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Uthmaniyah CO2-EOR demonstration project

KHALED AL BURAIK

SAUDI ARAMCO

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Because we care

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Reduce gas flaring

Energy efficiency

Zero discharge mandate

Renewables

Carbon management

Saudi Aramco environmental stewardship

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• The 1st in the Kingdom

• Largest of its kind in theMiddle East

• Capture ~800,000 tonnes of CO2 per year

• CSLF recognized project

• Awarded “EOR Project of the Year” by Oil & Gas Middle East

Carbon managementUthmaniyah CO2-EOR demonstration project

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CO2

Hawiyah NGL Plant(CO2 Capture Plant)

85 Km

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Milestones

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010 2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016 20172018

Inception/Roadmap

Screening Studies

Lab Studies

Simulation Studies

Pilot Design

Drilling of Wells

Baseline Testing

M&S in Full Swing

CO2 injection started

Demonstration Project Evaluation

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Our unique approachMonitoring & Surveillance

• Seismic monitoring

• Electromagnetic surveys

• Borehole and surface gravity

• Inter-well tracer tests

Our unique approachMonitoring & Surveillance

Seismic monitoring

Electromagnetic surveys

Borehole and surface gravity

Inter-well tracer tests

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Monitoring & Surveillance

Monitoring Parameters:

Plume evolution

Oil saturation monitoring

Sequestered CO2

CO2 Migration

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Monitoring & Surveillance

• Seismic sensors

1st continuous seismic monitoring

1000 seismic sensors

Tracks plume propagation

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Monitoring & Surveillance

• Seismic sensors

• Cross-well Electromagnetic

CO2 plume betweentwo wells

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Monitoring & Surveillance

• Seismic sensors

• Cross-well Electromagnetic

• Borehole and surface gravity

track CO2 plume in the reservoir

detect inadvertent CO2leakage into shallow

aquifers

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Monitoring & Surveillance

• Seismic sensors

• Cross-well Electromagnetic

• Borehole and surface gravity

• Tracers

CO2 flow path and breakthrough speed

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Intelligent Project

24/7Real-Time

Monitoring by highly

qualified ExpertsWells are Intelligent

Field compliant

Monitor and ControlIntelligent Field Center

Data routed toGOSP

Out of the box innovationOut of the box innovationDisruptive TechnologyDisruptive Technology

Carbon managementUthmaniyah CO2-EOR demonstration project

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“I believe there isenough technologyto sequester CO2and to take CO2out of theatmosphere.”

H.E. Ali Al-Naimi