This five-day Energy training program aims to cover the fundamentals, challenges, and advanced solutions of chemical, miscible, and thermal EOR methods, along with emerging technologies. The training course will provide practical insights through actual field case studies. In modern applications, EOR is often deployed in secondary recovery stages. Participants will explore advanced EOR techniques such as steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD), low salinity water (LSW), vapor extraction (VAPEX), microbial and enzyme methods, microwave, electric, and hybrid chemical-thermal-miscible approaches. Each of these methods presents unique challenges, including accurate reservoir characterization, screening heterogeneous reservoirs, pilot design, and field implementation. The training course is designed to foster an interactive learning environment through lectures, industry videos, and solved case studies.
This Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) training course will focus on:
- Rock and fluid properties to enhance reservoir characterization
- Classification and screening of different EOR methods for current producing reservoirs
- Techniques to evaluate and select the most suitable EOR method for specific reservoirs
- Maximizing oil recovery using chemical, miscible, and thermal EOR techniques
- Newly developed EOR methods, including hybrid chemical-thermal-miscible approaches
- Understanding advanced EOR techniques such as microbial, low salinity water, SAGD, VAPEX, THAI, microwave, and electric methods
- Identifying the common challenges associated with different EOR methods and exploring potential solutions
Upon completing this Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) training course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the various chemical, miscible, and thermal EOR processes
- Optimize oil recovery by utilizing Mobility Ratio and Capillary Number
- Apply reservoir characterization techniques and screen actual fields for EOR suitability
- Understand and implement chemical, miscible, thermal, and hybrid EOR methods
- Assess newly developed EOR techniques and compare them with traditional methods
This Energy training course will utilize a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. The course is designed as a blended environment of presentation, class exercises, field application/ analysis and several industry videos showing all processes.
This Energy training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Petroleum, Production & Reservoir Engineers
- Processing engineers & other discipline engineers
- Engineers who are new to the profession
- Other individuals who need to know about EOR technologies
Day One: Different EOR Processes and Screening Criteria
- Different enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods
- Reservoir concepts, rock and fluid properties for EOR
- Screening criteria and mechanisms of different EOR methods
- Maximize oil recovery using Mobility Ratio and Capillary Number
- Limitations, challenges and problems of different EOR methods
Day Two: Reservoir Fluid Properties and Reservoir Characterization
- Reservoir concepts, main rock and fluid properties for EOR
- Advanced reservoir characterization techniques for EOR methods
- Water flooding: design requirement, limitations, and displacement theory
- Polymer flooding: polymer types, properties, and types of degradation
- Polymer flooding: mobility ratio (M), slug design, and field application
Day Three: Current Chemical and Miscible EOR Techniques
- Alkaline/polymer and ASP flooding: process and limitations
- Two actual field results: Daqing (China) and Kentucky (USA)
- Miscible gas EOR: CO2, HC, and Nitrogen injection methods;
- Lab and numerical determination of minimum miscibility pressure
- Carbon dioxide miscible and immiscible flooding processes
Day Four: Current and Advanced Thermal EOR Processes
- Thermal processes; cyclic and continuous steam injection
- Steam-Assisted-Gravity-Drainage (SAGD)
- In- situ combustion methods: forward and backward
- Toe-to-Heel Air Injection (THAI) and CAPRI processes
- Steam-CO2 hybrid EOR technique and field application
Day Five: Other Advanced EOR Processes
- Microbial (MEOR) and Enzymes (EEOR) processes
- Low Salinity Water (LSW) and pulsed water processes
- Seismic, Electric, and Electromagnetic heating EOR methods
- Hybrid EOR applications; CO2-thermal and chemical-thermal methods
