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Temperature  (F)  NC  NC  NC  NC  200r80  .  .200r140  100s135  .  NC  NC






                          (ft)                            .9000r3250    ,11,500r3500  ,4500r1500  overburden  ratio  sand
                          Depth     .6000  .4000  .2500  .1800  ,9000              .3:1  to

                       Characteristics  Average  Permeability  (md)  NC  NC  NC  NC  .10s450s  .10s800s a  .50 b  .200s2,  540s c  NC




                       Reservoir                and/or


                       Properties  (ft) Thickness  dipping  unless  dipping  unless  range  dipping  vertical  permeability


                       Oil                      if  good
                          Net       Thin  Thin  Wide  NC  NC   NC       .10  .20   .10
                          Type      or  or  or                                     tar
                          Formation  Sandstone  carbonate  Sandstone  carbonate  Sandstone  carbonate  NC  Sandstone  preferred  Sandstone  preferred  High-porosity  sand/  sandstone  High-porosity  sand/  sandstone  Mineable  sand




                            Saturation  .40s75s  .30s80s  .20s55s  .35s70s  .35s53  .50s80s  .50s72s  .40s66s  .8 wt%  sand

                          Oil  (%PV)


                                    C 1  C 7  C 2  C 7  C 5  C 12  some  alkaline  for  components

                                    of  of  of            intermediate,  acid  asphaltic
                       Characteristics  Composition  percent  High  percent  High  percent  High  NC  Light,  organic  floods  NC  Some  NC  k  NC






                   EOR  Methods  Reservoir  (cp) Viscosity  ,0.4r0.2r  ,3r0.5r  ,10r1.5r  ,600  ,35s13s  .10  ,150,  k  ,5000  1200  ,200,000  4700  cold  Zero  flow
                   for  EOR  Properties  (Miscible)
                   Criteria  for  Criteria  Oil  (API)  Gravity  .35s48s  .23s41s  .22s36s  .12  .20s35s  .15  .10s16s?  .8 13.5s?  7 11


                   Screening  Screening  Method  Methods  and  gas  Injection  and  flooding  a . 3 md from some carbonate reservoir.



                   1.1  of  EOR  Injection  Nitrogen  flue  Hydrocarbon  CO 2  Immiscible  gases  Micellar/  ASP ,  alkaline  Polymer  flooding  Thermal/Mechanical  Fire  Steam  Surface  mining  NC, not critical.  b Transmissibility .20 md-ft/cp. c Transmissibility .50 md-ft/cp.
                   Table  Summary  No.  Gas  1  2  3  1 3  Chemical  4  5  6  7    8
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