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Title: Geochemical Variation of Produced Waters and Overlying Groundwaters at an Active CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery Field in the Permian Basin Central Platform

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1769610· OSTI ID:1769610
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  1. National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA (United States); NETL Support Contractor, Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
  2. National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA (United States); NETL Support Contractor, Albany, OR (United States)
  3. Oak Ridge Inst. for Science and Education (ORISE), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of Waterloo, ON (Canada)
  4. National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
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This report discusses the results of baseline geochemical data from a carbon dioxide (CO2) enhanced oil recovery (EOR) field in the Permian Basin’s Central Basin Platform. This report focuses on understanding the variability in geochemistry during normal oil field practices, including the transition from water flooding to a water-alternating-gas (WAG) technique. The primary objectives of this study were to focus on 1) determining the best general geochemical parameters to identify produced water intrusion into overlying groundwaters, 2) observing if there was any intrusion during the sampling period, and 3) identifying changes in produced water following CO2 injection.

Research Organization:
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
DOE Contract Number:
FWP-1022403; RSS contract 89243318CFE000003
OSTI ID:
1769610
Report Number(s):
DOE/NETL-2021/2648
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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