Carbon dioxide flooding is an enhanced oil recovery technique where CO2 is injected into oil reservoirs to increase pressure and reduce oil viscosity, facilitating the extraction of additional oil. This method also provides a potential means of carbon sequestration, helping to mitigate the environmental impact of CO2 emissions.

Carbon Dioxide Flooding

Carbon dioxide flooding

enhanced oil recovery technique

CO2 injection

Oil reservoirs are subsurface pools of hydrocarbons contained in porous or fractured rock formations, typically trapped by impermeable rock layers. They are critical sources of energy, driving exploration and extraction technologies and influencing global economic and geopolitical dynamics.

oil reservoirs

Increasing pressure

Reducing oil viscosity

extraction of additional oil

Carbon sequestration is the process of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide to mitigate or defer global warming and climate change. This can occur naturally through biological processes or be achieved artificially through engineered solutions, with the goal of reducing the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere.

carbon sequestration

Mitigating environmental impact

CO2 emissions, primarily from burning fossil fuels, are a major contributor to global warming and climate change by trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere. Reducing these emissions is critical for mitigating the adverse effects on global ecosystems, weather patterns, and human health.

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