Pembina Enhanced Oil Recovery Project

Facts:

Storage:

Penn West are evaluating, piloting and commercially implementing enhanced recovery methods such as carbon dioxide (C02) miscible flood and cyclic steam stimulation (http://www.pennwest.com/operations/oil-recovery.asp).

They have been working with a large industrial emitter of CO2 on an economic CO2 capture and pipeline transportation project. The CO2 will be supplied to Penn West in sufficient quantities to support commercial applications of enhanced oil recovery technology in phases over a significant portion of land in Pembina. Where Penn West has  two very large light oil fields with strong potential for enhanced oil recovery using carbon dioxide (CO2) miscible flooding (http://www.pennwest.com/operations/production.asp).

The first phase of the Pembina Enhanced Recovery Project will include construction of a CO2 supply pipeline, infill drilling, well re-completions, and field facility upgrades. Estimated cost of this work to Penn West will be $200 to $250 million. The first phase will average 5,000 to 8,000 barrels per day. Multiple additional phases are planned. The additional phases will not require the per-unit expenditure of the first phase since the supply pipeline and the proportion of the facility upgrades are part of phase one.

P E M B I N A  C A R D I U M  C O 2  M O N I T O R I N G  P I L O T
A C O 2 - E O R P R O J E C T, A L B E R TA , C A NA DA
Summary Report

http://www.aeri.ab.ca/sec/new_res/docs/Pembina%20Cardium%20CO2%20Pilot_abstract.pdf