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Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute Tensleep Workshop, July 8 & 9 Casper, Wyoming BY THE WYOMING ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY INSTITUTE (EORI)
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Wyoming Then and Now Pinedale Anticline 2012 Courtesy of National Geographic Magazine
Salt Creek Wyoming, 1910-1930 Courtesy of: UW American Heritage Center Wyoming Oilfield Photography Collections:
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Mission Capture Wyoming’s Stranded Oil
•Applied research •Technology transfer •Technology demonstration in real world environments ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY INSTITUTE
EORI Focus on EOR • Detailed field characterization and simulation • Better definition and description of natural fracturing • Improve conformance (Gels, Polymers, Foams) • Development of CO2 EOR candidates • CO2 supply and transportation • Low salinity flooding candidates in Wyoming • Chemical flooding in Minnelusa ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY INSTITUTE
EORI Focus • Primary focus is the Tensleep and Minnelusa (60% of EORI resources) • Assist small Wyoming operators (20% of EORI resources) • Complete research (20% of EORI resources) • New organization and culture allow for effective implementation of multi-disciplinary projects • Strategic staffing will allow EORI to add new initiatives ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY INSTITUTE
Description: Murphy No. 1 Oil Well (Dallas Dome) 1st discovery well in Wyoming Photo Date: 1896 Courtesy of: University of Wyoming Historical Archives (Samuel H. Knight Papers) ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY INSTITUTE
Wyoming Oil Production First oil production – 1885 Dallas Dome Cumulative oil production = 7+ billion BO Half of total produced from the Bighorn Basin Waterflooding continuously utilized since the late 1940s. • Current water cut in largest fields is 97+ percent. • • • •
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Organization
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Tensleep Workshops • First discussed in 2010 • Outline of workshops generated during 2011 • This is the third of three workshops that have been sponsored by EORI – June 5 & 6, Waterflooding, Cody, Wyoming – October 22 & 23, Overview of EOR, Cody, Wyoming – June 10 & 11, ROZ & CO2 EOR, Casper, Wyoming ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY INSTITUTE
Tensleep Workshops • Focused on operators • Target technical staff with 1 to 5 years of experience • Limit number of participants in the workshop • Minimize use of equations • Maximize presentation of data and examples from the Tensleep ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY INSTITUTE
“Take Aways” • Develop a general understanding of the historical application of waterflooding in Tensleep Reservoirs in Wyoming. • Expand understanding of the characteristics of Tensleep reservoirs that affect flood design. • Understand concepts involved with waterflood optimization practices related to Tensleep WF operations. ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY INSTITUTE
“Take Aways” • Identify opportunities to improve water management practices related to Tensleep waterflooding operations. • Generally understand economic justification for workovers, recompletions, conversions, and drilling new wells related to waterflood operations. ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY INSTITUTE
This is Our Third Workshop • Please ask questions and participate in discussion • Provide suggestions for additional work that may be sponsored by EORI • We will summarize your questions and comments as we proceed through each discussion • Please participate in the course evaluations throughout the workshop ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY INSTITUTE
Summarize Action Items • We will compile recommendations and ideas for cooperative work at the end of each discussion • The recommendations and ideas will be presented and prioritized in the wrap-up at the end of the second day.
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Additional EORI Workshops Are Planned for the Tensleep • Waterflooding (Winter 2013/2014) – Evaluation - Concepts – Design Considerations – Optimization – Case Studies
• Enhanced Oil Recovery (Spring 2014) – Overview of technologies – Design Considerations – Evaluation of Wyoming projects – Case Studies ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY INSTITUTE
Interest in Operator Participation Please contact the following staff if you are interested in participating in our Tensleep workshops: Glen Murrell : 307-766-2843
[email protected] Laura Dalles : 307-766-5011
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Energy Innovation Center • Laboratories for study of multiphase flow, petrophysics, improved oil recovery, enhanced oil recovery, characterization of reservoir matrix and fluids, and coal processing. • 3D Audio/Visual Lab. • Advanced software for reservoir modeling. • State-of-the-art meeting rooms. ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY INSTITUTE
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