fourth annual report, September 1, 1979-February 28, 1981

Technical Report · Wed Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6331964· OSTI ID:6331964

Hardin, G.

Objective is to demonstrate the technical efficiency and economics of a commercial scale in-situ combustion project in a shallow heavy oil reservoir. Five elongated inverted nine-spot patterns were developed for this demonstration on Cities Service Company's Bodcau Fee B lease in the Bellevue Field, Bossier Parish, Louisiana. The five patterns comprising the demonstration project enclose 19 productive acres and consist of thirty-eight producing, five injection and five observation wells. This report briefly reviews the history of the project with emphasis on operations from September 1979 through February 1981. Sections on the air system explosion in February 1980 and the results from an evaluation well drilling program in pattern 15 are highlights.

• Research Organization: Cities Service Co., Jackson, MS (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76ET12057
• OSTI ID: 6331964
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/12057-8; ON: DE81025797
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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