Could You Use CO2 to Get More Oil Out of an Existing Well?

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Using CO2 to get more oil out of an existing well means you don't have to drill a new well. What's a brownfield site? One that's already been industrialized. And so it makes sense to utilize brownfield sites first, if you can. I saw an aerial view last week of Midland, Texas. It seems like they are surrounded by brownfield sites. Well, yeah, the whole countryside is brown. It probably gets partly desert. They have a couple of trees in Midland. They keep them. So the kids can see them. We shouldn't do it, but we've got to this point.

On this episode, geologist and entrepreneur Gareth Roberts joins Nate on the podcast to discuss the geological science behind how we find, extract, and deplete fossil hydrocarbons. Gareth and Nate also unpack how financial policy, government, and an energy transition interact with an aging hydrocarbon-based grid. What does all of this mean for our energy future? How can we use humor to process and make sense of these societal challenges? How do scientists, communicators, and planners come together to respond to such challenges?

About Gareth Roberts:

Gareth is an entrepreneur and successful founder and leader of a large public oil and gas company. He was born in the UK and studied geology at Oxford University before going on to work for Texaco and Murphy Oil in the US and UK. In the 1980s he became independent and subsequently founded Denbury Resources (NYSE: DNR), which grew into a $10 billion company under his leadership. Gareth stepped down from Denbury 10 years ago and has since been involved in the creation of various businesses, including ones involved in carbon sequestration and helium exploration.

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