16.06.2013 Views

Improved Oil Recovery by Waterflooding - University of Wyoming

Improved Oil Recovery by Waterflooding - University of Wyoming

Improved Oil Recovery by Waterflooding - University of Wyoming

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

R wf (% OOIP)<br />

100<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

Castle Gate (WP Crude <strong>Oil</strong>)<br />

T a = 60 o C ; T d = 60 o C<br />

k g = 1.3 D ; k b = 460 mD<br />

S wi = 24%<br />

Seawater<br />

20x Dilution <strong>of</strong> Seawater<br />

(psi)<br />

10<br />

P<br />

8<br />

and<br />

pH<br />

pH<br />

6<br />

P (psi)<br />

4.6% OOIP<br />

0<br />

0 5 10 15 20 25 0<br />

Injected Brine, PV<br />

Low Salinity <strong>Waterflooding</strong> for Castle Gate Outcrop<br />

14<br />

12<br />

4<br />

2<br />

E N H A N C E D O I L R E C O V E R Y I N S T I T U T E

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!