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South Louisiana EOR / Sequestration R&D Project
FE0006823
Carbon Storage R&D Program Project Review Meeting
Sheraton Station Square Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA
August 21-23, 2012
J Roger Hite, Principal Investigator Blackhorse Energy, LLC
Presentation Outline
Benefit to the Carbon Storage Program Project Objectives Project / Technical Status Accomplishments to Date / Summary
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Benefit to Carbon Storage Program
Program Goals: – Conduct field test to support development of Best Practices
Manuals
Benefits: – Acquire field data on CO2 sequestration in beach barrier bar,
in the State of Louisiana, as part of EOR project – Evaluate technologies
• 3D seismic • Horizontal injector • Advanced logging tools • Fiber optic cables • CO2 foam
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Project Objectives
The primary objective – Understand CO2 behavior and migration in a beach/barrier
near shore bar depositional environment.
Secondary objectives: – Demonstrate that successful sequestration projects can be
performed safely in Louisiana; – Demonstrate that Louisiana is a major sequestration target;
and – Enhance the future prospects for commercialization of
sequestration.
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Project / Technical Status
Reservoir Characterization – Completed a careful review of facies continuity and of rock
properties
Simulation – Improved physics – Included shale above pay zone
Production Facilities – Staged development
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Productive Formation: Wilcox – 10,000 ft deep – 2,200 acres – Structural trap against fault
OOIP 28 MM Bbls of 39o API oil
Production History Discovered in 1983 Waterflooding began in 1987 by Amoco Primary and waterflood recovery 8.2 MM Bbls (29% OOIP)
Livingston Reservoir
Depositional Environment
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Well Map
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Updip injection DOE Injector located to northeast CO2 front moves downdip to
south and west
Type Log
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Depositional Faces – Beach / Upper Shoreface – Middle Shoreface – Lower Shoreface
Reservoir Characterization
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Top 1ST Wilcox Sand
1ST Beachrock Facies 2nd Beachrock Facies
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Laye
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PHIE - VSH
Log Porosity vs Model Porosity
Minimum
Maximum
Log Average
Model Average
Shale
Beach Rock
Lower Shoreface
Pay
Reservoir Characterization
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Model was built from 33 PHIE logs in Builder using Gaussian Simulation Maximum and minimum porosities were honored for each layer Averages in model agree well with averages from logs
Reservoir Characterization
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y = 1E-08x7.1192
R² = 0.3667
y = 3E-06x5.0662
R² = 0.3482
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Beach Rock Zone
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Separate Correlations for Perm versus Porosity were used for Pay Sand and lower shoreface sand.
Reservoir Modeling
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History Match – Oil Production
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Livingston Model Oil Production
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Mar-82 Mar-86 Mar-90 Mar-94 Mar-98 Mar-02 Mar-06
Date
BPD
Field Simulation
Waterflood
Waterflood
History Match – Water Production
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Livingston Model Water Production
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Mar-82 Mar-86 Mar-90 Mar-94 Mar-98 Mar-02 Mar-06
Date
BPD
Field Simulation Waterflood Waterflood
CO2 Flood Forecast
30 Year Production Life Oil Production
– 8.17 MM Bbls (29% OOIP)
Water Production – 18.6 MM Bbls
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Livingston EOR Production Rates Oil
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2014 2018 2022 2026 2030 2034 2038 2042
Gas
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cf/D
Year
Livingston EOR Gas Rates
Gas Injected
Gas Produced
Purchased CO2
Gas Production / Injection – 78.1 Bcf Injection – 32.6 Bcf Purchased – All produced gas recycled
Staged Facilites Plan – Stage I
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West Satellite – Connect early response producers – Construct CO2 source facilities and distribution line – Well test, G/L separation, recycle compression
Staged Facilites Plan – Stage II
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East Satellite – Connect later response producers – Well test – G/L separation, recycle compression at Central Facility
Staged Facilites Plan – Stage III
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Central Facilities Site – Additional well test, G/L separation, recycle
compression, oil storage – Connect late response producers
Accomplishments to Date / Summary
Improved reservoir modeling – Reservoir characterization – Expanded / improved simulation model
Staged production facilities plan DoE Contract
– Agreed on cost share – SOPO complete – PMP in progress – Project management team in place
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Discussion
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Project Organization
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Project Organization
Other Participants – Universities
• Rice University • Louisiana State University • University of Texas - Austin
– Schlumberger Carbon Management Services – Computer Modeling Group
Endorsements – Scott Angelle, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Natural
Resources – Ken Nemeth, Executive Director, Southern States Energy Board
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Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
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First Second Third Fourth
Horizontal injection well Inject CO2 CO2 foam
Final 3D seismic survey Final surveillance monitoring Reporting and documentation
Project Management Plan 3D seismic survey Baseline surveillance
Project Timeline
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Publications
None to date
