Day One: Different EOR Processes and Screening Criteria

• Different enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods
• Reservoir concepts, RCAL, SCAL and fluid properties for EOR
• Screening criteria and mechanisms of different EOR methods
• How to maximize oil recovery using mobility ratio and capillary number
• Limitations, challenges, uncertainties and problems of different EOR methods

Day Two: Reservoir Fluid Properties and Reservoir Characterization

• Reservoir concepts, main rock and fluid properties for EOR
• Routine and Special Core Analysis (RCAL & SCAL)
• Five different reservoir fluids and downhole sampling tools
• Detailed reservoir fluid studies
• Different tools for downhole fluid sampling
• Reservoir characterization techniques for EOR methods

Day Three: Water flooding and Different Chemical EOR Processes

• Water flooding: design requirement, frontal displacement theory
• Classification and screening of different chemical EOR methods
• Polymer flooding: polymer types, properties and degradation
• Alkaline/polymer (AP) and ASP flooding: process and limitations
• Three actual field results: Daqing (China), Kentucky (USA), Norne Field (Norway)

Day Four: Miscible and Immiscible EOR Processes

• Miscible gas EOR: CO2 and Nitrogen injection methods
• Determination of minimum miscibility pressure (MMP)
• Carbon dioxide miscible and immiscible flooding processes
• Carbon dioxide field selection and screening application
• Current industry simulators for CO2 process

Day Five: Thermal and the EOR Processes

• Thermal processes; cyclic and continuous steam injection
• Industry simulators for steam EOR methods
• Steam-Assisted-Gravity-Drainage (SAGD)
• In- situ combustion method: wet and dry applications
• Toe-to-Heel Air Injection (THAI) and CAPRI processes
• Microbial EOR, Enzyme EOR, and Low Salinity Water (LSW)