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CO/sub 2/ pipeline design detailed

M.N. Swink

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Exploration for natural gas in the Sheep Mt. area, located ca 28 miles northwest of Walsenburg, Colo., began in early 1972. The first 2 wells completed produced CO/sub 2/ instead of natural gas. The boundaries of the Sheep Mt. unit were finalized in 1981, and the unit now consists of ca 9000 acres. The company began making studies and plans on how to produce and deliver the CO/sub 2/ to varous oil fields to be used for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) of the oil remaining in place. Since CO/sub 2/ can be transported by different methods, the company had to select the most economical method for delivery of the CO/sub 2/ to the oil fields selected for EOR. Based on the volumes needed for EOR and the production capabilities within the unit, the company decided to use a pipeline for the transportation of the 330 mmscfd that would be produced within the unit.

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Exploration for natural gas in the Sheep Mt. area, located ca 28 miles northwest of Walsenburg, Colo., began in early 1972. The first 2 wells completed produced CO/sub 2/ instead of natural gas. The boundaries of the Sheep Mt. unit were finalized in 1981, and the unit now consists of ca 9000 acres. The company began making studies and plans on how to produce and deliver the CO/sub 2/ to varous oil fields to be used for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) of the oil remaining in place. Since CO/sub 2/ can be transported by different methods, the company had to select the most economical method for delivery of the CO/sub 2/ to the oil fields selected for EOR. Based on the volumes needed for EOR and the production capabilities within the unit, the company decided to use a pipeline for the transportation of the 330 mmscfd that would be produced within the unit.

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Exploration for natural gas in the Sheep Mt. area, located ca 28 miles northwest of Walsenburg, Colo., began in early 1972. The first 2 wells completed produced CO/sub 2/ instead of natural gas. The boundaries of the Sheep Mt. unit were finalized in 1981, and the unit now consists of ca 9000 acres. The company began making studies and plans on how to produce and deliver the CO/sub 2/ to varous oil fields to be used for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) of the oil remaining in place. Since CO/sub 2/ can be transported by different methods, the company had to select the most economical method for delivery of the CO/sub 2/ to the oil fields selected for EOR. Based on the volumes needed for EOR and the production capabilities within the unit, the company decided to use a pipeline for the transportation of the 330 mmscfd that would be produced within the unit.

Key concepts: Petroleum engineering, Natural gas, Unit (ring theory), Pipeline (software), Petroleum, Fossil fuel, Enhanced oil recovery, Oil and natural gas

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