eor directors update

http://eori.uwyo.edu/update.asp

In January the Institute hosted the first joint meeting of our newly formed Technical Advisory Board and the EOR Commission. The Board consists of Charlie Carlisle, Chemical Tracers, Inc.; Dr. Gary Pope, University of Texas, Austin; Dr. George Hirasaki, Rice University, Dr. Peter Hennings, Conoco/Phillips; Dr. James Griffin, Texas A&M University; Dr. Paul Willhite, University of Kansas; Dr. Randy Seright, New Mexico Tech.; and Steve Melzer, Melzer and Associates. The meeting inspired a spirited discussion of the EORI mission and how to best attain our goals, and provided impetus to move ahead on several fronts. As a result, plans are in place to begin a fracture characterization program, beginning with the Tensleep Sandstone in Wyoming. We are also in the formulating stages of an applied research program in chemical EOR techniques and will be expanding our studies of low-salinity water flooding with an eye toward a pilot study.
Negotiations among Wyoming producers have apparently resulted in making CO2 available for more EOR projects. Elk Petroleum (Casper) is planning a gravity-stable CO2 injection of the Muddy Sandstone reservoir at Grieve Field in the southeastern Wind River Basin. Rancher Energy is planning a CO2 flood of the 2nd Wall Creek reservoir at Big Muddy Field in the southern Powder River Basin. Both companies have entered into discussions with us concerning reservoir characterization studies and plan on acquiring the necessary CO2. We are excited to be involved in these two projects, both of which are consistent with our mission to promote EOR in Wyoming.