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    Working Committee Review

    16 February 2010

    Research Partnership to Secure Energy for AmericaSub-Contract # 07121-1701

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    Outline

    Executive Summary

    Progress during December 2009 and January 2010

    Budget status

    Quick review of trapped oil mechanisms and IOR process list

    Sent via email 9-December-2009 IOR process analysis

    Water injection

    Workflow to determine number of applications

    Gas injection

    Pumping & Artificial lift

    Technology transfer

    Forward work plan

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    Progress Report

    December 7, 2009 TAC and Working Committee meetings

    Revisions to IOR process evaluation plan agreed 10th December

    Little work done last 2 weeks December and 1st week January

    Detailed evaluation of Gulf of Mexico water injection performance

    Assist preparation of Pennwell DOT conference presentation

    Write and submit OTC #20678 titled Can IOR in Deepwater Gulf of MexicoSecure Energy for America

    Further research from Houston group on raw seawater injection

    Determined workflow for IOR evaluation by process Fine tune database and lock down field/reservoir OOIP and forecasts

    Tune Eclipse sector model to match performance of highly compacting reservoir produced bydepletion for use in modeling some IOR processes

    Determination of number of applications

    Finished water injection IOR except for economics; commenced gasinjection analysis

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    Budget Status

    $-

    $200,000

    $400,000

    $600,000

    $800,000

    $1,000,000

    $1,200,000

    $1,400,000

    $1,600,000

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

    Cumu

    lativeSpend

    Months Worked

    RPSEA 07121 - 1701: Deepwater IOR

    Actual Spend vs. Baseline BudgetBudget Actual Spend

    Note: January 2010 is a

    preliminary estimated cost

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    Overview of Trapped Oil Mechanismsand IOR Process Selection

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    Total EUR , 31.6%

    Non-Connected to

    Wells, 15.0%

    High Abandonment

    Pressure, 2.7%

    Communicating

    Capillary Bound ,

    19.8%

    No DisplacementDrive Energy, 17.6%

    Poor Sweep Efficiency,

    13.3%

    Produced and Trapped Oil Mechanisms as Percentage of OOIP

    Deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Neogene Age Reservoirs

    Total EURNon-Connected to Wells

    High Abandonment Pressure

    Communicating Capillary Bound

    No Displacement Drive Energy

    Poor Sweep Efficiency

    see discussion on the calculation of

    trapped oil volumes on next 2 slides

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    Trapped Oil Mechanisms Backgound

    EUR (expected ultimate oil recovery) 31.6% Using ReservoirKB and MMS databases, determine OOIP, EUR, and average oil recovery

    factor of 31.6% from 78 oil fields

    Non-Connected to Wells 15%

    Used a subset of 13 Neogene age fields

    Assume significant faults are sealing, and blocks without a well penetration are consideredNon-Connected OOIP

    The 13 fields contained 94 fault blocks of which 41 fault blocks were un-penetrated

    Estimate OOIP in Non-Connected fault blocks by Area only, not net rock volume (NRV)

    Result: 45% of fault blocks undrilled but represents only 15% of OOIP

    High Abandonment Pressure 2.7%

    Assume abandonment pressure can be lowered by 1600 psi

    Estimate total compressibility, Ct = 20 E-6 psi-1

    Calculate incremental production Np/N = Ct x Delta Pressure = 3.2%

    Apply to Connected OOIP, thus 3.2% x 0.85 = 2.7%

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    Trapped Oil Mechanisms Backgound(continued)

    Communicating Capillary Bound 19.8% Estimate average Swi = 20% and Sor = 20%

    Capillary Bound = (1-Swi-Sor)/(1-Swi) = 25% of OOIP

    Apply to Connected OOIP, thus 25% x 0.85 = 21.3%

    Reduce by amount of Bound Oil expansion and production from Pi to Pabandonment usingtypical black oil with GOR=800 scf/stb, and Oil FVF change from 12500 5000 psi

    [Boi = 1.305 and Bo at 5000 psi = 1.392, thus expansion = 6.7% Recovery of Connected and Bound Oil by expansion = 21.3% x 0.067 = 1.4%

    Reduced connected capillary bound oil to 21.3% - 1.4% = 19.8%

    No Displacement Drive Energy 17.6%

    Produced plot of cumulate OOIP vs produced cumulative water/oil ratio for 49 mature oilfields to determine how much water displacement is occurring. Select cut-off of cumulativeproduced WOR < 0.1 to determine OOIP with no aquifer drive energy (see next slide)

