Polymer Flooding News
Latest EOR Updates & Industry Trends
Polymer Flooding News. Polymer Flooding is continuously evolving, with new research, case studies, and technological advancements shaping its role in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR). This section keeps you informed with the latest industry updates, expert insights, and global trends.
From breakthrough field applications to innovations in polymer formulation and injection strategies, this page gathers essential news, research papers, and reports from leading oil and gas organizations.
✅ The Latest Polymer Flooding Industry News. Keep track of market trends, regulatory updates, and industry shifts affecting polymer EOR projects worldwide. Stay ahead with expert opinions, company announcements, and advancements in chemical EOR solutions.
✅ Updates on New Research and Case Studies. Explore technical papers, field trials, and real-world case studies demonstrating successful polymer flooding applications. Learn from past projects, identify best practices, and discover innovative solutions to enhance oil recovery.
✅ Insights into Emerging EOR Technologies. Discover new polymer formulations, injection techniques, and water treatment solutions that improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Get expert insights into the future of polymer flooding, from smart polymers to AI-driven reservoir monitoring.
✅ Reports on Global Polymer Flooding Projects. Gain access to detailed reports on ongoing and completed polymer flooding operations worldwide. Compare reservoir characteristics, production improvements, and key lessons learned from diverse EOR projects across different regions.
Check back regularly for fresh content and explore how polymer flooding continues to evolve as a leading EOR strategy!
You can also explore our YouTube channel for additional videos, expert interviews, and podcasts covering key topics in polymer flooding. For more in-depth content, navigate the Polymer Flooding Guide to access technical insights, case studies, and best practices. If you’re looking for structured learning, visit our Academy for online training courses designed to enhance your knowledge and expertise in polymer EOR and conformance control.
Joining the HOT Energy team of instructors
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 Field Design & Operations (PRE49)
This course covers the complete workflow of polymer flooding projects, from laboratory to field:
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Fundamentals and design criteria
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Injection and operational best practices
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Surveillance, economics, and field case learning
Chemical Solutions for Water Shut-Off & Conformance – From Diagnostic to Implementation (PRE50)
A practical course for engineers and operators seeking to reduce excess water production:
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Foundations of water shut-off & conformance
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Chemical technologies overview
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Field implementation, QC, and case studies
📩 How to Join
These new HOT Energy courses are available on request and can be tailored to your company’s needs.
🔗 Learn more at: www.hoteng.com/public-courses
📧 Contact: training@hoteng.com
You can also check our YouTube channel for additional videos and podcasts and navigate the Polymer Flooding Guide for more content. My online training courses can be found here.
Essentials of Polymer Flooding on SAGA Wisdom
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, mic, camera was quite the adventure… lots of stops & restarts… Fine-tuned my lighting setup skills along the way…
I highly recommend SAGA Wisdom: it is a great platform with excellent content, intuitive search, and a wide variety of technical topics.
Personally, I believe video learning has a real advantage. While in-person training has its value, it’s even more powerful after you’ve explored the topic: that’s when you can ask the right questions and truly dig deep.
It’s tough to retain everything from an intensive 3-day course. With online learning, you can revisit the material whenever you need it.
Curious about polymer flooding or just want to explore new EOR knowledge? Join SAGA and take the Essentials of Polymer Flooding on SAGA Wisdom.
About the course
This course provides an in-depth view of polymer flooding from the selection of the field to field-wide implementation. We will go through the full polymer flooding implementation workflow and review all the fundamental concepts along the way with a greater look at the details: field analysis, candidate ranking, pilot selection, well selection, data gathering, lab. workflow, polymer selection and characterization, core flooding, simulation, pilot design, equipment, implementation, monitoring, economics, carbon footprint, field-wide deployment, tendering processes. At the end of the seminar, the objective will be to have an actionable plan ready for quick field roll-out.
You can also check our YouTube channel for additional videos and podcasts and navigate the Polymer Flooding Guide for more content or our Academy for training courses.
