Bakken CO2 Storage and Enhanced Recovery Program
The Bakken Formation in the central region of North America is an unconventional tight oil resource with resource estimates ranging from 300 billion barrels (Bbbl) to 900 Bbbl of oil in place. However, primary recovery is typically below 10% and sustainable only with the use of stimulation because of the reservoirs low porosity and nanodarcy-scale permeability. When considering this formation, or any tight unconventional formation, as a target for large-scale storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) and enhanced oil recovery, much work is needed to understand the challenges associated with CO2;injection, sustained oil production, and the implications for long-term CO2;storage.The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) is conducting a research program to evaluate the Bakken Formations ability to store CO2;and realize improvements in oil productivity through CO2;injection. A series of laboratory and modeling activities have been conducted in preparation for field-based activities currently being planned. The objective of these activities is to quantitatively determine the effects of injecting CO2;into the Bakken Formation in North Dakota. The ultimate goal of the program is to develop knowledge to support the deployment of commercialView/Download Document
Event/Meeting Information
Mastering the Subsurface through Technology Innovation & Collaboration: Carbon Storage & Oil & Natural Gas Technologies Review Meeting
8/16/2016
Pittsburgh, PA