Tecnología contra Geología ¿Quién ganará?
- Lunes, 19 Noviembre 2007 @ 02:52 CET
- Autor: alehopio
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En el siguiente artículo (en inglés), "Wavefront Energy: Improving Oil Recovery", se da un ejemplo de como la tecnología logró revertir el declive de un campo petrolífero.
The Weyburn field is a great example of how peak oil can be delayed with improved technology and higher prices. Out of the 1.4 billion barrels in place, an incremental 10+% will be produced as a direct result of Encana (ECA)'s EOR efforts. Their estimated 144 million barrels of extra production is worth over $10 billion assuming $70 oil prices. A 10% increase in incremental oil recovery is worth a very large fortune indeed. The capital costs of implementing Encana's CO2 include a ~$100 million pipeline to bring CO2 from North Dakota.¿Es extrapolable esa experiencia a todo el mundo ?