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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