Oxygen enriched fireflooding
Conference
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OSTI ID:79255
- Air Products and Chemicals, Allentown, PA (United States)
Both pure oxygen and enriched air have been considered in fireflooding for enhanced oil recovery. Laboratory and field testing have conclusively shown that oxygen is practical and cost effective for this application. For reservoirs that require a large volume of high pressure gas, oxygen is cheaper than air simply based on compression costs. Additional process benefits with oxygen include: Faster Oil Production; Lower Injection Pressure; Greater Well Spacing; Increased Carbon Dioxide Partial Pressure; Lower Gas-to-Oil Ratios; and Purer Produced Gas. These features provide a compelling case for oxygen, once the safety and materials compatibility issues are properly addressed.
- Research Organization:
- BDM Oklahoma, Inc., Bartlesville, OK (United States); National Inst. for Petroleum and Energy Research, Bartlesville, OK (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 79255
- Report Number(s):
- NIPER/BDM--0086; CONF-940450--; ON: DE95000130
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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