Worldwide selection of early opportunities for CO2-enhanced oil recovery and CO2-enhanced coal bed methane production

F. van Bergen, J. Gale, K.J. Damen and A.F.B. Wildenborg

Energy, 2004, vol. 29, issue 9, 1611-1621

Abstract: A study has been undertaken to assess the potential for low cost opportunities for CO2 capture and storage/sequestration worldwide. Such opportunities should provide options for early implementation of projects worldwide. They combine high purity (100%) CO2 gas streams with short transmission distance and potentially profitable CO2 enhanced fossil fuel recovery schemes such as CO2-EOR and CO2-ECBM, which simultaneously sequester CO2. The study has used a geographical information system to link high purity CO2 point sources to oil and gas reservoirs within 100 km of the point source. In doing this some 420 possible CO2-EOR opportunities and a further 79 possible CO2-ECBM opportunities were identified.

Keywords: CO2; Geological sequestration; Enhanced oil recovery; Enhanced methane recovery (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2004.03.063

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