Screening Methods Help Operators Identify Viable EOR Opportunities

摘要

Golden, CO.-Most of the world's oil production comes from mature fields, and increasing output from these aging resources is a major concern for oil companies, national resource holders and regulators alike. From the mid-1980s to 2003, low oil prices not only reduced the number of enhanced oil recovery field projects, but also the research and development of new EOR methods. Additionally, new discoveries have been declining steadily over the past few decades. Boosting oil recovery from mature fields in known basins now undergoing primary and secondary production will be critical to meeting growing market demand. Therefore, it becomes clear that aging resources will require proven and innovative EOR technologies to increase their economic value, replace or upgrade reserves, and extend their productive lives.