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DOE-backed test shows 'huff-and-puff' EOR method can work for CCS

07/19/2010
By Nick Snow
A North Dakota field test by one of the US Department of Energy's regional carbon capture and storage partnerships demonstrated that an enhanced oil recovery method known as "huff and puff" can simultaneously assess geological formations' carbon sequestration potential, DOE's Fossil Fuels Office announced.It said on June 28 that the test by the Plains CO2 Reduction Partnership, one of seven in DOE's regional carbon program, is designed to assess the carbon sequestration potential of geologic formations while tapping more US oil resources. The partnership is working with independent producer Eagle Operating Inc. on the project in the Northwest McGregor oil field in Williams Count...
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