Numerical simulation and optimization of CO2 utilization for enhanced oil recovery from depleted reservoirs

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 144, Issue , 2016, Pages 30-38

  Safi, Razi ^a   Agarwal, Ramesh K ^a   Banerjee, Subhodeep ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

CCUS; Enhanced oil recovery; EOR; Genetic Algorithm; Optimization

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; EFFICIENCY; EXTRACTION; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL STORAGE; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; NUMERICAL MODELS; OIL WELL FLOODING; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RECOVERY;

CCUS; ENHANCED GAS RECOVERIES; ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; INJECTION PARAMETERS; INJECTION PRESSURES; LARGE-SCALE DEPLOYMENT; SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 84956613287     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2016.01.021     Document Type: Article

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