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At Scale Deployment of Enhanced Oil Recovery
in BP
Devex 2012
Chris�Reddick
Vice�President,�Enhanced�Oil�Recovery,�BP
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Global Energy Trends
Source:�Energy�Outlook�2030�(BP�2012)
Demand SupplyBillion toe
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3
6
9
12
15
18
1990 2000 2010 2020 2030
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3
6
9
12
15
18
1990 2000 2010 2020 2030
Renewables
Hydro
Nuclear
Coal
Gas
Oil
Billion toe
Non-OECD
OECD
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External�
Relationships
Capability
Focused�
deployment
Making EOR Work : What Does it Take
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Getting EOR in early into
the project cycle
Managing the perception of
technical and operability risk
Broadening applicability of
EOR solutions
Accelerating development
Cycle time for new EOR
Some Issues to Manage…..
Temperature
Salinity
Time
Lab work
Field Trials
Design
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Developing Proof
Typical�Costs
Deploy
Inter�Well
Trials
Multiple�Single�Well
Chemical�Tracer�Tests
Multiple�Corefloods
10�- 100s�$m
1�– 10�$m
100s�$k
100�- 200�$k
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Evaluation�of�
second�(successful)�
LoSal EOR�project
Example EOR Development Time Line
* Single Well Chemical Tracer Test (SWCTT)
Support�for�University�of�Wyoming�
research�into�Wettability�Impacts�
on�Oil�recovery
Recognised�
significance�of�
salinity
Log-Inj-Log
First�LoSal EOR
SWCTT*
Mechanism�
Paper
Simulation�
Paper
LoSalTM EOR
response
measurements
First�LoSal
EOR Core-
flood
Field�Trial
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20101992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Evaluation�of�first�
(unsuccessful)�
LoSal
EOR�project
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LoSal EOR Project Evaluation: Typical Requirements
New Field
Offshore
Existing Field
Recovery
method
Secondary, possibly�
combined�with�
tertiary
Tertiary�(usually)
Supporting
data
Coreflood (usually) Single�well�chemical�
tracer�test,�and/or�
coreflood,�and/or�
interwell trial
Evaluation
methods
As�simple�as�
appropriate�
Requires�quality�
history�match,�needs�
to�address�optionality
Impact of low
salinity
technology
Usually�enhances,�
rarely enables
Often�enables�project�
commerciality
Deploy
Inter Well
Trials
Multiple Single Well
Chemical Tracer Tests
Multiple Corefloods
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LoSal EOR:�Some�Risk�Management�Considerations�
Offshore Onshore
Technology risk Space�and�weight;�
integration�of�
LoSal facilities�
package
Integration�of�
LoSal facilities�
package
Clay swelling
risk
Coreflood Coreflood or�
interwell trial�
Water sourcing Usually�seawater Local�aquifer�or�
desalination of�
make-up�water
Produced Water
Management
May�require�dual�
injection�system�
to�avoid�water
overboard
May�require�
cycling�of�low�
salinity�water
Benefits - control of reservoir scaling and souring
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Introduction
Examples of BP’s Worldwide EOR Activity
Argentina
Bright Water (PAE)
UK North Sea
Magnus�- Miscible�Gas�EOR
Clair�Ridge�- LoSal EOR�sanctioned
Quad�204�Polymer
Gulf of Mexico
One�new�field– LoSal EOR�internally�
approved,�in�design�stage
Two�other�fields�– LoSal EOR��under��
evaluation
Ula�Miscible�Gas�EOR
Norway
Bright Water (TNK-BP)
W. Siberia
Egypt
Bright Water (2012)
Alaska
Miscible�Gas�EOR
LoSal EOR�pilot
Bright Water
Designer Gas®
Miscible Gas
Immiscible Gas
Designer Water®
LoSal EORBright Water
Polymer
World’s first sanctioned offshore low salinity project (Clair Ridge)
Leading the industry in Bright Water deployment (78 treatments)
World’s largest hydrocarbon miscible gas project
Azerbaijan
Gas�Injection
Bright Water
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Closing Messages
Making�EOR�work�requires�deep�capability,�strong�relationships�and��a�
focussed�approach�to�deployment�
Sustained�investment�and�effort�is�required�drive�EOR�to�the�top�of�the�
‘pyramid�of�proof’
There�are�opportunities�to�
− drive�EOR�earlier�into�the�project�cycle,�
− shorten�the�development�timeline�for�new�EOR��solutions�and�to�broaden�their�application
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EOR in BP : Making it Happen
Acknowledgements
We�would�like�to�thank�the�
management�of�BP�for�allowing�us�
to�publish�this�paper,�and�the�
technology�and�business�units�
teams�within�BP�for�their�active�
support�of�EOR�activity.
LoSal®,�Designer Water®�and�Designer Gas® are�all�registered�trade�marks�of�BP�plc
Pushing Reservoir Limits™�is�a�trade�mark�of�BP�plc
Bright Water™�is�a�trade�mark�of�Nalco�Energy�Services