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
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.
Polymer Flooding 101 – Training Course Online
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New Online Course: Polyacrylamides – Markets & Technology with a Focus on EOR We are excited to introduce our latest online training course: “Polyacrylamides – Markets & Technology with a Focus on EOR”! This course is designed for industry professionals, market researchers, and beginners looking to gain a deep understanding of polyacrylamides, their markets, stakeholders, and applications in Enhanced Oil
CNPC waterflooding carbonates workshop CNPC waterflooding carbonates workshop. I had the privilege of participating in a workshop organized by CNPC R&D on waterflooding in carbonate reservoirs in Dubai in November 2024. The topic was “Development Strategy and Waterflood Design in Carbonate Reservoirs”. I gave a presentation of the first day about the status of Primary,
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The Excel Or Routine Podcast with Randy Seright – Part 5: Water shut-off and conformance 🎙️ New Podcast Episode: EOR podcast – conformance and water shutoff. Join us for Part 5 of The Excel Or Routine Podcast featuring Randy Seright, a leading expert in Polymer Flooding and Water Shut-Off. In this insightful episode, we discuss the fundamentals of water shut-off and
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Polymer Flooding Simulation Welcome to our latest podcast episode featuring Randy Seright! Randy is a renowned expert in the field of Polymer Flooding and Water Shut-Off, and in this episode, we discuss simulation of polymer flooding. Are commercial simulators able to predict polymer injectivity? What inputs are required? What are the common mistakes when modeling