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APTA CO2 Flooding School
A 4-Day School in Midland, Texas, The Home of CO2 Flooding
January 25-28, 2010
- Please check back for more information
- Online registration will be available via the Petroleum Professional Development Center of Midland College.
We asked past participants: What did you like the most about this course?
Here's what they had to say:
- Broad range of topics and field trip, ROZ discussion, Interaction with knowledgeable instructors, Field trip
- A lot of research and observation was used by the instructors
- CO2 source field discussion, field trip, project economics / CO2 contracts
- The broad range of issues reviewed with real CO2 floods
- Good overview on reservoir and operations
The broad of subject areas covered
- Steve Melzer’s depth of knowledge is remarkable. He did a fantastic job of answering any and all questions
- Field Scoping, rules of thumb applications, flood complexities, ROZ. the hands-on field operations
- Business perspectives, field trip
- Thorough technical teaching of all aspects of CO2 flood
- Operational emphasis more so then academic
- Instructor and course materials/organization
- The course matter and instructor’s discussion was right to the point. Up to date information was provided
Course Schedule and Curriculum
Subject to Change
Day One: Overview of the Elements of CO2 Flooding
 The History and Current Status of CO2 Flooding
- CO2 Sources, Natural and Anthropogenic (Man-Made), and the Properties of CO2
- The Convergence of Carbon Management and CO2 EOR
- CO2 Transportation and Injection - Pipelines, Trucking, Metering
- Reservoir Response - Miscible, Immiscible, Gravity Stable, Processing Rates, Examples
- CO2 Recycling, Plants & Processing - Dehydration, Sulfur/NGL Separation, Compression
- Downhole and Wellsite Equipment Needs
- Key Elements of Reservoir Geology
- Overview: The Business of CO2
Day Two: Evaluating a Candidate Flood, Reservoir Response and Flood Operations
- Flood Prospects: The Initial Evaluation and the Concept of Screening
- Flow Units and Reservoir Compartmentalization
- Modeling the Reservoir and Waterflood Response – Sweep Efficiency Concepts and Rules of Thumb
- Normalizing Flood Response – Actual Examples
- CO2 Flood Response Modeling Techniques
- Economic Modeling
- Key Features of CO2 Flood Operations
- Downhole Considerations
- Operational Features Peculiar to CO2 - Beyond Waterflooding
- Surveillance and Flood Monitoring
Day Three: CO2 Facilities and Field Trip
- Dehydration Processes
- Compression Facilities
- Sulfur Removal
- Natural Gas Liquids Removal
- Integrated Plants
- Full Stream (Gas) Reinjection
- Field Visit to a CO2 Flood and Facility
- Tour of CO2 Production and Injection Facilities
- Tour of Recycle/Processing Facilities
Day Four: CO2 Production and The Business of CO2 Flooding
- Land/Mineral Considerations
- Longevity of Example Floods
- Reservoir Processing Rates and Rates of Return
- Major Elements of Costs/Revenue
- Parametric Sensitivities
- Fundamentals of CO2 Supply Contracts
- Course Discussion and Evaluations
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