Practical Aspects of CO2-EOR Project Development

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30 Nov 2025 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia $ 4,500 Register

Practical Aspects of CO2-EOR Project Development

Introduction

It is well known that primary and secondary production schemes in fields containing heavy oil (< 20 °API) generally result in recoverable reserves of 15% or less. Reserves additions via new discoveries have been declining steadily in the last decades, and the increase of recovery factors from mature oilfields in known basins will be critical to meeting growing market demand. Oilfields containing heavy (and extra heavy) oils or bitumen, since they have low recovery by conventional means, provide significant scope for increasing ultimate recovery using thermal means.

During this course, the instructors plan to: (1) spend most of the time discussing the practical aspects of whole variety of thermal EOR processes, including utilization of reservoir simulation, (2) discuss economics of thermal EOR methods, (3) give the course attendees some practical and useful problems, to work on, and (4) provide each course attendee a workbook containing copies of the instructors’ PowerPoint presentations and solutions to the class problems.

Objectives

    This course will provide participants the opportunity to review and learn the most up-to-date information available about EOR technologies and strategies practiced today.

Training Methodology

The program is delivered in a combination of lecture-style and computer-based training. In addition, a significant amount of time is set aside for small working group activity when addressing case study problems. Extensive use is made of case study material to underline the key aspects of the course and to give the delegates exposure to current best practice.

Who Should Attend?

Petroleum engineers, reservoir engineers, production engineers, facilities engineers, managers, government officials, and others involved or interested in practical aspects of thermal enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technologies and strategies for improving oil recovery from oilfields containing heavy (and extra heavy) oil and bitumen.

Course Outline

  • Thermal effects on rock and fluid properties
  • Types of thermal oil recovery (TOR)
  • Thermal EOR (TEOR) screening and economics
  • Steam TEOR – Analytical methods
  • Data input into thermal simulators
  • Reservoir simulation of steam injection thermal projects
  • Steam additives
  • In-situ combustion TEOR
  • Reservoir Simulation of In-Situ combustion
  • In-Situ oil upgrading
  • Thermal well design and thermal well drilling
  • Surface facilities for thermal EOR projects
  • Thermal EOR project implementation
  • Thermal EOR operations/HSE
  • Thermal EOR project management and surveillance

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