Speaker David Merchant
Speaker #1 Title: Senior Performance Consultant, Support Services-Recruiting Services Speaker #1 Company: Merchant Consulting Speaker #1 Bio: David Merchant is a Reservoir Engineer with 43 years of oil and gas experience. He started his career with Amoco in 1976, worked Gulf of Mexico, Amoco’s Research Center, Africa and Middle East …
Speaker #1 Title: Senior Performance Consultant, Support Services-Recruiting Services
Speaker #1 Company: Merchant Consulting
Speaker #1 Bio: David Merchant is a Reservoir Engineer with 43 years of oil and gas experience. He started his career with Amoco in 1976, worked Gulf of Mexico, Amoco’s Research Center, Africa and Middle East Region, and Permian Basin. After Amoco, he spent three years at Pennzoil. He began his Consulting career in 1998 with Shell CO2 Company. Since then, he has consulted for Major Oil Companies (Marathon, Oxy, and BP) and Independent companies (Denbury, Hilcorp, etc.). His CCS experience started 19 years ago while consulting for Los Alamos in the formation of the Regional Partnerships. His CO2 Sequestration experience includes: Basin Study Analysis, Scoping Model Predictions, Reservoir Modeling, and Reservoir Management. His current focus is to partner with AIChE and Shale Oil operators in the Permian Basin to “Put out the Flare” from Unconventional Shale Oil Wells while achieving 2X or even 3X Primary Oil Recovery.
Speaker #1 Abstract: CO2 Sequestration - Enhanced Oil Recovery - CO2/EOR "Huff-n-Puff" in the 21st Century
In July 2019, David published CMTC-554157 – “CO2 Sequestration - Enhanced Oil Recovery - CO2/EOR "Huff-n-Puff" in the 21st Century”. The paper targets the NEXT EVOLUTION in the SHALE OIL REVOLUTION. With the addition of CO2/EOR “Huff-n-Puff” tertiary oil operations, future oil recovery could be 2X to 3X times greater than today’s Primary Oil Recovery. The paper centers on The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (Flare gas) in Shale Oil Recovery and a plan that could “Put out the Flare” while recovering 2X to 3X times today’s Shale Oil Recovery. The talk presents Scoping Model Predictions (50x40 mile area) of how much CO2 can be sequestered, and a CO2 Capture Plant option which provides the best alternative to “Put the Flare out”. The Scoping Model Prediction estimates 4.5 Tcf of CO2 could be sequestered. The amount of CO2 sequestered is significant, while eliminating the flare in the Permian basin. The question becomes “At what point will Unconventional Shale Oil CO2/EOR “Huff-n-Puff” make its mark in the 21st Century?”
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