The Influence Organics on Supercritical CO2 Migration in Organic-Rich Shales

Authors

Bethany A. Kurz, University of North Dakota. Energy and Environmental Research Center
James A. Sorensen, University of North Dakota. Energy and Environmental Research Center
Steven B. Hawthorne, University of North Dakota. Energy and Environmental Research Center
Steven A. Smith, University of North Dakota. Energy and Environmental Research Center
Hamed Sanei, Aarhus University. Department of Geoscience
Omid Ardakani, Geological Survey of Canada
Joel Walls, Ingrain-Halliburton
Lu Jin, University of North Dakota. Energy and Environmental Research Center
Shane K. Butler, University of North Dakota. Energy and Environmental Research Center
Christopher J. Beddoe, University of North Dakota. Energy and Environmental Research Center
Blaise A.F. Mibeck, University of North Dakota. Energy and Environmental Research Center

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

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Publication Date

7-23-2018

Publication Title

SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference

Keywords

Bakken Formation, Enhanced oil recovery

Abstract

This work describes a series of laboratory-based tests to evaluate the efficacy of CO₂ for EOR and to better understand the controlling mechanisms of CO₂ permeation in Bakken rock samples.

Publisher

Society of Petroleum Engineers/American Association of Petroleum Geologists/Society of Exploration Geophysicists

DOI

https://doi.org/10.15530/URTEC-2018-2902743

Extent

16 pages (PDF, 2.2 megabytes)

Repository

University of North Dakota, Energy & Environmental Research Center, Library & Information Services. 15 North 23rd Street, Grand Forks, ND 58202. eerclibrary@undeerc.org.

Identifier

1982985

Notes

URTEC-2902743-MS

Rights

This paper reprinted with permission from Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, U.S., July 23–25, 2018, Copyright 2018 by Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC). Permission from URTeC is required for further use.

Recommended Citation

Kurz, Bethany A.; Sorensen, James A.; Hawthorne, Steven B.; Smith, Steven A.; Sanei, Hamed; Ardakani, Omid; Walls, Joel; Jin, Lu; Butler, Shane K.; Beddoe, Christopher J.; and Mibeck, Blaise A.F., "The Influence Organics on Supercritical CO2 Migration in Organic-Rich Shales" (2018). EERC Publications. 12.
https://commons.und.edu/eerc-publications/12