About this Workshop

Workshop Description

CO2 injection has been identified as one of the most promising EOR methods worldwide. As some of the Middle Eastern fields start maturing alternative IOR/EOR methods, that should to be screened for economical and environmental reasons.

A number of NOCS in the Gulf region have announced ambitious EOR piloting involving CO2 injection in their oil fields. The technology is being driven by both a practical desire to improve recovery in existing fields and a desire to sequester significant volumes of produced CO2.

Although CO2 has the ability to enhance hydrocarbon recovery beyond levels possible with primary and secondary recovery methods and that the method has been demonstrated commercially in other parts of the world, it remains untested in the Middle Eastern Gulf region. Many of these pilots have different objectives but they all have similar challenges ranging from proper reservoir characterisation, well construction all the way to adequate surface facilities able to handle CO2 and economic justifications.

For a CO2-EOR project to be successful, it is necessary to be able to obtain CO2 at a reasonable economic cost and to inject, monitor and control the CO2 pathways in the reservoir. There are a number of technologies available or under development to improve reservoir characterisation, subsurface modelling and simulation as well as measure EOR performance in terms of sweep efficiency and conformance.

This workshop will bring together a number of global experts on CO2 enhanced oil recovery to discuss the technical and commercial feasibility of these applications, issues, and challenges.

The workshop will also bring several field pilots and case studies to the discussion. Participants will be able to exchange ideas and build a network of knowledgeable resources from different companies and countries around the world.

Workshop Guidelines

Format

This event includes discussions prompted by selected keynote presentations and discussions. Workshops maximise the exchange of ideas among attendees and presenters through brief technical presentations followed by extended Q&A periods. Focused topics attract an informed audience eager to discuss issues critical to advancing both technology and best practices. The majority of the presentations are in the form of case studies, highlighting engineering achievements and lessons learned. In order to stimulate frank discussion, no proceedings are published and the press is not invited to attend.

Documentation

• Proceedings will not be published; therefore, formal papers and handouts are not expected from speakers.
• Work in progress, new ideas, and interesting projects are sought.
• Professionally-prepared visual aids are not required; handwritten view graphs are entirely acceptable.
• Note-taking by participants is encouraged.

Poster Session

The Steering Committee encourages registrations from professionals who are able to prepare and present a poster on a relevant project. For further details kindly contact Ahmad Fahmy, Business Development Manager at afahmy@spe.org.

Attendance

Registrations will be accepted on a first-come first-serve basis. The Steering Committee encourages attendance from those who can contribute to the workshop most effectively either in discussions or with posters. A mix of attendees in terms of geographic origin, companies and disciplines will be encouraged.

Workshop Deliverables

• The Steering Committee will appoint a “scribe” to record the discussions and to produce the full workshop report for SPE.
• This report will be circulated to all attendees as the workshop deliverable within 4–6 weeks following the workshop. The copyright of the report is with SPE.
• PowerPoint presentation materials will be posted on a specific SPE URL address after the workshop. Provision of the materials by the speakers will signify their permission for SPE to do so.

Commercialism

In keeping with ATW objectives and the SPE mission, commercialism in posters or presentations will not be permitted. Company logos must be limited to the title slide and used only to indicate the affiliation of the presenter and others involved in the work.

Attendance Certificate

All attendees will receive an attendance certificate attesting to their participation in the workshop. This certificate will be provided in exchange for a completed Workshop Questionnaire.

Continuing Education Units

Attendees at this workshop qualify for SPE Continuing Education Units (CEU) at the rate of 0.1 CEU per hour of the Workshop.