    Estimate 57% of OOIP has limited aquifer drive energy

    Assume remaining 43% of remaining Connected and Moveable oil is left behind due topoor sweep efficiency

    Calculate as (1 31.6% - 15% - 2.7% - 19.8%) * 0.57 = 17.6%

    Poor Sweep Efficiency 13.3%

    Calculate as (1 31.6% - 15% - 2.7% - 19.8%) * 0.43 = 13.3%

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    0%

    10%

    20%

    30%

    40%

    50%

    60%

    70%

    80%

    90%

    100%

    0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2

    Pe

    rcentCumu

    lativeRemain

    ingOilIn-P

    lace

    Cumulative Water/Oil Ratio as of April 2008

    Cumulative Original Oil In-Place vs Cumulative Water/Oil Ratio

    from 49 Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Oil Fields

    MinimalAquiferInflux

    Natural Drive EnergyFrom Aquifer Influx

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    Revised IOR Process List

    Water Injection

    Conventional waterflooding

    Raw seawater injection in subsea wells Dump flooding

    Water-based EOR

    Microbial EOR

    ASP

    Surfactant and contact angle modifiers

    Gas Injection

    Hydrocarbon gas injection Hydrocarbon gas dump flooding

    Gas-based EOR

    Air injection

    CO2 injection

    Nitrogen injection

    Pumping and Artificial Lift

    Subsea multi-phase pumping In-well ESP

    In-well gas lift

    Subsea processing

    Well Technology

    Low cost wells

    Low cost intervention

    Horizontal and Multi-lateral wells

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    IOR Processes - Evaluation Plan

    Process

    NumberIOR Category IOR Process Target Trapped Oil Mechanisms Low High

    Field

    Count

    Target

    OOIP

    (MMSTB)

    Low Case

    (MMSTB)

    High Case

    (MMSTB)

    Low Case

    ($/BBL)

    High Case

    ($/BBL)

    Technical

    Readiness

    Factor

    Risk

    Factor

    Process

    Ranking

    1 Water Inje ction Conventional Water Inje ction Drive Ene rgy, Swee p Efficiency

    2 Raw Seawater Injection Drive Energy, Sweep Efficiency

    3 Aquifer Dump Flooding Injection Drive Energy, Sweep Efficiency

    4 Water-Based EOR Microbial EOR Capillary Bound

    5 Alkaline Surfactant Polymer (ASP) Capillary Bound; Sweep Efficiency

    6 Chemical Augmented Waterflooding Capillary Bound

    7 Gas Injection Hydrocarbon Gas Injection Drive Energy, Sweep Efficiency

    8 Hydrocarbon Gas Dump Flooding Drive Energy, Sweep Efficiency

    9 Gas-Based EOR Nitrogen Injection Drive Energy, Capillary Bound

    10 CO2 Injection Capillary Bound

    11 Air Injection Capillary Bound, Drive Energy

    12 Pumping & Art if ic ial L if t Subsea Mult i-Phase Pumping High Abandonment Pressure

    13 In-Well ESP Abandonment Pressure, Sweep Efficiency

    14 In-Well Gas Lift Abandonment Pressure, Sweep Efficiency

    15 Subsea Processing High Abandonment Pressure

    16 Well Technology Low Cost Wells Non-Connected Volume

    17 Low Cost Well Intervention Abandonment Pressure, Sweep Efficiency

    18 Horizontal / Multi-Lateral Wells Non-Connected Volume, Sweep Efficiency

    Technical IOR RF Indicative EconomicsTarget Potential BarrelsApplications

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    IOR Process AnalysisWater Injection

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    Waterflood evaluation workflow

    Review from GoM experience

    Determine incremental IOR

    Estimate depletion recovery for fields with waterflood from startup

    Use simulation to assist in the forecast of IOR for the new

    waterfloods (post primary) Document issues and technical gaps for GoM waterflood

    Review raw seawater and dump flooding experience to determine ascaled reduction off conventional waterflooding

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    GoM water injection experience

    1. Petronius Field, J1 and J2 reservoirs2. Mars Field, N-O Sd (Yellow), M1/M1 Sd (Green), E Sd (Pink)

    3. Horn Mountain, M Sand

    4. Holstein, J2 and J3 reservoirs

    5. Ram-Powell, N Sand (minimum injected)

    6. Ursa Field, Yellow Sand

    7. Princess Field (Ursa satellite), Yellow Sand

    8. Morpeth Field (EW921), M-2/P Sand(SPE paper says project shut-down after poor early sweep results)

    9. Amberjack Field, G sand10. Bullwinkle (was halted after early response)

    11. Lena Field

    12. Pompano, M83C-85 Sand (short injection history)

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    Overview of Petronius Field

