Empire Petroleum 获得一致胜利，推进二氧化碳开发并保护 EMSU 资产

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Empire Petroleum 是一家在新墨西哥州、北达科他州、蒙大拿州、德克萨斯州和路易斯安那州拥有生产资产的石油和天然气公司，该公司宣布，新墨西哥州石油保护委员会（NMOCD 或委员会）已就该公司在新墨西哥州利县尤尼斯纪念碑南单元（EMSU）单位间隔中的剩余油区（ROZ）的权利发布了一致有利的裁决。

经过四年的投入，帝国石油公司于2025年8月14日在一次公开听证会上获得了委员会的一致决定，确认了在东地中海区域（EMSU）内的格雷堡和圣安德烈斯地层存在一个ROZ，并确认了帝国石油公司根据1984年委员会命令对该ROZ的独家开采权。委员会允许帝国石油公司在未来三年内实施二氧化碳强化采油(EOR)试点项目。

除上述调查结果外，委员会还一致下令采取以下行动：

  • 拒绝 Goodnight Midstream Permian, LLC（Goodnight）的五个新注入井申请。
  • 拒绝 Goodnight 增加注射的申请。
  • 暂停现有四口 Goodnight 注入井的注入作业。
  • 驳回与这些案件相关的所有未决动议。

委员会进一步发现，虽然 Empire 公司未能证明邻近运营商的注入活动会立即损害 Grayburg 的相关权利，但该公司提供了令人信服的证据，证明未来可能出现损害或浪费。

根据这一结果，Empire 打算继续提出动议，撤销授予剩余第三方海水处理运营商的现有许可证，这些运营商将废水排放到 EMSU 和 Arrowhead Grayburg 单元的单元化间隔中，同时推进侵入和损害赔偿诉讼。

“我们对这一一致决定感到非常高兴，这标志着 Empire 在监管方面取得了重大胜利，并巩固了我们在新墨西哥州的地位，”董事会主席 Phil Mulacek 表示。“这为我们推进二氧化碳开发铺平了道路，以释放 ROZ 和上部区域的持续生产能力，同时也保护我们的资产免受威胁其价值的活动的影响。”

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Empire Petroleum secures unanimous victory to advance CO2 development and protect EMSU assets

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Empire Petroleum, an oil and gas company with producing assets in New Mexico, North Dakota, Montana, Texas, and Louisiana, has announced that the New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission (NMOCD or the Commission) has issued a unanimous and favourable ruling regarding the company’s rights to the Residual Oil Zone (ROZ) in the Eunice Monument South Unit (EMSU) Unitised Interval in Lea County, New Mexico.

After four years of expenditures, Empire received the Commission’s unanimous decision at a public hearing on August 14, 2025, affirming the existence of a ROZ in the Grayburg and San Andres formations within the EMSU and confirming Empire’s exclusive rights to produce the ROZ under the 1984 Commission Order. The Commission is allowing Empire the opportunity to implement a CO2 enhanced oil recovery (EOR) pilot project over the next three years.

In addition to the findings noted above, the Commission unanimously ordered the following actions:

  • Deny five new injection well applications from Goodnight Midstream Permian, LLC (Goodnight).
  • Deny application for increased injection from Goodnight.
  • Suspend injection operations on four existing Goodnight injection wells.
  • Deny all pending motions attached to these cases.

The Commission further found that, while Empire did not prove immediate correlative rights impairment in the Grayburg from neighbouring operators’ injection activities, the Company presented compelling evidence of possible future impairment or waste.

Following this outcome, Empire intends to proceed with Motions to Revoke existing permits granted to the remaining third-party saltwater disposal operators disposing wastewater into the EMSU and Unitised Interval of the Arrowhead Grayburg Unit, while concurrently advancing litigation for trespass and damages.

“We are extremely pleased with this unanimous decision, which marks a significant regulatory win for Empire and reinforces our position in New Mexico,” said Phil Mulacek, Chairman of the Board. “It paves the way for us to move forward with CO2 development to unlock the capacity for sustained production in the ROZ and upper zones, while also safeguarding our assets from activities that threaten their value.”

Read the article online at: https://www.oilfieldtechnology.com/drilling-and-production/18082025/empire-petroleum-secures-unanimous-victory-to-advance-co-development-and-protect-emsu-assets/

 

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