Enhanced Oil Recovery

Improving recovery with steps to full-field EOR projects

The global average recovery factor for a typical oilfield is approximately 40%. This results in a large amount of identified oil left behind despite an existing production infrastructure. The need to improve the recovery factor and the accelerating of the associated production is the main driver behind the many EOR schemes in practice around the world.

Accelerating the recovery of more oil

The challenge to EOR lies in the complex interaction of injected agents with the existing reservoir fluids in an ever-changing downhole environment. Many of these challenges are well known from the development of the field. The difficulty is ensuring the proper chemical interaction and subsequent flow conformance of the EOR sweep front to recovery more oil, more quickly. Making the right parametric decisions regarding a chosen EOR technique, while evaluating dynamic economic conditions, compounds these complex challenges.

Find out how management practices can contribute to a successful EOR implementation.