    First Production 2000

    VK 786; Facility compliant tower

    Middle Miocene, sheet sand

    Water injection in 2 primary reservoirs, J1 and J2,commences 7 months after start of production

    Normal pressure, slightly under-saturated, gas cap in J1zone, and modest rock compaction

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    Petronius Field, J2 Sand Performance

    1000

    10000

    100000

    Jul-00

    Jul-01

    Jul-02

    Jul-03

    Jul-04

    Jul-05

    Jul-06

    Jul-07

    Jul-08

    Jul-09

    OilRateandWaterInjection

    Rate(BBL/day)

    1%

    10%

    100%

    WaterCut

    Oil Rate Injection Rate Water Cut

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    Petronius performance summary

    Mature waterflood and goodconfidence in prediction ofultimate recovery

    Estimate depletion recoveryusing material balance

    Assume Cr = 15 microsips dueto 0.5 psi/ft low initial pressuregradient

    High incremental recoveries

    for water injection No reported issues with wells,

    completions, scaling, souring,or other production problems

    ZoneOOIP

    (MMSTB)

    Waterflood

    RF

    Depletion

    RF

    (MBAL)

    IOR

    J1 109 57% 20% 37%

    J2 80 54% 27% 27%

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    Overview of Mars Field

    First Production 1996

    MC 807, Facility 24-slot TLP Upper Miocene and Pliocene reservoirs

    Water injection commence 2004 in 3 reservoirs

    N/O (Yellow) Sand

    M1/M2 (Upper Green) Sand

    E (Pink) Sand

    Over-pressured, highly compacting, no aquifer influx, and

    water injection installed after primary production

    Meckel, etal2002 GCSSEPM Conf.

    Reynolds2000 GCSSEPM Conf.

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    1%

    10%

    100%

    1000

    10000

    100000

    Jan-96

    Jan-97

    Jan-98

    Jan-99

    Jan-00

    Jan-01

    Jan-02

    Jan-03

    Jan-04

    Jan-05

    Jan-06

    Jan-07

    Jan-08

    Jan-09

    Jan-10

    WaterCut

    O

    ilRateandWaterInjectio

    nRate(BBL/day)

    Mars Field, N-O (Yellow) Sand Performance

    Oil Rate Injection Rate Water Cut

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    Mars, N-O Sand

    Weiland, et alSPE 115591

    Production / ObservationN Producer

    N / O Injector

    OOIP = 573 MMSTB

    5 producers (current)

    1 injector

    Depletion 4500 psiVoidage ~ 45 kbpd

    Injection ~ 22 kbpd

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    Mars performance summary

    New waterflood and not possible topredict performance RF

    Primary depletion RF from establisheddecline analysis

    Simulation sector model used to

    estimate waterflood IOR (first matcheddepletion RF)

    High potential incremental oil RF

    Many challenges on injector integrity:

    2 of 3 injectors with compromisedmechanical integrity

    Sand control issues with fracture rateinjection; sand fill affecting verticalconformance

    Tubing leak related to O2 corrosion

    Out of zone injection observed

    ZoneOOIP

    (MMSTB)

    Waterflood

    RF

    (Eclipse)

    Primary

    RF

    (decline)

    IOR

    N/O 573 56% 37% 19%

    M1/M2 341 56% 31% 25%

    E 225 56% 35% 21%

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    Overview of Horn Mt. Field

    First Production 2002

    MC 127; Facility Spar Middle Miocene

    Primary development and injection in M Sand

    Normal pressure (0.52 psi/ft), moderately under-saturated,and modest rock compaction

    Sand-filled channels and associated levees and overbanks

    Milkov, et al

    AAPG Bulletin

    MC127#1ST1

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    Horn Mt. Field, M Sand Performance

    1000

    10000

    100000

    Nov-02

    Nov-03

    Nov-04

    Nov-05

    Nov-06

    Nov-07

    Nov-08

    OilR

    ateandWaterInjection

    Rate(BBL/day)

    1%

    10%

    100%

    WaterCut

    Oil Rate Injection Rate Water Cut

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    Horn Mountain performance summary

    Mature waterflood with good confidence in

    performance prediction 4 producers in west with good response to

    water injection

    3 producers without good support (and nooffset injector) in east

    Infer channel-levee environment requires

    2:1 prod/inj ratio

    ZoneOOIP

    (MMSTB)