2026 SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference (IOR)
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 learnings, or new insights in IOR — whether it’s chemical EOR, mobility control, reservoir monitoring, or anything in between — consider submitting an abstract.
📅 Deadline: September 15, 2025 – 11:59 P.M. CT
📍 Tulsa, OK, USA – April 2026
Submission info: https://speior.org
Let’s move the IOR/EOR needle deeper ! 🙂
And let’s see you there!
Rethinking EOR: Why It’s Time to Abandon the “Primary, Secondary, Tertiary” Model
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 / tertiary model and show why polymer flooding deserves a seat at the table much earlier.
I’m making my slides available here for anyone who’s interested in moving the industry forward with scientifically sound, field-proven technologies.
In this presentation, I walk through:
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The current state of oil recovery—and why it’s not good enough
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How confirmation bias, framing, and legacy thinking have slowed EOR adoption
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Why calling polymer flooding “tertiary” is misleading and unproductive
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Field results (Hilcorp, Pelican Lake…) showing the success of early-stage polymer injection
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The real economics of polymer flooding vs. exploration
We’ve been injecting water since the 1920s and still only recover about 35% of oil in place. Meanwhile, polymer flooding has a proven track record—with over 80% success in field projects globally. So why do we wait until it’s almost too late to try it?
I believe it’s time to break the mold. This presentation is my contribution to that conversation
You can also check our YouTube channel for additional videos and podcasts and navigate the Polymer Flooding Guide for more content or our Academy for training courses.
Microfluidics with Stuart Kinnear – Excel or Routine Podcast
🔬 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 in oil and gas! We talk about:
– What microfluidics is (and why it matters)
– Real stories from oilfields using new testing tools
– Polymer floods, frack fluid cleanup, waterflood problems
– The future of fluid testing in oil & gas and beyond
We also dig into what it’s like to build a startup, work with companies like Equinor, and where this technology is headed next.
👉 If you’re into energy tech, innovation, or just love a good founder story, this one’s for you.
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EOR Podcast
Enhanced Oil Recovery in Argentina: A Conversation with Gastón Fondevilla Sancet (CAPSA)
Enhanced Oil Recovery in Argentina: A Conversation with Gastón Fondevilla Sancet (CAPSA). 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 (EOR) and reservoir engineering in Argentina. Capsa has been at the forefront of polymer flooding deployment in Argentina with a pilot in 2007 in Diadema field: very heterogeneous reservoirs with oil viscosity above 100cP. The injected polymer viscosity is around 120cP to address heterogeneity issues with punctual gel treatments to slow down the front. Gastón also shares insights about the on-going surfactan-polymer trials to further enhance recovery.
…Polymer Flooding Economics Spreadsheet
Gain a clear and structured approach to evaluating the economic feasibility of polymer flooding and other chemical EOR methods with this three-sheet spreadsheet. Polymer Flooding Economics Spreadsheet provides a basic yet accurate estimate of total costs, helping you rank candidate projects, build stronger scenarios, and make informed decisions about implementation.
…Master the Basics of Polymer Flooding
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.
…EAGE IOR+ conference 2025
Don’t miss the conference EAGE IOR 2025 (Improved Oil Recovery) in Edinburgh, from April 2nd to 4th!
EAGE IOR 2025
I will be presenting 1 paper titled: Breaking the Mold: Reassessing Polymer Flooding and the Outdated ‘Primary, Secondary, Tertiary’ Model. I am attaching the introduction here.
Introduction
We can start this introduction with a little game. Imagine that you’re an engineer-in-training, full of ambition and excitement about entering the oil and gas industry. Before even setting foot in school, you decide to get a head start and do some reading on how things work. Naturally, you begin with a quick internet search, typing in keywords like “oil recovery processes” or “oil extraction stages.”
…New Online Training Course! Polymer Flooding 101
New Release: Polymer Flooding 101 Online Course!
Are you looking to expand your knowledge of polymer flooding and its real-world applications? We are thrilled to introduce the Polymer Flooding 101 Online Course, designed for anyone eager to learn the fundamentals of this essential enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method.
Total duration: approx 265 minutes.