Agenda

Tuesday, June 21

13:00 - 13:10
13:10 - 13:20
13:20 - 14:30
Session 1: Panel Session - Integrating IOR/EOR with Current Energy Landscape
Session Chairpersons Mohamad Zaini Md Noor, PETRONAS Research Sdn. Bhd.; Monrawee Pancharoen, PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited

The key to success in IOR/EOR implementation is project management. In this panel session, we will discuss development strategies for EOR application including project planning, execution, evaluation, and expansion. We will reveal how best practices have evolved and have been altered in different companies to ensure the success of EOR application.  IOR can also be a key enabler for successful EOR application. Integrating IOR in overall EOR application will yield better economic results. This could be influenced by lessons learnt, industry trends, or technological advancements. Project integration and collaboration between different parties and disciplines including talent development will also be discussed in the panel.

14:30 - 15:00
15:00 - 16:30
Session 2: Economic Viability of IOR/EOR Strategies vs Recovery Efficiencies
Session Chairpersons Moudi Al-Ajmi, Kuwait Oil Company; Volodimir Karpan, Shell; Jan Nieuwerf, SNF

Due to lower energy demand caused by the pandemic and CO2 emissions control challenges prevailing on the global agenda over the past few years, oil and gas companies have significantly reduced investments into new projects, especially the cost-intensive EOR projects. However, as such, the situation is not sustainable, and companies will have to renew their investment plans to ensure that energy production meets demand. Therefore, it is our responsibility to mature inexpensive EOR technologies.

It is known that costs and the energy/CO2 intensity of oil production increase with the lifetime of the oil fields. The latter is related to the increasing production water cut resulting in the large volumes of water that need to be handled. These issues could be addressed by implementing mature, robust, and affordable EOR technologies that could result in cost and carbon-competitive oil production. One such technology is polymer flooding. 

This session will explore the economics (such as CAPEX, OPEX) and technical (such as injectivity, operation) aspects of this chemical EOR technology. In addition, the potential of polymer flooding to reduce the carbon intensity of produced oil will be discussed.

Discussion Leaders:

  • Requirements for Commercial Scale Surfactant Based EOR Implementation, Diederik van Batenburg, Shell Global Solutions International B.V.
  • Towards More Representative Workflows for Designing Robust Surfactant EOR Formulations, David Rousseau, IFP Energies Nouvelles

  • Agile Scalable Distributed Polymer Injection Achieves 23% Of Manantiales Behr Oil Production 2 Years; Worldwide Examples of This Game Changer Strategy, Juan Juri, YPF
16:30 - 17:00

Wednesday, June 22

13:00 - 14:30
Session 3: The New Era of IOR/EOR - Innovative Applications of Digital and Hybrid Solutions
Session Chairpersons Charlene Bong, Brunei Shell Petroleum; Sylvia Kueh, ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc.; Rapheephan Laochamroonvorapongse, PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited

The successful operation of an IOR/EOR scheme in oil and gas fields requires timely reaction to dynamic and sometimes rapidly changing injection and production behaviours in the field. The traditional approach to decision making relying on only subsurface models to understand flood performance is giving way to the ‘Big Data’ approach which leverages tools like Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning and Internet of Things (IoT) for successful IOR/EOR management.

Depending on the IOR/EOR approach, a myriad of data types ranging from the surface (multiphase injection/production) to subsurface (flood performance diagnostics, advanced observation wells, well log and 4D seismic) need to be collected, processed and analysed in an efficient manner. As a result, the sheer volume of information to be processed could be prohibitively cumbersome and slow, especially if traditional workflows continue to be employed. Effective real time IOR/EOR reservoir management require the ability to successfully and efficiently leverage these vast surveillance datasets collected. Hence, integration of smart IOR/EOR field operations and digital technologies are increasingly becoming key factors in achieving the ultimate goal of maximising value from oil and gas fields.

This session will explore how different organisations have been able to integrate digital workflows and a combination of IOR/EOR methods to overcome challenges encountered in all phases of IOR/EOR projects life cycle, from pilot to full field development and ultimately managing the fields.

Discussion Leaders:

  • Rapid Chemical EOR Formulation Design with Computational Chemistry, Vai Yee Hon, PETRONAS
  • Efficient and Timely Analysis of ASP EOR Pilot Performance Through Live Data Gathering, Bedoor Baroon, Kuwait Oil Company
  • Neural Networks Application on Surfactant Adsorption Estimation, Achmad Anggawirya Alimin, The Petroleum and Petrochemical College, Chulalongkorn University
  • Polymer Flooding Optimisation Assisted by EOR Artificial Intelligence System in the Sirikit Oil Field, Thailand, Thanapong Ketmalee, PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited
14:30 - 15:00
15:00 - 16:30
Session 4: Emerging EOR Techniques
Session Chairpersons Arif Azhan Abdul Manap, PETRONAS; Stephen Tyson, Universiti Teknologi Brunei; Pieter Jagtenberg, Woodside Energy

In recent years, several new and emerging technologies have been studied, developed and implemented, with varying degrees of success. Changing rock and fluids properties, namely  reservoir wettability, interfacial tension, and phase viscosities are some of the  popular opportunities for further enhancing recovery in waterflooded oil fields using nano-particles, low salinity water, alkalis (A), surfactants (S) and polymers (P) in ASP or SP combinations. Diverting sweep by injection of microbes or solids has also been found to be beneficial. Some older techniques, such as downhole vibration stimulation, are finding renewed interest. Techno-commercial aspects such as CAPEX, OPEX and particularly any perceived downside risks are often showstoppers to early implementation of new technology. Often, however, the benefit would be greater if the technology were applied from day one.  

