Verification of geological/engineering model in waterflood areas

The construction of a detailed geological/engineering model is the basis for development of the methodology for characterizing reservoir heterogeneity. The NIPER geological/engineering model is the subject of this report. The area selected for geological and production performance studies is a four-section area within the Powder River Basin which includes the Tertiary Incentive Project (TIP) pilot. Log, well test, production, and core data were acquired for construction of the geological model of a barrier island reservoir. In this investigation, emphasis was on the synthesis and quantification of the abundant geological information acquired from the literature and field studies (subsurface and outcrop) by mapping the geological heterogeneities that influence fluid flow. The geological model was verified by comparing it with the exceptionally complete production data available for Bell Creek field. This integration of new and existing information from various geological, geophysical, and engineering disciplines has enabled better definition of the heterogeneities that influence production during different recovery operations. 16 refs., 26 figs., 6 tabs

Integrated geological-engineering model of Patrick Draw field and examples of similarities and differences among various shoreline barrier systems

The Reservoir Assessment and Characterization Research Program at NIPER employs an interdisciplinary approach that focuses on the high priority reservoir class of shoreline barrier deposits to: (1) determine the problems specific to this class of reservoirs by identifying the reservoir heterogeneities that influence the movement and trapping of fluids; and (2) develop methods to characterize effectively this class of reservoirs to predict residual oil saturation (ROS) on interwell scales and improve prediction of the flow patterns of injected and produced fluids. Accurate descriptions of the spatial distribution of critical reservoir parameters (e.g., permeability, porosity, pore geometry, mineralogy, and oil saturation) are essential for designing and implementing processes to improve sweep efficiency and thereby increase oil recovery. The methodologies and models developed in this program will, in the near- to mid-term, assist producers in the implementation of effective reservoir management strategies such as location of infill wells and selection of optimum enhanced oil recovery methods to maximize oil production from their reservoirs

Studies on the extraction of cyclic peptides from flax waste materials

Cyklopeptydy wydzielono z makuchów i plew lnianych dwiema metodami: ekstrakcją za pomocą nadkrytycznego i ciekłego CO2 oraz tradycyjną ekstrakcją rozpuszczalnikową. Przeprowadzono badania zależności wydajności ekstrakcji cyklopeptydów za pomocą CO2 od temperatury i czasu trwania procesu. Badania wykazały, że wysoka temperatura rozpuszczalników zwiększa zawartość cyklopeptydu CLA w otrzymanych ekstraktach. W przypadku plew lnianych obie zastosowane metody ekstrakcji dały porównywalne wyniki.Cyclopeptides were separated from linseed cakes and chaff using two methods: supercritical and liquid CO2 extraction and traditional solvent extraction. Tests were carried out on the dependencies of cyclopeptide extraction using CO2 on the temperaturę and duration of the process. Studies have shown that high temperaturę of solvents increases the content of cyclopeptide CLA in the obtained extracts. In case of chaff both applied extraction methods have given similar results

Integrated geological-engineering model of Patrick Draw field and examples of similarities and differences among various shoreline barrier systems

The Reservoir Assessment and Characterization Research Program at NIPER employs an interdisciplinary approach that focuses on the high priority reservoir class of shoreline barrier deposits to: (1) determine the problems specific to this class of reservoirs by identifying the reservoir heterogeneities that influence the movement and trapping of fluids; and (2) develop methods to characterize effectively this class of reservoirs to predict residual oil saturation (ROS) on interwell scales and improve prediction of the flow patterns of injected and produced fluids. Accurate descriptions of the spatial distribution of critical reservoir parameters (e.g., permeability, porosity, pore geometry, mineralogy, and oil saturation) are essential for designing and implementing processes to improve sweep efficiency and thereby increase oil recovery. The methodologies and models developed in this program will, in the near- to mid-term, assist producers in the implementation of effective reservoir management strategies such as location of infill wells and selection of optimum enhanced oil recovery methods to maximize oil production from their reservoirs