    Waterflood

    RF

    Depletion

    RF

    (MBAL)

    IOR

    M 280 40% 20% 20%

    Milkov, et alAAPG Bulletin

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    50%

    60%

    0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6

    Injected Water, PV

    RecoveryFactor(%)

    Mars N-O sandPetronius J1 sand

    Petronius J2 sandHorn Mt. M sandRam-Powell N sandMars E SandMars M1-M2 SandHolstain J2 SandHolstain J3 Sand

    Petronius, J1

    Petronius, J2

    Holstein J3

    Holstein, J2

    Horn Mt M

    Mars, N/O,

    M1/M2, E

    Oil RF versus pore volume water injected

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    Simulation forecasting tool

    Eclipse simulation sector model used to forecast incremental recovery

    Grid blocks: I=26, J=26, K=58 Several facies and property models available

    Upper Miocene, high NTG, high permeability, highly compacting rock (Mars Field example)

    Paleogene stratigraphy based on Jack Field discovery well (digitized)

    Simple screening tool using typical DW GoM properties

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    Simulation forecast of DW GoM secondarywaterflood after primary production in highlycompacting reservoir

    RF= 56%

    RF= 51%

    RF= 39%

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    Summary IOR for DW GoM waterflooding

    Notes:

    1. Based on decline analysis prior to start of injection.

    2. No performance indication of waterflood RF; use simulation

    model to determine waterflood RF as function of VIRR.

    Field Reservoir OOIP

    Cum Oil

    @Sep, 2009

    (mmstb)

    Recovery

    Factor@

    Sep,2009

    Estimated

    depletion

    RF by

    MBAL

    Performance

    Based Oil

    EUR (mmstb)

    Performance

    Based RF

    Waterflood

    IOR

    N 573 170 30% 37%1

    321 56%2

    19%

    M1/M2 341 86 25% 31%1

    191 56%2

    25%

    E 225 50 22% 35%1

    126 56%2

    21%

    J1 109 59 54% 20% 62 57% 37%

    J2 80 42 52% 27% 43 54% 27%

    Horn Mt. M 280 81 29% 20% 112 40% 20%

    J2 138 23 17% 15% 40.5 29% 14%

    J3 84 11 14% 15% 16 19% 4%

    Petronius

    Holstein

    Mars

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    Observations Water Injection

    IOR potential for waterflooding is 4 20% of OOIP The only deepwater GoM successes are with dry tree installations

    Also, successes are primarily in reservoirs not highly over-pressured Exception is Lobster Field, EW 873 (taken off deepwater list since water depth is

    775 ft) where initial pressure gradient was 0.68 psi/ft dry tree facility withinjection from near the start of production

    Issues to overcome for late life injection in over-pressured, highlycompacting reservoirs: Pressure differentials between stratigraphic units

    Completion failures, particularly sand control

    Casing integrity and out of zone communication

    Successful operation of subsea injector in Morpeth for 5 months Downhole filtration system to stop solids loading from corrosion products

    Sustained good injectivity index ~ 25 bwpd/psi for 135 days

    Injection stopped due to reservoir reasons (rapid water BT in offset well)

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    Raw Seawater Injection

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    Overview of raw seawater injection

    Applications: Subsea developments with distance from remote host

    Developments with facilities space and weight limitations

    Extended reach drilling issues from existing platform

    Smaller fields/reserves with marginal economics

    Potential application for DW GoM: K2, Genesis, Blind Faith, Medusa, Brutus, Front Runner, Llano, Europa, etc.

    State of Play for industry use of raw seawater injection: Installations (or near implementation) at Tyrihans (Statoil, Norway), Columba

    (CNR, UKCS), Barton (Shell, Malaysia), and Albacora (Petrobras, Brazil)

    Leveraging North Sea research and Joint Industry Projects such as RawwaterEngineering and PWRI

    Ongoing development of modeling software for nitrate inhibition, scaling andsouring predictions

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    Tyrihans Field, Norway

    Installation in 2009 Two accumulations of gas condensate and oil rims connected by

    common aquifer

    Not expected to produce injected raw water

    Subsea development with distance of 22 miles from host platform

    Projected benefits: Original Liquid In-Place = 435 MMSTB, IOR for water injection = 4.4% of in-place

    Gynning, et al, OTC 20078 (2009)

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    Columba Field, UK northern North Sea