This session will discuss new and emerging EOR technologies with examples of successful application and lessons learnt.

Discussion Leaders:

  • Reconnection of Residual Oil by Layer Drainage as Additional Means to Recover Oil from Gas Injection, Wan Nurul Adyani, PETRONAS
  • In-Situ Re-Construction of Robust Bulk Hydrogels for Fracture Treatments, Lizhu Wang, China University of Geoscience, Wuhan

  • Modified Silica Nanoparticles as Foam Phase Stabilisers in Improving Enhanced Water-Alternating-Gas (WAG) Performance, Arif Azhan Abdul Manap, PETRONAS
  • Mechanistic Approach for Numerical Modelling of Nanoparticles in Improved Oil Recovery Process, Pouria Mousavi, Computer Modelling Group Ltd.
16:30 - 17:00

Thursday, June 23

13:00 - 14:30
Session 5: Case Studies, Challenges and Mitigations in IOR/EOR
Session Chairpersons Abdulaziz Al-Dhuwaihi, Kuwait Oil Company; Subrat Dhal, PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd.; Edy Suwito, PT Pertamina Hulu Mahakam

It is widely acknowledged that for mature basins, successful application of IOR/EOR has the potential to increase recovery, extend field life, as well as help stimulate field redevelopments. There is a broad range of understanding of these technologies among operators. Throughout those numerous projects, there might have been lessons learnt and opportunities for improvement discovered, and these information can help the industry move quickly up the learning curve and anticipate possible challenges and mitigations required.

This session will include case studies from pilots, project designs and implementation; focusing on lessons learnt, root causes of their challenges, realisation of these pilots compared to what was planned, and ways forward. Participants are therefore encouraged to share their valuable experiences and insights regarding IOR/EOR projects, discuss success stories, as well as examine unintended outcomes and recommendations. These insights will be valuable to industry professionals involved in similar projects.

Discussion Leaders:

  • Salinity Simulation Case Study in Field X, Nur Syahirah Haji Rambli, Brunei Shell Petroleum
  • A Comprehensive Preparation and Execution of Polymer Injection Pilot in High-Viscosity, High-Salinity Reservoir, Thanawut Worawutthichanyakul, PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited
  • Synergising Polymer Injection Strategy with Full Scale Waterflood in Mature Field: Field Trial Case, Muhammad Rully Chaerul Shobar and Tubagus Adam Aliefan, PT Pertamina Hulu Indonesia
  • From Waterflood to EOR – Get the Basics Right First, Michael Scheck, Brunei Shell Petroleum
14:30 - 15:00
15:00 - 16:30
Session 6: Energy Transition – Sustainability in IOR/EOR
Session Chairpersons Noor Saudah Zulkfli, Brunei Shell Petroleum; Iswahyuni Fifthana-Hayati, PT Pertamina Hulu Mahakam; Khaled Abdalla Elraies, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS

As the global economy seek solutions for decarbonisation, Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Sequestration (CCUS) will play a vital role to meet this goal. One of the largest industrial use of CO2 is in EOR, whereby CO2 is injected to maximise oil recovery. Within the upstream sphere, CO2 used for EOR is a proven recovery mechanism and such deployment will not only help to maximise oil but will also reduce carbon emissions. Additionally, decarbonisation initiatives within the existing IOR/EOR projects are being explored to meet the urgent global energy transition.

This session will highlight and discuss the different aspects of CCU opportunities and challenges in CO2 EOR project implementation and decarbonisation efforts to reduce carbon footprint, both from the technical and non-technical standpoints.

CCU and CO2 EOR deployment and decarbonisation means business opportunities, value drivers and enablers, EOR technology innovation and creativity, and development in subsurface and surface studies, existing projects and new frontiers.

Discussion Leaders:

  • Role of CO2 EOR in the Transition into CO2 Storage for CCS-CCUS Deployment, Cindy Kaharmen, ExxonMobil
  • Application of Novel Nano-Clay for Sustainable Downhole Water Management: A Case Study, Siti Rohaida Mohd Shafian, PETRONAS Research Sdn Bhd

  • Sustainable EOR – Bridging the Gap with Organic Oil Recovery, Christopher Venske, Organic Oil Recovery (Hunting Energy Services); Ameerah Bokhari, Aramco
16:30 - 17:00