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Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)

Introduction
Sudapet H.Q
to 16th May 2013

Khalid Abdulbasit_ RE_


Sudapet

12 th

Contents

Introduction.

Recovery Classifications.

EOR Definition & Types.

IOR Definition.

Chemical Methods.

Thermal Methods.

Miscible Gas Methods.

Introduction
Depending on the producing life of a
reservoir, oil recovery can be defined in
three phases: primary, secondary, and
tertiary.

Secondary Recovery

Primary Recovery

Production Enhancement

Tertiary Recovery

Recovery
Classifications
Primary Recovery

Water Drive
Solution Gas
Drive
Gas Cap Drive
Gravity Drainage
Drive
Fluid & Rock
Expansion

Combination
Drive

Secondary
Recovery

Tertiary Recovery

Water
Flooding

EOR

I-Gas Flooding

Therm
al
Chemi
cal
M-Gas

Primary Recovery
Primary recovery is recovery by natural drive
energy initially available in the reservoir.
There are six driving mechanisms that
provide the natural energy necessary for oil
recovery:
1. Rock and liquid expansion drive (Compressibility
Drive).
2. Solution Gas (Depletion) Drive.
3. Gas Cap (Segregation) Drive.
4. Water Drive.
5. Gravity Drainage Drive.
6. Combination Drive.

Solution Gas
Drive

Gas Cap Drive

Gravity
Drainage Drive

Water Drive-

Water Drive-

Combination

Comparison: the below figure shows the comparison between different drive

mechanisms in term of Oil Production, Water Production, Pressure Profile and GOR

Performance comparison in the drive

Secondary Recovery
Secondary recovery is recovery by
injection of external fluids, such as water
and/or gas, mainly for the purpose of
pressure maintenance and volumetric
sweep efficiency.
Such as Water Flooding and Gas Injection.

Tertiary Recovery
Tertiary recovery refers to the recovery
after pressure drop due to secondary
recovery.
It is characterized by injection of special
fluids such as chemicals, miscible gases,
and/or the injection of thermal energy.

EOR Definition
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes
include all methods that use external sources
of energy and/or materials (injection of gases
or chemicals or thermal) into the reservoir to
recover oil that cannot be economically
produced by conventional means.

Why EOR in Sudan?

A lot of Oil in Place.


High Water Cut.
Good Oil Price.
Time for Tertiary Recovery.
Low Recovery Factor.
Availability of Technology.

EOR Types
Chemical
Methods

Miscible Gas
Methods

Steam
Flooding

Polymer
Flooding

Co2

CSS

Surfactant
Flooding

N2

InsituCombustion

Alkaline
Flooding

H2

SAGD

ASP

HC

Thermal Methods

IOR Definition
Improved Oil
Recovery

EOR

Chemical

Polym
er
Surfac
nt
Alkalin
e
ASP
Steam

Thermal

CSS

Workover
Jobs

Production
Enhanceme
nt

Vertical

Chemical

Fracturin
g

Horizonta
l

Polym
er

Acidizing

ISC
SAGD

Miscible
Gas

New Well
Drilling

Deviated

N2
Co2
HC
H2

Multi
Lateral

Sand
manageme
nt

Mechanic
al
Squee
ze

All
Part
ReComp

EOR phases are:


1.Selection of the best EOR method (Technical & Commercial).
2.EOR Pilot Design.
3.EOR Study.
4.EOR Full Field Implementation.

Chemical EOR
Polymer
Flooding

Surfactant
Flooding

Alkaline
Flooding

ASP

Thermal EOR
Steam
Flooding

CSS

ISC

SAGD

Miscible Gas EOR


Co2

N2

HC

H2

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