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Conference Article: Thermal enhanced oil recovery in Indonesia. Prospect of HTGR application

Rahman, M.; Sumardiono (Research and Development Center for Oil and Gas Technology LEMIGAS, Jakarta Selantan (Indonesia)); Lasman, A.N. (National Atomic Energy Agency, Jakarta (Indonesia)); Sudarto; Prihardany, D. (Directorate General of Oil and Gas, Jakarta (Indonesia))

Abstract

In the next future, Indonesia will face oil scarcity. The present reserves are estimated to be depleted in 20 years. However, after primary and secondary recovery processes, there are still more than 50% of original oil in place remaining in the reservoir, and this could be recovered by using tertiary recovery method or which is known as enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes. Among the three major methods of EOR, steam flooding is a thermal recovery method into which High Temperature Reactor (HTR) module can be integrated for producing steam. However, the feasibility of application of HTR as an alternative to conventional oil-fired steam generator will depend strongly on the price of oil. This paper discusses EOR screening for Indonesian oil fields to identify the appropriate oil reservoirs for steam flooding application as well as the possibility of steam supply by HTR module. Also reviewed is the previous study on HTR application for Duri Steam Flood Project.

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key words: Gas Cooled Reactor, Nuclear Technology
Reference:
Advisory group meeting on non-electric applications of nuclear energy. Jakarta (Indonesia). 21-23 Nov 1995
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)
IAEA-TECDOC--923, pp:91-102