Uthmaniyah CO2-EOR Demonstration Project Saudi Aramco: Company General Use • The 1st in the Kingdom • One of the largest in the middle east • Captures ~800,000 tonnes of CO2

Uthmaniyah CO2-EOR Demonstration Project

AMMAR J. ALSHEHRI

SAUDI ARAMCO

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Saudi Aramco: Company General Use

Reduce gas flaring

Energy efficiency

Zero discharge mandate

Renewables

Carbon management

Saudi Aramco Environmental Stewardship

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• The 1st in the Kingdom

• One of the largest in the middle east

• Captures ~800,000 tonnes of CO2 per year

• Pipeline: 85 km to injection site

At a Glance

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2015 EOR Project Award

2016 Environmental Award

2016 Oil & Gas HSE Project Award

Awards and Recognition

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CO2

Hawiyah NGL Plant(CO2 Capture Plant)

85 Km

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Milestones

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010 2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016 20172020

Inception/Roadmap

Screening Studies

Lab Studies

Simulation Studies

Pilot Design

Drilling of Wells

Baseline Testing

M&S in Full Swing

CO2 injection started

Demonstration Project Evaluation

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Our unique approachMonitoring & Surveillance

• Seismic monitoring

• Electromagnetic surveys

• Borehole and surface gravity

• Inter-well tracer tests

Our unique approachMonitoring & Surveillance

Seismic monitoring

Electromagnetic surveys

Borehole and surface gravity

Inter-well tracer tests

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Monitoring & Surveillance

Monitoring Parameters:

Plume evolution

Oil saturation monitoring

Sequestered CO2

CO2 Migration

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• Seismic sensors

1st continuous seismic monitoring

1000 seismic sensors

Tracks plume propagation

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• Seismic sensors• Cross-well

Electromagnetic

CO2 plume betweentwo wells

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Electromagnetic• Borehole and surface

gravity

track CO2 plume in the reservoir

detect inadvertent CO2leakage into shallow

aquifers

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gravity• Tracers

CO2 flow path and breakthrough speed

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Detect inadvertent CO2 leakage into shallow

aquifers

Monitor integrity of entire well length



gravity• Tracers• Geochemcial surveillance• Fiber Optic DAS/DTS


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24/7Real-Time

Monitoring by highly qualified Experts

Wells are IntelligentField compliant

Monitor and ControlIntelligent Field Center

Data routed toGOSP

Out of the box innovationDisruptive Technology

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Uthmaniyah CO2-EOR Demonstration Project

AMMAR J. ALSHEHRI

SAUDI ARAMCO

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Uthmaniyah CO2-EOR Demonstration Project Saudi Aramco: Company General Use • The 1st in the Kingdom • One of the largest in the middle east • Captures ~800,000 tonnes of CO2