CO2 storage in organic-rich rock formation with hydrocarbon recovery

US9057249B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9057249-B2
Application numberUS-201113578806-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 8, 2011
Priority dateMar 5, 2010
Publication dateJun 16, 2015
Grant dateJun 16, 2015

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Abstract

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A method for producing hydrocarbons from and/or storing C0 2 in an organic-rich rock formation. One embodiment of the method includes the steps of injecting the C0 2 into an injection well in the organic-rich rock formation and producing the hydrocarbons from a production well when a drainage volume of the production well has an average reservoir pressure equal to or less than a predetermined pressure. The hydrocarbons substantially include natural gas and the injection well is in fluid communication with the production well. The embodiment also includes capping the production well and feeding the C0 2 into the injection well when the produced hydrocarbons include a C0 2 mole fraction greater than or equal to a predetermined mole fraction.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for producing hydrocarbons from and storing CO 2 in an organic-rich rock formation, the method comprising the steps of: injecting the CO 2 into an injection well in the organic-rich rock formation and producing the hydrocarbons, wherein the hydrocarbons substantially include natural gas, from a production well when a drainage volume of the production well has an average reservoir pressure equal to or less than a predetermined pressure, wherein the…

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What does patent US9057249B2 cover?
A method for producing hydrocarbons from and/or storing C0 2 in an organic-rich rock formation. One embodiment of the method includes the steps of injecting the C0 2 into an injection well in the organic-rich rock formation and producing the hydrocarbons from a production well when a drainage volume of the production well has an average reservoir pressure equal to or less than a predetermined…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Keller Stuart R, Maze William B, Teletzke Gary F, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification E21B41/0064. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 16 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).