Chemical EOR training course

Chemical EOR Training Course – Basic Level | 3 Days | In-Person or Online

Master Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) in Just 3 Days

Join our 3-day Chemical EOR training course and gain essential knowledge on Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) using chemical methods. This course covers the fundamentals of oil recovery, key chemical agents, and practical applications to optimize reservoir performance. Whether you attend in-person or remotely, you’ll receive expert guidance on wettability, capillarity, alkali agents, surfactants, polymers, and reservoir mobility.

This hands-on training also includes reservoir screening, pilot design, economic factors, and quality control to ensure successful EOR implementation.

What You Will Learn

  • Understand the fundamentals of Chemical EOR, including key terminology and industry applications.
  • Explore wettability and capillarity and their role in oil recovery.
  • Learn about alkali agents, surfactants, and polymers and how they enhance oil extraction.
  • Discover the impact of mobility ratio and fractional flow in reservoirs.
  • Identify chemical losses and safety measures in EOR operations.
  • Gain insights into reservoir screening, pilot design, lab studies, and economic considerations.
  • Learn quality control measures for effective Chemical EOR implementation.

Course Agenda

Day 1: Fundamentals of Chemical EOR

  • Introduction to Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) and key concepts
  • Basic terminology and fundamental chemistry
  • Overview of oil recovery techniques
  • Introduction to Chemical EOR
  • Wettability and capillarity in oil reservoirs
  • Understanding capillary pressure and interfacial tension

Day 2: Chemical Agents and Reservoir Mobility

  • Role of polymers in EOR
  • Introduction to alkali agents and surfactants
  • Surfactants, interfacial tension (IFT), and salinity optimization
  • Understanding mobility ratio, fractional flow, and sweep efficiencies

Day 3: Practical Applications and Implementation

  • Chemical loss considerations (alkaline, surfactant, and polymer losses)
  • Safety protocols in Chemical EOR operations
  • Reservoir screening for optimal performance
  • Lab studies, numerical simulations, and pilot design
  • Chemical EOR injection facilities and water treatment
  • Quality control and troubleshooting potential issues
  • Field case studies and real-world applications

Who Should Attend?

This course is ideal for geologists, geophysicists, drilling engineers, production engineers, completion engineers, reservoir engineers, exploration supervisors, and managers involved in Chemical EOR projects.

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About the teacher – Antoine THOMAS

I am an independent consultant in the energy sector, dealing with chemical enhanced oil recovery, artificial intelligence, geosciences, and monitoring. 
I have worked 10 years helping companies design their polymer injection projects in different parts of the world, dealing with all stages from R&D to engineering and field implementation, designing or participating in the design of more than 15 projects. 

I am also the author of the book “Essentials of Polymer Flooding Technique” published by Wiley in English and Russian.

Chemical EOR training course teacher