Annual production report: enhanced oil recovery

Journal Article · Mon Apr 02 00:00:00 EST 1984 · Oil Gas J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6455005

Leonard, J

Results of the 1984 Oil Gas J. enhanced oil recovery survey reveal a large increase over totals of the 1982 survey in both barrels per day of total production and total number of active projects. EOR now represents over 5.3% of total U.S. daily oil production. Active U.S. projects reported a productive capacity of 461,000 bpd attributable to enhanced oil recovery methods (thermal, chemical, gas) which equates to an increase of 23% over the 1982 survey. The number of active U.S. projects in the survey totals 373 and represents an increase of 36%. Steam injection now accounts for 77.7% of total domestic EOR with 358,000 bpd. Chemical projects are up 62% and chemical EOR production has leaped an impressive 204% to 13,400 bpd. Gas projects (miscible and immiscible) have increased 68%, but gas EOR production has increased only 15.4%, to 83,000 bpd. Tables of data present these trends and conclusions.

• OSTI ID: 6455005
• Journal Information: Oil Gas J.; (United States), Vol. 82:14
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM
ENHANCED RECOVERY
CARBON DIOXIDE INJECTION
DATA COMPILATION
OIL WELLS
STEAM INJECTION
SURVEYS
USA
WATERFLOODING
DATA
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUID INJECTION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
INFORMATION
MISCIBLE-PHASE DISPLACEMENT
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
RECOVERY
WELLS
020300* - Petroleum- Drilling & Production