    Wet test in 2006, installation dateuncertain

    Columba field is extension off southend of Ninian field

    Primary production from Phases I andII commenced in 1998

    Space and weight limitations on NinianSouth platform, 7 km distance

    Injection to support 4 producers with80 MMSTB connected OOIP

    Leveraging on Joint Industry Project,

    UK/Norway, Rawwater, 1993 1998 Economics: Considered in a

    Greenfield context, the conventionalpipeline based subsea system was themore economic solution out to a stepout distance of 8 km

    Rogerson and Laing, SPE 109090 (2007)

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    Barton Field, Malaysia

    Reported plan in 2004, installation dateuncertain

    Small field with marginal economics;requires new water injection platform orlow cost system (raw seawater)

    Reservoir pressure drop from 1058 psi to550 psi over 20 years

    IOR potential 6% of OOIP

    Leveraging Shell participation in NorthSea initiatives

    CAPSIS

    PWRI

    Engineered Issues List: Filtration or injection of suspended solids

    O2 corrosion (GRE and high grade CRA) Reservoir souring (nitrate and biocide additives)

    Scaling (CaCO3 and BaSO4)

    Combination microbial EOR effect

    Use naturally occurring bacteria whichfeed on carbon and the nutrients providedby Nitrate, O2 and Phosphates

    Flatval, et al, SPE 88568 (2004)

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    Dump Flood Water Injection

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    SummaryLow cost water injection options

    Raw seawater injection and dump aquifer flooding are being used inother offshore basins for low cost water injection options

    Applications for DW GoM are subsea tie-backs, marginal sizereservoirs, and facilities with space and weight limitations

    IOR RF = 4% for low case (same as for conventional waterflooding) IOR RF = 14% for high case Downgrade convention high case IOR by 30% due to reduced ability for reservoir

    management

    Projected cost savings from Rawwater JIP (1998) is 40 60% overcost of conventional waterflooding This figure may be out of date and not applicable to deepwater GoM

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    Workflow to determine the number ofapplications for an IOR process

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    IOR Process Neogene Evaluation

    Process

    NumberIOR Category IOR Process Target Trapped Oil Mechanisms Low High

    Field

    Count

    TargetOOIP

    (MMSTB)

    Low Case

    (MMSTB)

    High Case

    (MMSTB)

    Low Case

    ($/BBL)

    High Case

    ($/BBL)

    1 Water Injection Conventional Water Injection Drive Energy, Sweep Efficiency 4.0% 20.0% 26 16,567 663 3,313

    2 Raw Seawater Injection Drive Energy, Sweep Efficiency 4.0% 14.0% 27 7,337 293 1,027

    3 Aquifer Dump Flooding Injection Drive Energy, Sweep Efficiency 4.0% 14.0% 27 7,337 293 1,027

    4 Water-Based EOR Microbial EOR Capillary Bound

    5 Alkaline Surfactant Polymer (ASP) Capillary Bound; Sweep Efficiency

    6 Chemical Augmented Waterflooding Capillary Bound

    7 Gas Injection Hydrocarbon Gas Injection Drive Energy, Sweep Efficiency

    8 Hydrocarbon Gas Dump Flooding Drive Energy, Sweep Efficiency

    9 Gas-Based EOR Nitrogen Injection Drive Energy, Capillary Bound

    10 CO2 Injection Capillary Bound

    11 Air Injection Capillary Bound, Drive Energy

    12 Pumping & Art if icial Li ft Subsea Mult i-Phase Pumping High Abandonment Pressure

    13 In-Well ESP Abandonment Pressure, Sweep Efficiency

    14 In-Well Gas Lift Abandonment Pressure, Sweep Efficiency

    15 Subsea Processing High Abandonment Pressure

    16 Well Technology Low Cost Wells Non-Connected Volume

    17 Low Cost Well Intervention Abandonment Pressure, Sweep Efficiency

    18 Horizontal / Multi-Lateral Wells Non-Connected Volume, Sweep Efficiency

    Notes:

    1. Conventional water injection IOR range from detailed review of Gulf of Mexico deepwater projects; Use low side and 70% of high side conventional IOR for Raw Seawater and Dump Waterflooding

    Technical IOR RF Indicative EconomicsTarget Potential BarrelsApplications

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    Number of applications water injectionAssumptions

    Injection in significant reservoirs with OOIP > 10 MMSTB

    If dry tree facility, then conventional water injection; can also consider rawseawater and dump flooding

