EOR enablers

A successful EOR (Enhanced Oil Recovery) project hinges on numerous factors, from a comprehensive subsurface model to an effective monitoring plan. Here, we highlight innovative ideas and introduce companies offering pioneering solutions and technologies to address longstanding challenges, promoting the advancement of chemical EOR and beyond.

Subsurface

Seisnetics is a company headquartered in Dubai which has developed a unique AI using a genetic algorithm to extract in a record time all the data from any 3D seismic volume of any size. This unbiased, unsupervised and unguided approach allows the visualization of all surfaces with a unique level of details thanks to the fitness attribute which corresponds to the seismic facies variability. By adding well data (logs + production), it is possible to transform the surface into a geological/fluid map and refine greatly the reservoir model. This tool is used in exploration but also for improving reservoir understanding before starting the EOR project, to avoid wasting money and chemicals in patterns which are poorly understood.

Automatic extraction of all surfaces and faults.

one surface revealing a meandering system using the fitness attribute, and correlation of well data to transform into a geological map.

Rezlytix is an innovative company provides several services to E%P companies to maximize the value of their seismic data. One tool helps improve the resolution of seismic data using AI and deep learning: by utilizing well properties to increase information in 3D volumes, it creates super-resolution datasets revealing thin beds and finer stratigraphic details. Combined with a better interpretation using other tools such as Seisnetics or other platforms, it is possible to resolve geological details which have a great importance in the design of the EOR injection strategy.

Laboratory

Operators use Interface Fluidics to validate, model & maximize their EOR strategies to better understand the mechanisms that drive oil production. Using microchips is a fast and robust way to screen and compare polymers and formulations before moving to more complex testing in reservoir rocks. And visualization helps understand!

Monitoring

Spotlight is an innovative company which provides a unique solution to track 4D changes in the subsurface using just one source/receiver antenna. The spot concept is the following: by data-mining the existing seismic, Spotlight is able to find the optimum source/receiver location at surface to monitor the changes in the spot of interest chosen by reservoir engineers. This method allows a cost-effective and frequent monitor or pressure, temperature, and saturation changes for instance. A great way to track the fronts in the reservoir, update the reservoir model, and prevent undesired breakthrough!

Production

Automate Your Wells to respond to fluid levels in real time and learn what well responds first to verify or correct geological assumptions, monitor and control the artificial lift device, monitor the flowlines back to your central battery and meter oil, gas and water rates.

Automate the Injection Pump Site and these pumps will match the water-supply-inflow and achieve and maintain a specific tank level above suction for the smoothest operation. Plus, automate Chemical Injection and operate the chemical pumps in perfect harmony with the primary water injection pumps to avoid over and/or under dosing. Plus, control and regulate Proportional Valves in your manifold to distribute water more effectively. Plus, set HSE fault conditions covering Injection Pressures, Flow Line Pressures, Well Bore Fluid Levels, Tank Levels, Meter rates and more.

A must-have for EOR projects to detect breakthrough, minimize pump failures (because of scaling in ASP for instance), optimize production, etc.