Research — Petroleum Resources
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Natural Accumulations of Carbon Dioxide in New Mexico and Adjacent Parts of Colorado and Arizona
Some Uses of CO2
- Enhanced oil recovery
- Refrigeration with dry ice
- Carbonation of beverages
- Noncombustible gas in fire extinguishers
- Shredding of old tires
- Stripping of insulation from scrap wire
- Removal of corn kernals from cob during food processing
- Removal of hair from hogs in slaughterhouses
- Cooling of metal cutting tools
- Stripping of paints
- Noncombustible atmosphere that can be introduced into grain silos to prevent grain dust explosions
- Noncombustible atmosphere for welding combustible materials
- Nontoxic aerosol propellant
- Branding of livestock
- Stimulation of plant growth in greenhouses
- Excellent solvent when in the supercritical state
Hydrologic Assessment of the San Juan Basin
The San Juan Basin, an important source of oil and gas located in northwestern New Mexico, has recently experienced renewed production from the Cretaceous Mancos Shale through the use of horizontal drilling and hydrofracturing. The Bureau of Land Management commissioned this study of the possible impacts of new exploration and development of this resource on the land surface and on the groundwater supply.
San Juan Basin - Reasonable Foreseeable Development
At the end of 2012 New Mexico Tech embarked on a project in the San Juan Basin of northwestern New Mexico. This project is a joint effort of the Petroleum Recovery Research Center (PRRC), the Department of Petroleum Engineering, and the Bureau of Geology. Project goals include a more detailed characterization of existing Mancos Shale oil and gas reserves, as well as an evaluation of water resources available for the future development of these reserves.