Maintaining oil production from marginal fields : a review of the Department of Energy's reservoir class program / National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.)

Contributor:

United States. Dept. of Energy. Panel on the Review of the Oil Recovery Demonstration Program.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oil fields--Production methods.

Oil fields.

Petroleum industry and trade--Management.

Petroleum industry and trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (96 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academy Press, c1996.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""Maintaining Oil Production from Marginal Fields""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Background on Reservoir Class Program ""; ""PURPOSE""; ""ORGANIZATION AND RESERVOIR CLASS BASIS""; ""PROGRAM COMPONENTS""; ""Reservoir Characterization""; ""Demonstration of Advanced and Conventional Technologies""; ""Technology Transfer""; ""IMPLEMENTATION""; ""2 Review of Program Basis and Components ""; ""RESERVOIR CLASS AS BASIS FOR ORGANIZATION""; ""Conceptual Basis""; ""Findings and Recommendations""; ""Finding""; ""Recommendations""; ""RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION""

""Role and Importance""""Quality of Reservoir Characterization""; ""Findings and Recommendations""; ""Finding""; ""Recommendation""; ""DEMONSTRATING ADVANCED AND CONVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES""; ""Range of Technologies Reviewed""; ""Conventional Technologies""; ""Advanced Technologies""; ""Findings and Recommendations""; ""Findings""; ""Recommendations""; ""TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER""; ""Role and Importance""; ""Present Responsibilities""; ""DOE and Individual Projects""; ""Role of Other Organizations""; ""Findings and Recommendations""; ""Finding""; ""Recommendation""; ""Finding""; ""Recommendation""

""3 Project Selection, Implementation, Monitoring, and Review """"PROJECT SOLICITATION""; ""Process""; ""Audience Reached""; ""Project Eligibility""; ""Project Selection""; ""Contracting Process""; ""MONITORING AND REVIEW OF PROJECTS, PROGRESS, AND RESULTS""; ""Objectives""; ""Process""; ""EVALUATION OF RESULTS OF PROJECTS BY DOE""; ""QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDIBILITY OF DECISION MAKERS""; ""FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""Finding""; ""Recommendation""; ""Finding""; ""Recommendation""; ""Finding""; ""Recommendation""; ""Finding""; ""Recommendation""; ""Finding""; ""Recommendation""

""4 Program Effectiveness and Recommendations for Improvement """"ELEMENTS NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS""; ""EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM""; ""KEY RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""Reservoir Class as Basis for Organization""; ""Peer Review and Quality Control""; ""Technology Transfer""; ""A List of Presentations to the Panel ""; ""MEETINGS OF THE PANEL ON THE REVIEW OF THE OIL RECOVERY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF�""; ""B Interim Letter Report of the Panel ""; ""BACKGROUND ON THE FIELD DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM""; ""PROGRAM COMPONENTS""; ""Reservoir Class""

""Demonstration of New or Existing Technologies""""Technology Transfer""; ""PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS: PRESENT AND POTENTIAL""; ""Demonstrating New and Existing Technologies""; ""Prolonging the Lives of Marginal Fields""; ""Technology Transfer""; ""FINDINGS AND FUTURE WORK""; ""APPENDIX A""; ""APPENDIX B""; ""APPENDIX C""; ""C Reservoir Characterization ""; ""D Biographical Information on Panel Members ""; ""E Glossary ""; ""TECHNOLOGY TERMS""; ""TYPES OF PROJECTS AND OBJECTIVES""; ""WELL AND FIELD TERMS""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.