Table of Contents The Problem with Success Stories Post hoc ergo propter hoc. After this, therefore because of this. It is one of the oldest identified errors in human reasoning, catalogued by Roman logicians and still committed daily by engineers with PhDs and terabytes of production data. A rooster crows before sunrise. The rooster does […]
We are glad to share our paper Best Practices for Accelerated Screening and Deployment of Polymer Flooding: Engineering Workflows and Field Learnings published at SPE IOR 2026 in Tulsa. With Randy Seright, we tried to summarize the deployment workflow in a simple manner with practical guidelines from field screening to lab testing and simulation. There’s
Excited about the launch of MicroCaRES, a Joint Industry Project of fluidXlab with eppok! The project is aimed at accelerating early decision-making for EOR and conformance in fractured and dual-porosity carbonate reservoirs. Carbonates hold a large share of remaining oil, yet uncertainty around heterogeneity, fractures, and wettability often slows progress. MicroCaRES offers a more direct
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In this episode of the Excel or Routine Podcast, I sit down with Ali Telmadarreie, founder of CNERGREEN, to discuss the science, field reality, and business journey behind nanoparticle-stabilized CO₂ foams for EOR, conformance control, and CCUS. Ali shares his path from academia and research to field deployment and entrepreneurship, explaining what triggered the creation
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In this episode, we discussed enhanced oil recovery (EOR) — its history, relevance, and future in Kazakhstan and worldwide. Together with leading experts, we explore how polymer flooding and other EOR techniques help increase recovery efficiency, extend the life of mature fields, and reduce environmental footprint. Our guests discuss global and local experiences, the economics
Polymer Flooding SLB NExT. I would like to warmly thank SLB Ecuador for the kind invitation and NExT SLB for the trust in adding me as an instructor. We just completed 4 days of training on Polymer Flooding, with valuable bonus discussions on conformance control and water shut-off, and the chance to work on concrete
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I’m glad to announce that I’ve officially joined the HOT Energy training team of instructors and will be delivering two brand-new courses in the field of Production Engineering. These courses are designed to help professionals tackle some of the most pressing challenges in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) and production optimization. Polymer Flooding: From Fundamentals to
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🔬 From Lab Chips to Oilfields – with Stuart Kinnear – CEO of Interface Fluidics In this episode “Microfluidics with Stuart Kinnear for the Excel or Routine Podcast”, I chat with Stuart Kinnear, co-founder and CEO of Interface Fluidics. Stuart shares the story behind Interface and what it is like to lead a high-tech company
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Early polymer flooding achieves higher recovery factors, reduces water cut, and maintains stable injectivity, whereas tertiary flooding struggles with injectivity challenges and inefficiencies inherited from prior waterflooding
Gain a clear and structured approach to evaluating the economic feasibility of polymer flooding and other chemical EOR methods with this three-sheet spreadsheet. Polymer Flooding Economics Spreadsheet provides a basic yet accurate estimate of total costs, helping you rank candidate projects, build stronger scenarios, and make informed decisions about implementation.
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