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 […]
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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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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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
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Excel Or Routine with ChatGPT – Navigating PowerPoint Presentations 🚀 New Video Release: EOR with ChatGPT. For a long time, not knowing how to code held me back from turning my ideas into reality. I tried learning Python on Udemy, but dedicating enough time to truly master it was a challenge—plus, I wasn’t interested in becoming a full-time
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EOR/IOR terminology – time for a (real) change? EOR vs. IOR – Time for a Change. On August 1, 2024, the SPE community issued a call for public input on proposed changes to IOR/EOR terminology. Surveys revealed a limited understanding of these terms, highlighting the need for clearer definitions. However, the new proposals—introducing an additional term, AOR (Assisted Oil Recovery)—have raised concerns about adding
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Microgels and nanogels used for conformance are trending on some parts of the world. When facing significant permeability contrasts (think 10:1), spot treatments with these particles might be an interesting idea to explore before heading straight into polymer flooding. But this isn’t a simple plug-and-inject operation.
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