Using nitrogen to enhance oil and gas recovery
- Resource Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Source
- World Oil; (United States); 197:1
- Subject
- 02 PETROLEUM
03 NATURAL GAS NATURAL GAS WELLS
GAS INJECTION
OIL WELLS
ENHANCED RECOVERY
NATURAL GAS
NITROGEN
PETROLEUM
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUID INJECTION
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
NONMETALS
RECOVERY
WELLS 020300* -- Petroleum-- Drilling & Production
030900 -- Natural Gas-- Artificial Stimulation, Plowshare-- (-1989)
- Language
- English
The injection of nitrogen into hydrocarbon reservoirs is becoming a common practice for increasing recovery. This study tells how the technique is being applied and what benefits result. In addition, in-field processes for producing the nitrogen and for separating it from produced gases are described. Cost estimates are given for various sizes of field facilities.