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    This document summarizes several case studies of CO2 and nitrogen flooding projects. It describes the SACROC unit in Texas, where CO2 flooding began in 1981 and led to a 9% increase in oil production. It also discusses the North Ward Estes field in Texas, where CO2 flooding began in 1989 and recovered an additional 8% of oil. Finally, it examines the Means San Andres unit in Texas, where various water and CO2 flooding patterns were tested starting in 1963, and CO2 flooding ultimately recovered over 15% of additional oil.

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    This document summarizes several case studies of CO2 and nitrogen flooding projects. It describes the SACROC unit in Texas, where CO2 flooding began in 1981 and led to a 9% increase in oil production. It also discusses the North Ward Estes field in Texas, where CO2 flooding began in 1989 and recovered an additional 8% of oil. Finally, it examines the Means San Andres unit in Texas, where various water and CO2 flooding patterns were tested starting in 1963, and CO2 flooding ultimately recovered over 15% of additional oil.

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    This document summarizes several case studies of CO2 and nitrogen flooding projects. It describes the SACROC unit in Texas, where CO2 flooding began in 1981 and led to a 9% increase in oil production. It also discusses the North Ward Estes field in Texas, where CO2 flooding began in 1989 and recovered an additional 8% of oil. Finally, it examines the Means San Andres unit in Texas, where various water and CO2 flooding patterns were tested starting in 1963, and CO2 flooding ultimately recovered over 15% of additional oil.

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    CASE STUDY

    [CO2 FLOODING]

    SACROC four-pattern flood


    Discovered in 1948
    Location: Permian Basin in Scurry County, Texas
    Thoroughly water flooded before miscible
    injection
    CO2 initiated in 1981 with inverted nine-spot
    well pattern and 40-acre well spacing
    Increase in oil production rate
    9% increase in OOIP
    Net CO2 use was 3.2Mscf/STB

    Fig.1 production history, SACROC fourpattern flood


    This shows an increase in recovery factor with C02
    flooding.

    NORTH WARD ESTES FIELD


    Location: Ward and Winkler counties in
    West Texas
    Discovered in 1929 with seven major
    reservoirs{fine grained sandstone}
    Initiated water flooding in 1955 within a
    3,840-acre area and RF of 25% of OOIP
    Implemented CO2 flooding in 1989 with
    20-acre 5-spot flooding pattern
    MMP = 937psia

    Comprehensive approach for designing this project

    Laboratory work: PVT analysis, MMP


    determination{slim tube
    experiments}
    History matching: improved
    prediction of CO2 breakthrough
    Simulation of C02 flood: 4component, black oil simulator used
    for prediction of CO2 flood
    performance
    CO2 flood recovery = 8% of OOIP

    MEANS SAN ANDRES UNIT


    Location: eastern edge of the Central Basin
    Platform of the Permian Basin
    Discovered in 1934
    Initiated water flooding in 1963 with a 20-acre
    spacing
    Flooding pattern was initially peripheral, then
    3-to-1 line drive and finally inverted 9-spot
    Project was evaluated and pilot test was done
    MMP estimation was 1900psi

    Recovery rate
    Oil recovery from infill drilling = 5.3%
    OOIP
    Oil recovery from CO2 flooding =
    7.1% OOIP
    Recovery estimates have increased
    due to effective reservoir
    management program
    Current incremental recovery from
    CO2 flood is > 15% of OOIP

    Fig 2 Means San Andres miscible project


    performance

    MISCIBLE NITROGEN INJECTION


    [JAY FIELD]
    Discovered in 1970
    Location: Santa Rosa County, Florida
    Initiated water flooding in 1973 to arrest
    pressure decline
    Started miscible N2 injection in 1981
    Developed initially on 160-acre well
    spacing but reduced to 140-acre spacing
    due to infill drilling
    WAG injection is used.

    N2 Injection
    Water flood was implemented with 3to-1 line-drive pattern and injection
    rate 250,000bbl/d
    Nitrogen injected at 86MMscf/d
    This WAG process increased RF by
    9% of OOIP

    REFERENCES
    Langston, M.V., Hoadley, S.F., and Young, D.N. 1988.
    Definitive CO2 Flooding Response in the SACROC
    Unit. Presented at the SPE Enhanced Oil Recovery
    Symposium, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 16-21 April 1988.
    SPE-17321-MS. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/17321-MS
    Lawrence, J.J., Maer, N.K., Stern, D. et al. 2002. Jay
    Nitrogen Tertiary Recovery Study: Managing a
    Mature Field. Presented at the Abu Dhabi
    International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference,
    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 13-16 October
    2002. SPE-78527-MS.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/78527-MS

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