Assist in the recovery of bypassed oil from reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico. Final quarterly status report, October 1, 1993--December 31, 1993
Maps collected at the MMS office in New Orleans were planimetered and measured. Measurements of estimated salt diameter and updip areas are also being derived. Production data was read from the tapes obtained in New Orleans and reformatted for use in TORIS. Conceptual work began on the development of the models required to assess unrecovered oil, continued primary recovery of existing mapped oil, updip attic oil recovery, and miscible and immiscible CO{sub 2} injection recovery. Efforts began to supplement existing TORIS data with drilling, workover and facility costs related to past enhanced oil recovery, efforts in the offshore Gulf of Mexico area. Data on CO{sub 2} sources was collected and byproduct CO{sub 2} costs were estimated for use in the economic model. LSU continued the analysis of data obtained from Taylor Energy on the South Marsh Island (SMI) Block 73 Field and the blindcoded Field 2, both in the Gulf of Mexico. The apparatus for experiments for the study of attic oil recovery techniques is being tested. Tests of the 2D adaptive finite element model continue, simulating oil/water flow through porous media. Although coning traces are being produced similar to those in the Lance Hebert thesis, oscillations are still a problem. The Master modification has been completed and currently undergoing testing.
- Research Organization:
- Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA (United States). Dept. of Petroleum Engineering
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC22-92BC14831
- OSTI ID:
- 10160677
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/BC/14831-7; ON: DE94013952; BR: AC1510100
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 28 Feb 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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GULF OF MEXICO
CONTINENTAL SHELF
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
OIL WELLS
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RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
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COST
POROUS MATERIALS
FLUID FLOW
MAPS
PROGRESS REPORT
PETROLEUM
ENHANCED RECOVERY
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
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