Bell Creek Test Site Simulation Report, Update 6
The PCOR Partnership is working with Denbury Resources Inc. (Denbury) to evaluate the effectiveness of CO2 enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and study CO2 storage associated with commercial EOR in the Bell Creek Field. Specific modeling and simulation activities discussed in this report include 1) updating the Bell Creek reference model with 11 new repeat/monitor pulsed-neutron logs (PNLs) and InSAR (interferometric synthetic aperture radar) data, 2) completing the Version 3 (V3) geologic model, 3) developing a dynamic simulation model for the Phase 4 area, 4) conducting production/injection performance analyses for individual wells, 5) conducting history matching and predictive simulations with different injection/production constraints, 6) analyzing possible CO2 transport and trapping mechanisms in the reservoir, 7) comparing simulation results with 4D seismic monitoring and predicting long-term CO2 trapping behavior, and 8) determining CO2 relative permeability hysteresis curves and integrating them into a five-spot model. This annual report discusses modeling and simulation activities conducted since August 2016.View/Download Document