Open AccessWest Hackberry Tertiary Project. Quarterly technical progress report, January 1, 1996--March 31, 1996
Author(s) -
Travis Gillham,
B. Cerveny,
E. Turek
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/229357
Subject(s) - quarter (canadian coin) , petroleum engineering , air compressor , gas compressor , drainage , displacement (psychology) , water injection (oil production) , engineering , environmental science , geology , geography , archaeology , mechanical engineering , psychology , ecology , psychotherapist , biology
The goal of the West Hackberry Tertiary Project is to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of combining air injection with the Double Displacement Process for tertiary oil recovery. The Double Displacement Process is the gas displacement of a water invaded oil column for the purpose of recovering oil through gravity drainage. The novel aspect of this project is the use of air as the injection fluid. The target reservoir for the project is the Camerina C-1,2,3 sand located on the West Flank of West Hackberry Field in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. If successful, this project will demonstrate that the use of air injection in the Double Displacement Process can economically recover oil in reservoirs where tertiary oil recovery is presently uneconomic. The first quarter of 1996 was outstanding both in terms of volume of air injected and low cost operations. More air was injected during this quarter than in any preceding quarter. The compressors experienced much improved run time with minimal repairs. Low operating costs resulted from no repairs required for injection or production wells. A discussion of the following topics are contained herein: (1) performance summary for the injection and production wells, (2) air compressor operations, (3) updated bottom hole pressure data, (4) technology transfer activities and (5) plans for the upcoming quarter