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    Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) is a generic term for techniques for increasing the amount of oil that can be extracted from an oil field. Using EOR, 30-60 %, or more, of the reservoir's original oil can be extracted compared with 20-40% using primary and secondary recovery. VCFC is a process that involves injecting a liquid (e.g., water, surfactant) or gas.

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    B) Planning The Field Development Squeezing Till The Last Drop: EOR (Part B-1)

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    B) Planning the field development; Squeezing till the last drop: EOR (Part B-1)

    Prof. Dr. Birol Demiral Schlumberger Chair in Petroleum Engineering


    PAB1052 UTP 2011

    Research Head, EOR Mission Oriented Research

    Recovery Stages

    Courtesy of Schlumberger

    PAB1042 UTP 2010

    Pressure Maintenance

    EOR

    Field Development
    Definitions:
    Wild Cat
    Appraisal Wells

    First well to discover new reservoir


    to understand / explore the limits of the reservoir

    Production Wells to produce the hydrocarbons in an optimized manner Injection Wells


    PAB1042 UTP 2010

    to inject produced water / other EOR material

    Field Development
    Candidate Field Field Development Plan

    Appraisal Wells
    NO VCFC* YES YES VCFC* NO YES

    Primary Recovery Period

    Production Wells

    NO

    VCFC* YES

    Wild Cat NO

    Secondary Recovery Period

    Injection Wells

    NO Abandonment

    VCFC* YES

    YES PAB1042 UTP 2010 NO

    Tertiary Recovery (EOR) Period

    Production / Injection Wells

    VCFC* *VCFC: Volumetric Calculations / Feasibility Check

    Definition

    (SPE) Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) refers to a variety of processes to increase the amount of oil removed from a reservoir, typically by injecting a liquid (e.g., water, surfactant) or gas (e.g., nitrogen, carbon dioxide). (SLB Oilfield glossary) Enhanced Oil Recovery -The third stage of hydrocarbon production during which sophisticated techniques that alter the original properties of the oil are used. Enhanced oil recovery can begin after a secondary recovery process or at any time during the productive life of an oil reservoir. Its purpose is not only to restore formation pressure, but also to improve oil displacement or fluid flow in the reservoir.

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    Definition (continued)

    (Wikipedia) Enhanced Oil Recovery (abbreviated EOR) is a generic term for techniques for increasing the amount of oil that can be extracted from an oil field. Using EOR, 30-60 %, or more, of the reservoir's original oil can be extracted compared with 20-40% using primary and secondary recovery. Enhanced oil recovery is also called improved oil recovery or tertiary recovery (as opposed to primary and secondary recovery).

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    Definition (continued)

    (EOR Experts) EOR- any method that increases oil production by using techniques or materials that are not part of normal pressure maintenance or water flooding operations.

    2kk ro h Pe Pw qo o lnre rw
    (Darcy Equation in Radial Geometry)

    PAB1042 UTP 2010

    Main EOR Types


    Hot Water Injection Continuous

    Thermal Methods

    Steam Injection In-situ Combustion

    Cyclic SAGD

    HC Miscible flooding CO2 Injection N2 Injection Flue Gas Injection

    Immiscible IWAG Miscible SWAG WAG FAWAG Hybrid-WAG

    Gas Methods

    EOR
    Surfactant Injection Polymer Injection

    Chemical Methods

    Alkaline Injection

    Micellar Injection

    Electromagnetic

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    Others
    Microbial EOR

    Questions?

    PAB1042 UTP 2010

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