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To: thackney
EOR = Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods can include injection water, condensate, CO2, etc from the edges of the field and pushing/sweeping more oil back to the production wells.

Thackney....

Does it include...

* Low Friction Tubing ( Plasma coated with a Diamond Like Coating )
* The Various "Ceramic" beads instead of Sand.
* Other "Fluids" such as Propane instead of H20 and Sand?

BTW a April 12' article in Forbes on Fracking, one of the CEO's involved in this arena sort of gave a hint more technology to come, ( My guess in regards to the process and or increased yield ). I think it might be safe to say, the Fracking story hasn't been written in this regards, the application of more technology might make it like a weekly soap opera on TV. Stay Tuned :-)...

38 posted on 01/01/2014 9:04:38 AM PST by taildragger (The E-GOP won't know what hit them, The Party of Reagan is almost here, hang tight folks....)
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To: taildragger

Does it include...

* Low Friction Tubing ( Plasma coated with a Diamond Like Coating )
* The Various “Ceramic” beads instead of Sand.
* Other “Fluids” such as Propane instead of H20 and Sand?

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The last two are hydraulic fracturing. That is a well completion or well stimulation activity.

EOR is typically a reference to ongoing systems that continue while production continues. For example, pumping in fluid on the outside edges of the field while production flows out of the center; both run continuously. Hydraulic Fracturing is done at a point in time either before production begins, or after stopping production to re-stimulate production after done.

Hydraulic Fracturing can be done at stages for EOR, but it is not a continuous ongoing activity like water flood or CO2 injection.

The Low Friction Tubing I am not familiar with. I’m not sure how that would be applicable to flowing “raw” production fluid that will include water, sand, gas, etc.


48 posted on 01/01/2014 9:40:58 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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