    If forecast oil RF > 45%, no injection required

    If subsea development and remote distance from host, assume raw seawater

    injection and dump flooding If subsea and total field OOIP < 50 MMSTB, no injection

    Other Assumptions:

    Count of applications is the number of fields

    Sum OOIP from significant reservoirs where field is applicable

    Target total OOIP is scaled up by ratio 31BSTB / Database OOIP

    Scaling factor of OOIP = 31 / 25.3 = 1.226

    Note: scaling for discovered Neogene under appraisal / development

    N b f li ti t i j ti

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    Number of applications water injectionSample from database

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    IOR Process Analysis

    Gas Injection

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    IOR for hydrocarbon gas injectionEvaluation method options

    Analytical models: e.g. SelectEOR, which predicts oil recoveryfor waterflooding, chemical and gas injection processes based onanalytical calculations

    Correlative methods: similar to Haskin & Alstons* method for

    estimating CO2 huff n puff recovery based on 28 field tests; Reservoir simulation

    Values based on analog fields in the North Slope and North Sea

    * Haskin, H.K., and Alston, R.B., An Evaluation of CO2 Huff n Puff Tests in Texas, Journal of Petroleum

    Technology, February 1989.

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    Current status and plan

    Use SelectEOR (LSU) to evaluate a sample set of DW GoMreservoirs for hydrocarbon gas injection (e.g. K2 Field)

    Evaluate Eclipse sector model for scoping IOR values

    Summarize IOR values report for North Sea and North Slope

    Summarize technical issues observed in fields where gas injectionwas implemented

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    IOR Process Analysis

    Pumping and Artificial Lift

    O i f i d

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    Overview of pumping andartificial lift methods

    Applications: Lower abandonment pressure in depletion drive reservoirs

    Produce wells to high water cuts

    Longer subsea oil development tie-backs

    Potential application for DW GoM:

    Subsea developments where abandonment maximum water cuts tend to be lessthan 60%

    Low GOR fluids

    Recommended analysis plan: Assume 3% IOR as determined during screening phase

    Summarize a capture of information on current state of technology and

    application

    Riser based gas lift (e.g. Girassol)

    Riser based centrifugal pump (e.g. Perdido Hub)

    Petrobras gas lift of subsea wet trees

    Subsea ESP (e.g. Albacora Leste single well, and Cascade manifold)

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    Technology Transfer

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    Pennwell DOT presentationby Art Schroeder, 2nd February

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    OTC #20678 for presentation atMay 2010 conference by Joe Lach

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    SPE #132633 poster at May 2010Western Regional meeting by Xin Li

    Title: Investigation of Trapped Oil Mechanisms and Opportunitiesfor Improved Oil Recovery in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

    Abstract: Deepwater Gulf of Mexico oil fields (DW GoM) typically get modest Ultimate Recovery Factors in the10% - 35% range, because reservoirs tend to be small, deep, and complex. The Remaining Oil target for Improved OilRecovery (IOR) is tempting large, with about 40 Billion Bbl estimated to be left in discovered fields at abandonment.

    Procedures on by-passed oil mechanisms analysis are based on analysis of field data compiled by Minerals ManagementService, on data extracted from focused literature reviews, and on original work to analysis by-passed oil mechanisms anddescribe the remaining oil distribution in turbidite reservoirs of DW GoM.

    This paper describes a study on oil trapped mechanism, by-passed oil categories and their distributions. It is key part ofstudy directed at recommending a select group of IOR processes for multi-million dollar Research & Development fundingby Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA).

    The DW GoM oil fields have been catalogued and characterized by geological setting and reservoir engineering. (1) By-

    passed oil depends on structure settings and depositional system. The trapped oil mechanism was reviewed in the contextof eight defined geologic classification types for structural setting and depositional environment. (2) Detailed examinationof reservoir performance and simulation studies has been conducted for a number of GoM fields and reservoirs. In thisstudy, case study with actual field data for Neogene age Tertiary reservoirs is included, and followed by conclusions.

    Authors established static and dynamic model referring MMS database to quantify by-passed oil. This work defines thesignificance of bypassing mechanisms so that appropriate IOR methods can be selected in DW GoM.

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    Forward Plan

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    Forward work plan

    Complete assessment of Neogene IOR potential and number ofapplications for all processes by March 15th

    Commence economic assessment ($/IOR BBL) of Neogene IOR, byprocess, March 15th

    Attend Det Norske seminar on Technical Readiness 26-Feb

    Revise IOR evaluation plan for Paleogene reservoirs and beginassessment start 1st April


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