COURSE OVERVIEW

 This hands-on, highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. 

 This course contains a very detailed overview of the various processes used to improve recovery from oil reservoirs. The criteria for screening reservoirs for the use of each process will be covered. Topics in the course include the reasons oil is left behind; displacement fundamentals; phase behavior; miscible recovery processes; polymer flooding; chemical/micellar/surfactant flooding; thermal processes; carbon dioxide flooding and in-situ combustion. 

 The course is designed to provide a good understanding of the various processes used for improved oil recovery. Participants will learn why oil is left in the reservoir after various recovery processes no longer produce economic quantities and what additional processes are available to recover this oil. Participants will learn how to do a preliminary evaluation to determine which processes might be suitable for a specific reservoir. 

 The course has been designed for engineers who will be evaluating reservoirs that are nearing primary depletion and for managers and supervisors who will make the final decisions on the recommendations of enhanced oil recovery projects to upper-level management.