北达科他推进巴肯油田强化采油下一阶段 州长称如「全新石油繁荣」
据《北达科他观察报》10月16日报道，北达科他州官员、石油业界领袖与联邦参议员约翰·霍文当天在北达科他石油委员会主持的记者会上，推进巴肯（Bakken）油田强化采油（EOR）计划的第二阶段，目标是把可采石油量大幅提高、把油田寿命延长数十年。
霍文说，该州石油日产量已从150万桶降至110万桶，「如果不做强化采油，还会继续下降」。强化采油通过向地下岩层注入二氧化碳或天然气等气体重新加压，把原本困在岩层中的石油采出。
州长凯利·阿姆斯特朗说：「这是一场没有基础设施挑战的全新石油繁荣。这不只是能源行业的事，也不只是北达科他西部的事，这是全州的事。」他以一口日产30桶的老井为例称，该技术有望把产量提到日产100桶并稳定数十年。
North Dakota Officials Jumpstart Next Phase of Effort to Boost Bakken Oil Production
North Dakota officials, oil industry leaders and U.S. Senator John Hoeven rallied support on October 16 for the second phase of an enhanced oil recovery (EOR) effort in the Bakken formation, the North Dakota Monitor reported. The technology injects gases such as carbon dioxide or natural gas into underground formations to repressurize reservoirs and extract trapped oil.
'At one time, we were producing 1.5 million barrels of oil a day. Now we're down to 1.1 million barrels a day, and that'll keep going down unless we do this enhanced oil recovery,' Hoeven said at a press conference hosted by the North Dakota Petroleum Council.
'That's an entire new oil boom without the infrastructure challenges,' said Gov. Kelly Armstrong. 'This isn't about the energy industry. This isn't about western North Dakota. This is about the whole state.'
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