PHASE XIII and XIV: DELHI OILFIELD
The Delhi field is located in northeastern
Louisiana. RCP’s goal in the Delhi field’s continuous
CO2 flood is to couple 4D multi-component seismic data
with fine scale integration of multiple disciplines in
order to accurately model CO2 flow paths, maximize
recovery, and to actively monitor the reservoir during
the flood. The significance of RCP’s involvement with
the Delhi field flood is active monitoring, to use
the data obtained to analog potential other field
candidates for future CO2 floods, and to better evolve
4D multi-component seismic technologies and methods.
This will be accomplished by
incorporating how the multi-component methodology
handles some of the unique characteristics of the Delhi
field such as its shallow depth, relatively high
temperature, complex stratigraphy, very high
permeability, and the continuous CO2 flooding of this
field instead of the more common water alternating gas
(WAG).
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PHASE XII:
POSTLE OILFIELD
The phase XII began in late 2007
on Postle field, OK. It is a study to develop high
resolution dynamic reservoir characterization (DRC) of
flow units and their connectivity within a valley fill
environment in Postle Field, Texas County, Oklahoma. The
purpose is to conduct dynamic reservoir characterization
of the field, a Morrow reservoir under CO2 flood, to
enhance reservoir management options through proactive
recognition of aerial and vertical flood conformance
needs.
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"We have to use technology to
understand and produce our reservoirs effectively - in
doing so, we can extend the life of our resources,
improve our economic base and manage our resources in an
environmentally responsible way"
-Tom Davis (RCP Director)
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The Colorado
School of Mines Reservoir Characterization Project (RCP)
is an independently sponsored research consortium whose
mission is to develop and apply 4-D, multi-component
seismology and associated technologies to effectively
model complex reservoirs.
We have established a leading-edge
interdisciplinary research and teaching program which
fosters industry and university interaction and provides
cost effective, collaborative research. The research
benefits consortium members, and trains and graduates
students for employment in the oil and gas industry.
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RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION PROJECT
Fall 2013
Sponsors Meeting
October 24th and 25th
Colorado
School of Mines
Golden, Colorado
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| RCP in
NEWS ... |
Over the past 15 years, RCP has
conducted CO2 flood monitoring in the Permian,
Williston, Anadarko, and Northeast Louisiana Salt
basins. “After primary extraction and waterflooding,
70-75 percent of the original oil in place still remains
in most fields,” Davis states. “Recovering another 15-20
percent by monitoring CO2 can add a lot of oil."
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