The objective of this comprehensive 5-day training course is to discuss the fundamental mechanisms and applications of the processes related to EOR. Recent developments and new insights into Enhanced Oil Recovery by gas and WAG injection, water injection and low salinity water flood will be presented. The course will also cover the main properties of hydrocarbon reservoir rocks and fluids, main drive mechanisms in oil reservoirs and the reasons for the low recovery factor observed in majority of oil reservoirs.

Modelling and numerical simulation of oil reservoirs under EOR and shortcomings of the current models and formulations will be discussed. New methodologies will be presented for improving prediction of reservoir performance under EOR.

Participants of the course will also visit the state-of-the-art EOR laboratories within the Centre for Enhanced Oil Recovery and CO2 Solutions of Heriot-Watt University and will have a unique opportunity to see what sort of experiments and measurements are needed for designing an EOR process.

Engineers, Geologists, Managers, Researchers and others interested or involved oil and gas recovery

Course requirement:

Degree in science or engineering or some experience with oil and gas recovery is desirable.

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include;

• Lectures
• Workshop & Work Presentation
• Case Studies and Practical Exercise
• Videos and General Discussions

• Reservoir rock properties
• Reservoir fluid properties
• Reservoir drive mechanisms
• Mechanisms of oil trapping and mobilisation
• Mobility and mobility control
• Immiscible and miscible processes
• Water flooding
• Gas injection
• CO2 injection
• Water alternating gas (WAG) injection
• Simultaneous water and gas (SWAG) injection
• Carbonated water injection (CWI)
• Fluid/fluid and rock/fluid interactions during EOR
• Alkaline and alkaline surfactant polymer (ASP) flooding
• Low salinity water injection
• Heavy and viscous oil recovery
• Laboratory testing of EOR techniques
• Numerical simulation of EOR and upscaling issues
• Determination of three-phase relative permeability (kr) and hysteresis for
• EOR/EOR laboratory visit

BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.