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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Essentials of Polymer Flooding on SAGA Wisdom. Happy to share that my course “Essentials of Polymer Flooding” is now live on the SAGA platform! 💡 14 chapters, 41 lessons, 9 hours of content — all designed to give you a solid foundation in polymer flooding. 🎬 Recording this at home with a green screen, lights,
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The Call for Abstracts is now open for the 2026 SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference (IOR). As part of the technical committee, I’ve had the chance to see how much thought goes into building a strong and diverse technical program — and it all starts with your contributions. If you’re working on practical solutions, field
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Thief Zones: Not All Are Created Equal. In conformance control, it’s often assumed that injected gelant will neatly find its way into the “thief zone” and solve the problem. But here’s the reality many don’t expect—especially in multilayered, open-hole wells, or horizontal wells. When your thief zone is a matrix feature (high permeability channel for
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Rethinking EOR: Time to Abandon the Primary Secondary Tertiary Staged Approach. After years of working on polymer flooding and chemical EOR, I’ve come to believe that one of the biggest barriers to better oil recovery isn’t technical—it’s psychological and historical. That’s why I put together this presentation: to challenge the long-standing primary / secondary /
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In this episode of our EOR podcast, I sat down with Gastón Fondevilla Sancet, Engineering Manager at CAPSA, to discuss his extensive experience in enhanced oil recovery
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
Polymer Flooding Basics Training Are you looking to enhance your expertise in polymer flooding for enhanced oil recovery (EOR)? Our Polymer Flooding Basics Training Course is designed to give you a solid foundation in this critical EOR technique, helping you maximize oil recovery while improving operational efficiency.
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