Paradox Basin: Aneth EOR/Saline Pilot Test
The first pilot test will be a combined EOR (Enhanced Oil Recovery) - Deep Saline sequestration pilot injection test, to be conducted in the Aneth field near Bluff, Utah. The operators of the field, Resolute Natural Recourses Company and the Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Company, will work with the SWP (Southwest Regional Partnership) and inject up to 150,000 tons of CO2 per year for 3.5 years. the SWP will conduct extensive MMV studies, including a suite of direct techniques (direct CO2 flux measurements) and indirect techniques (e.g../.. seismic methods). MMV design will depend on baseline MMV measurement and detailed reservoir models based on extensive geological characterization. The pilot will begin in November, 2005, and conclude in November, 2009. The overall project goals are to validate sequestration technologies, including MMV and risk mitigation approaches, and to identify regulatory gaps.