Date of Award
Spring 6-13-2025
Document Type
Masters Capstone Project
Degree Name
M.S. in Geographic Information Science
Organizational Unit
College of Natural Science and Mathematics, Geography and the Environment
First Advisor
Steven Hick
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
All Rights Reserved.
Keywords
CO2 Enhanced oil recovery (EOR), Pipeline, Oil and gas, Present value
Abstract
Oil and gas development has played a critical role in human civilization, and continues to bring drive economies around the world. One such economy is the state of Wyoming that has seen oil and gas production generally decline of the last several decades due to the depletion of high volume conventional reservoirs. A proven secondary technique such as CO2 enhanced oil recovery (EOR) may serve as a method to arrest declining production, and increase economic activity. Wyoming has recognized this opportunity, and has attempted decrease the barriers of entry for oil and gas operators to invest in field-level CO2 EOR operations by designating over 2,000 miles of pipeline corridors to major conventional oil and gas fields. This study seeks to rank, characterize, and identify key field-level CO2 EOR opportunities specifically along the proposed corridors. Fields were filtered to those within 20 miles of the proposed corridors, initially ranked by present value (PV) less estimated pipeline costs. High-graded fields were then further filtered and scrutinized until three final opportunities were identified: Opportunity A in the Big Horn Basin strings together three large fields for a ~5 billion dollar opportunity, Opportunity B in Scott Field in the Powder River Basin presents a ~700 million dollar opportunity, while Opportunity C in the Wyoming Thrust Belt offers a ~280 million dollar opportunity. All opportunities have identified threats an upside potential.
Copyright Date
6-6-2025
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Rights Holder
Jack Borski
Provenance
Received from author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
47 pgs
File Size
1.6 MB
Recommended Citation
Borski, Jack, "Utilizing Spatial Criteria to High-Grade Wyoming EOR Opportunities Along Proposed Pipeline Corridors: A Value Driven Approach" (2025). Geography and the Environment: Graduate Student Capstones. 91.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/geog_ms_capstone/91