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On August 14th, 2024 EORI held Enhanced Oil Recovery Insights featuring WOGCC Supervisor Tom Kropatsch.

Tom Kropatsch has been with the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (WOGCC) since 2010 and served as a Natural Resources Analyst, Natural Resources Supervisor, Deputy Supervisor, Interim Supervisor and since 2021 as the State Oil and Gas Supervisor. During his tenure at the WOGCC, Tom has been responsible for the implementation of the agency’s environmental programs such as baseline groundwater quality; remediation and disposal of exploration and production generated wastes; recycling, reuse, and disposal of flow back and produced water; spill and incident response; pit and seismic permitting; and the bonding program.

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On September 12^th, Scott Ellingson, a contract Petroleum Geologist with the Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute, and John Frederick, a consulting Geophysicist, presented Alpha Field - Exploitation and reservoir characterization of the Minnelusa C Sand using sequence stratigraphy and modern 3-D seismic, Powder River Basin, Wyoming.  Mr. Ellingson and Mr. Frederick summarized their work, concluding that calculations for the original oil in place at Alpha Field has increased to 19.1 MMBO and that the new data indicate two proved undeveloped locations. (PUDs). Furthermore, their work enabled them to predict rates of deliverability for these two new potential drill sites.

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New thoughts and queries about the Muddy Formation in the Powder River Basin focusing on ways that could improve production.

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