Completed slim-tube tests for MMP measurement. Completed swelling tests. Completed phase behavior model. Completed preliminary geological model. At 110 °F, MMP determined from slim-tube test is 1,350 psig. At 110 °F, near-miscible pressure range defined from this study is between 1,150 and 1,350 psig. At pressure near miscible, extraction or vaporization is a primary mechanism for mass transfer. Oil viscosity reduction factor of five is achieved in the near miscible region with injection of CO 2. Near Miscible CO 2 Application to Improve Oil Recovery for Small Producers RPSEA Small Producer Program
Core flooding test with CO 2 displacement to determine incremental oil recovery from residual oil after waterflooding (Sorw) with Berea core. repeat same tests with Arbuckle cores. Construction of reservoir model to history match the field operation and predict the recovery from the field by CO 2 injection at near miscible conditions. In Progress
DescriptionArbuckle Berea SS Core sampleC1 A1 Epoxy Temperature ( °F ) Pressure (psia) Length (cm) Diameter (cm) PV (cc) Porosity Permeability (md) Swc Ko Sor Kw Brine solution: 0.5 wt% Calcium chloride and 0.5 wt% Magnesium chloride Crude oil: Ogallah oil Arbuckle core: Hadley L#4 well, depth 3605 ft, Bemis-shutts, Ellis County, Kansas Characterization of core sample
CO psia, 110°F
Recovery of Remaining oil with CO °F
Structure top and flow unit were constructed from log stratification study Porosity was estimated from log analysis and an in-house developed correlation between micro log and density neutron log. Permeability was derived from a correlation based on published petrophysical properties by Franseen, E. K. and Byrnes, A.P. (1999 AAPG, A18). Geological model
Arbuckle Reagan Granite
Oil Field: Ogallah Unit, Trego County, Kansas Formation depth: ft Formation temperature: 110 °F Reservoir pressure: ~1150 psia Total number of wells: 133 Active producers: 18 Average thickness: 22 ft Average porosity: 0.10 Average permeability: 12 md Original oil in place: 9.1 MMSTB Original water in place: 16.1 MMSTB Mobile oil: 3.2 MMSTB Reservoir model
Paper to be Presented "Laboratory Investigations of CO 2 Near Miscible Application in Arbuckle Reservoir" paper SPE to be presented at 2010 SPE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, April "Swelling/Extraction Test of a small sample size for Phase Behavior Study" paper SPE to be presented at 2010 SPE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium, Tulsa, April