Enhanced Oil Recovery Technologies

The increasing demand of oil by the global industry develops very good opportunity for more applications of current and advanced enhanced oil techniques in mature oil fields. The current and advanced EOR technologies can be classified into Thermal Technologies, Chemical Processes, Miscible Flooding Methods and Unconventional Processes. All of these techniques suffer from several problems of accurate reservoir characterization, difficult screening actual severe heterogeneous reservoir, pilot design, and field implementations.

This course is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of different design aspects, types, screening criteria, and field application of current, advanced and emerging technologies of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) processes.

Upon the successful completion of Enhanced Oil Recovery Technologies course, participants will be able to:

• Know the oil reservoir drive mechanisms including the types of reservoir energy, fluid properties, material balance, compaction drives, etc.
• Describe the process of water flooding by identifying its design, operation and monitoring
• Acquaint the participants with the concept of immiscible gas injection in oil reservoirs by discussing the techniques & calculation methods used in immiscible gas/oil displacement and identifying the compositional effects during immiscible gas displacement
• Develop in-depth understanding on polymers, gels, foams and resins including their conformance problems and improvements
• Become familiar with the miscible processes which includes designing a miscible flood, knowing its compositional numerical simulation and prediction of compositionally enhanced solvent flood behavior
• Learn the process of thermal recovery by steam injection and discuss their design calculation, steam delivery systems and heat management
• Become aware of the process description of in-situ combustion using the laboratory studies and explain in detail its screening guidelines and operation practices

Engineers, geoscientists, field operation staff, management personnel, and others involved in the various aspects of oil recovery, and petroleum reservoir management

Our highly practical experiential learning method is results-oriented; based on an adult learning concept. The course is designed as a blended environment of presentation; workshops; group work; practical exercises; field application/ case studies, analysis and several industry videos showing all processes; and general discussions. The course will include real case studies in the oil and gas industry. Most of the cases studies have been presented in international journals by the instructor.

Pre & Post course assessments will be used to measure the effectiveness of this training and measure the skill and ability of participants.