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ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY IS The introduction of a fluid into a pressure-depleted oil reservoir to increase its pressure and ultimate oil recovery Its hard to find new reservoirs Abandoned before the last drop had been produced How can you produced more oil Reservoirs are 75% full, not empty Contact: Larry@TexasEOR.com

EXHAUST GAS INJECTION CO2 EOR

N2+CO2 Exhaust Gas Injection EOR Proven – production increases up to 50X current production. Mobile - generate gas at wellhead, no gas or CO2 pipeline cost. Green – recycles engine exhaust; zero-emissions; uses no water Volume – 1-Mmcfd modular units, trainable to any volume/flowrate Pressure – as required, from low pressure to >2,000-psi injection. CO2 – lowers oil viscosity; swells oil up to 50% for greater mobility. Nitrogen – N2 forms Gas Drive - pushes Oil/CO2 thru pore-space Thermal – gas up to 900*, alternative to Steam Flood, without water. Patented Process – Weatherford Intl, exclusive licensing partner.

Exhaust Gas EOR (CO2+N2) Combustion gas from a standard internal combustion engine provides an ideal gas for enhanced oil recovery. Combustion gas is comprised of approximately 13% CO2 and 87% Nitrogen. Researchers at Louisiana State University compared the exhaust gas to pure 100% CO2 in simulated conditions and found that exhaust gas has significantly better performance than pure CO2 in the recovery of crude oil. In a pure CO2 flood, the CO2 combines with the oil under miscible pressure, doubling the volume of the oil and reducing the viscosity. This allows the oil to flow more freely towards the producing well. The CO2, however, does not provide drive. In a pure CO2 flood, gas injection is followed by water (WAG, Water And Gas) , which provides pressure and drive to push the oil towards a producing well. In an exhaust gas flood the 13% CO2 separates from the Nitrogen, and combines with the oil under pressure, providing the needed swelling and increase in oil flow. Meanwhile, the 87% Nitrogen gas rises to the top of the reservoir, providing a pressure source which is more effective than water at driving oil towards a producing well.

Gas Efficiencies N2+CO2 Exhaust Gas Is 2X more efficient in oil recovery then pure CO2-only % of CO2 in N2 Pure Gas SPE Paper # 36687 LSU, U of M Rolla

Engine Exhaust Gas Injection EOR Systems – Process Flow

Fossil Bay Energy Exhaust Gas Generators (EGPs) 82% N2, 15% CO2, < 2% CO, < 75ppm O2 Minimal corrosion considerations compared to 100% CO2 used in CO2 flooding No combustion or explosive risks compared to 100% CO2 used in CO2 flooding Wide range of operational parameters Variable Injection rates and Pressures Fuel sources either methane or propane PORTABLE – no infrastructure needed COMPRESSION – part of the process.

Exhaust Gas Generator Remote Operated Portable Unit Remote Operated Unit Injection rate: 10 m3/m (1 mmcf/d) Injection pressure: 3800 kPa (550 psi)

Exhaust Gas Applications Enhanced Oil Recovery Pinnacle reefs, primary recovery 25% Most conventional reservoirs are candidates Unconventional Shales – new studies show 10% added EUR Incremental oil recovery after water-flood CHOPs – re-pressurization & heating Alternate EOR versus water-flood Enhanced Gas Recovery – EGR Re-pressure depleted natural gas reservoirs Sweep gas for natural gas reservoirs (CBM) Gas over oil replacement (Surmont) Thermal applications Gas temperature up to 900* low Gravity – Heavy Oil reservoirs Alternative to SAGD

GAS INJECTION EOR Best Gas Injection Technology Common Techniques CO2 – most common gas used, competition for limited supplies; high infrastructure cost requires large reservoirs only - limited by sparse availability of CO2 pipelines to provide services to EOR-worthy fields CH4 (Methane) used mainly during primary production-pressure maintenance, costly to strip liquids, added supply cost of royalties owed for produced-gas used N2 - miscible at high pressure of 4000-psi, and expensive to separately produce large N2 volumes; best used in immiscible form as drive to push CO2 and oil through reservoir pore space. Best Gas Injection Technology Exhaust Gas- N/2-CO2 mixture (85%-15%) Unlimited supply Field Proven Limited Sources of CO2, every available source of CO2 is being utilized for EOR Expensive= Average project 200MM

CO2 Gas Flooding CO2 Pipeline Supply Issues (current demand for EOR exceeds supply) 80+ Projects in Operation = 290,000 BOPD - Large Reservoirs only (>10 MMBO) Recoveries Exceeding 50% OOIP – High Project Costs (>100’s of millions of $$$) 100% CO2 Only - No Drive Mechanism- Suffers Early gas breakthrough Horizontal Flooding – fluid override lowers recovery

MICHIGAN CO2 FLOOD – N.REEF Horizontal Producer - +500 BOPD Average first 2 years

MICHIGAN CO2 FLOOD – N.REEF Vertical Producer – Averaged 190 bopd, first 4 years

Springhill Grove Exhaust Gas Projects The Spring Grove field was discovered in 1958 and the two wells produced 1-2 bopd. In 1961, the operator bought an 80mcfd Exhaust Gas Processor, and production went up to 6bopd. In 1964, the field was bought, the new operators bought other EGP’s for a total of 200mcfd and started injection. Within 4 months the Spring Grove field was producing at rates over 5000 bopm. The offsetting Boswell-Walker Leases saw production increases from 150bopm to 1300bopm by virtue of the exhaust being injected in the Hart Lease. In 1964, a full scale development was initiated on this lease.

Gas Cap Injection + Gravity Drainage Injected Gas Mixture (CO2+N2) Fills Reservoir Gas Cap N2 Pushes CO2 to Mix With Oil and Flow to Production Well Gravity stabilization Down force concept N2 Oil & CO2 Miscibility

Gas Flooding EOR -- also known as miscible gas flooding -- is one of the leading enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technologies employed for recovering the stranded, trapped oil, left behind in pressure-depleted oil reservoirs after initial primary oil recovery has ended. Gas flooding typically includes CO2, natural gas or N2 nitrogen as the gas that is injected.  Gas flooding is an "enhanced oil recovery" application for injecting miscible (and immiscible) gases into an oil reservoir to increase oil production by re-pressurizing the reservoir to push the oil to the production wells. Miscible means that the injected-gas "mixes" with the oil, thereby reducing its viscosity and interfacial tension of the oil and rock.  Miscible gas flooding also  increases oil "swelling" and localized pressure or drive within the reservoir.  "Immiscible" flooding means that the injected-gas does not mix or go into solution, but instead provides the energy “push” (drive) by increased pressure.  Immiscible flooding does not produce as much oil as miscible gas flooding, however there are certain applications and reservoirs wherein immiscible flooding is well-suited