Geologic assessment and injection design for a pilot CO2-enhanced oil recovery and sequestration demonstration in a heterogeneous oil reservoir: Citronelle Field, Alabama, USA

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 431-444

  Esposito, Richard A ^a   Pashin, Jack C ^b   Hills, Denise J ^b   Walsh, Peter M ^c  

^a Southern Company Generation   (United States)

^b Geological Survey of Alabama   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Citronelle Oil Field; CO2 pilot injection; Enhanced oil recovery

Indexed keywords

ALABAMA; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONVENTIONAL OIL; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FIELD PILOT; GAS INJECTORS; GEOLOGIC STORAGE; INJECTION TEST; MEDIUM-GRAINED SANDSTONES; OIL COMPOSITION; OIL GRAVITY; OIL RECOVERIES; OIL RESERVOIRS; PILOT INJECTION; PRESSURE RESPONSE; PRODUCTION WELLS; PROJECT TEAM; RESERVOIR ANALYSIS; RESERVOIR DESIGN; RESERVOIR PRESSURES; RESERVOIR TEMPERATURES; SITE-SPECIFIC; SWEEP EFFICIENCY; TERTIARY OIL RECOVERY; TEST PATTERN; TEST SITE; WELL LOGS;

DESIGN; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; JET PUMPS; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; RECOVERY; SANDSTONE; TERTIARY RECOVERY; WATER INJECTION; WELL LOGGING;

RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CRETACEOUS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; GRAIN SIZE; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MUDSTONE; OIL FIELD; RECOVERY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SANDSTONE; UNDERGROUND STORAGE; WELL LOGGING;

ALABAMA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954085986     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0495-5     Document Type: Article

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