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Title: Technical and economic criteria for selecting methods and materials for enhanced oil recovery (or why CO/sub 2/ fills the bill in the Permian Basin of New Mexico and Texas)

Journal Article · · Interstate Oil Compact Comm. Com. Bull.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6358365

Carbon dioxide flooding is currently one of the fastest-growing enhanced oil recovery methods. According to the recent National Petroleum Council (NPC) Report on EOR, oil production by CO/sub 2/-miscible flooding will even surpass thermal recovery in 20 years, and most of this new oil will come from the Permian Basin. Why carbon dioxide works so well in the Permian Basin is discussed. A brief introduction to enhanced oil recovery is given, and the methods and materials usually available are described. The technical and economic reasons for the match between the reservoirs of the Permian Basin and the carbon dioxide method for enhanced recovery are described.

Research Organization:
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro
OSTI ID:
6358365
Journal Information:
Interstate Oil Compact Comm. Com. Bull.; (United States), Vol. 26:2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English