The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, together with KAZENERGY Association, will host the Kazakhstan Forum on Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) on August 26–28, 2026, at Rixos President Astana, Astana, Kazakhstan.The Forum is dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Central Commission for Exploration and Development of Hydrocarbon Fields of the Republic of […]
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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
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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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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🔬 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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