Masters Theses
Keywords and Phrases
Resevoir parameter; Screening criteria
Abstract
"Field experience has shown that CO2 miscible flooding is an effective method to improve oil recovery, but only with proper reservoir candidate selection and optimal project design. This paper discusses both CO2 miscible and immiscible flooding mechanisms and offers some guidelines for flooding operations. New developments in MMP determination are also introduced.
This research is based on a summary of field data from 134 CO2 projects in the U.S. Several numerical methods have been applied for data cleaning. After cleaning, data from 128 projects have been analyzed and correlated. Carbonate reservoirs and sandstone reservoirs are the two main reservoir types for CO2 flooding in the U.S. In order to develop customized screening criteria for each parameter, ranges for different reservoir types were analyzed respectively. In addition, the minimum miscibility pressure of CO2 flooding was collected from literature to provide a better operation scope."--Abstract, page iii.
Advisor(s)
Wei, Mingzhen
Committee Member(s)
Bai, Baojun
Flori, Ralph E.
Department(s)
Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering
Degree Name
M.S. in Petroleum Engineering
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Publication Date
Spring 2015
Pagination
xi, 76 pages
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 72-75).
Rights
© 2015 Mingfei Yin, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Enhanced oil recoveryOil field floodingOil fields -- Production methods -- ResearchCarbonate reservoirs
Thesis Number
T 10701
Electronic OCLC #
913516982
Recommended Citation
Yin, Mingfei, "CO₂ miscible flooding application and screening criteria" (2015). Masters Theses. 7423.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/7423