Enhanced Oil Recovery Fundamentals Course

Name: Enhanced Oil Recovery Fundamentals Training Course
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Compare thermal, gas, and chemical recovery mechanisms using reservoir evidence, screening criteria, risks, and monitoring needs.

Enhanced Oil Recovery Fundamentals Course

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Duration: 1 Week
Format: Classroom
Cities: Geneva, London, Milan, Madrid, Montreux, Amsterdam and more
Next session: 8 – 12 November 2026, Geneva
Average fee: 7,500 €

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Overview

Enhanced Oil Recovery Fundamentals Training Course is a one-week foundation course for graduate reservoir and petroleum engineers, junior production staff, geoscientists, laboratory personnel, and asset teams who leave with an EOR Fundamentals Method Selection Workbook. Participants connect enhanced oil recovery method families, residual oil and recovery mechanisms, displacement and sweep efficiency, miscible and immiscible gas injection, and chemical flooding fundamentals with thermal methods, screening data, risks, monitoring, and decisions. Agile Leaders Training Center presents foundation enhanced oil recovery.

Who Should Attend

Early-career reservoir engineering functions responsible for recovery concepts and reservoir evidence
Petroleum and production functions responsible for injection, well response, and field performance
Geoscience functions responsible for reservoir architecture, heterogeneity, and fluid distribution
Laboratory functions responsible for fluid, rock, compatibility, and displacement observations
Asset and planning functions responsible for comparing recovery options and data needs

The course assumes participants can read basic reservoir and production data, and it leaves out detailed pilot design, full-field simulation, advanced laboratory design, project economics, and scale-up assurance.

Departments and Industries

The course supports departments and industries that compare methods for improving recovery from subsurface fluid systems.

Oil and gas reservoir development and production
Geothermal and subsurface fluid-injection projects
Reservoir laboratories and chemical-service organizations
Field development, production technology, and asset planning
Engineering consulting, applied research, and technical training functions

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Compare primary, secondary, and enhanced recovery
Analyze residual oil, mobility, displacement, and sweep
Apply basic thermal, gas, and chemical screening criteria
Use reservoir, fluid, laboratory, and field evidence
Evaluate injectivity, conformance, monitoring, and risks
Prioritize methods and further data requirements

Course Agenda

Day 1: Frame Enhanced Recovery

Primary, Secondary, and Enhanced Recovery Comparison Map
Residual Oil and Remaining-Oil Evidence Diagram
Displacement and Volumetric Sweep Efficiency Worksheet
Mobility Ratio and Fractional-Flow Concept Sheet
Capillary, Viscous, and Gravity Force Balance Map

Day 2: Compare Thermal and Gas Methods

Steamflood and In-Situ Combustion Mechanism Chart
Viscosity Reduction and Heat-Loss Screening Table
Miscible and Immiscible Gas Injection Comparison
Minimum Miscibility Pressure Evidence Register
Gas Availability, Injectivity, and Containment Checklist

Day 3: Compare Chemical Methods

Polymer Mobility-Control Selection Sheet
Surfactant Interfacial-Tension Reduction Map
Alkaline Reaction and Emulsion Risk Register
Alkaline-Surfactant-Polymer Sequence Diagram
Chemical Compatibility, Adsorption, and Retention Checklist

Day 4: Screen Evidence and Decisions

Reservoir and Fluid EOR Screening Data Table
Coreflood, Slim-Tube, and Compatibility Evidence Map
Injectivity, Conformance, and Surveillance Indicator Board
Technical Risk and Uncertainty Comparison Matrix
EOR Method Ranking and Data-Gap Register

Day 5: Practice EOR Method Comparison

Suggested Exercise: Diagnose Residual Oil and Recovery Limits
Suggested Exercise: Compare Thermal and Gas Applicability
Suggested Exercise: Compare Polymer and Surfactant Options
Suggested Exercise: Rank Monitoring, Risk, and Data Needs
Capstone Exercise: Complete the EOR Fundamentals Method Selection Workbook

Practical Exercises

The course uses suggested activities to turn reservoir and fluid evidence into a traceable first comparison of enhanced-recovery methods.

Suggested activity: map residual oil, mobility ratio, displacement efficiency, and sweep limitations for a mature reservoir.
Suggested activity: compare steam, miscible gas, immiscible gas, polymer, surfactant, and alkaline mechanisms against basic conditions.
Suggested activity: organize laboratory, simulation, injectivity, conformance, and surveillance evidence with uncertainty notes.
Suggested activity: rank method families and identify the next data, test, or study required.

FAQs

Who suits enhanced oil recovery fundamentals training, and what does it assume?

Enhanced oil recovery fundamentals training suits graduate reservoir and petroleum engineers, junior production staff, geoscientists, laboratory personnel, and asset teams. It assumes participants can read basic reservoir and production data.

How do EOR fundamentals differ from advanced pilot design and project screening?

EOR fundamentals explain mechanisms, method families, basic applicability, evidence, and risks. Advanced pilot design defines patterns, volumes, measurements, success criteria, economics, contingencies, decision gates, and scale-up assurance.

What are the main enhanced oil recovery method families?

The main enhanced oil recovery method families are thermal recovery, miscible or immiscible gas injection, and chemical flooding using polymers, surfactants, alkaline agents, or combined sequences.

How do displacement efficiency and sweep efficiency affect EOR?

Displacement efficiency describes how effectively injected fluid mobilizes oil where it contacts the reservoir. Sweep efficiency describes how much of the reservoir volume the injected fluid reaches.

What evidence is needed before comparing EOR methods?

Method comparison uses reservoir depth, temperature, pressure, rock and fluid properties, residual oil, heterogeneity, prior flood response, injectivity, laboratory evidence, operational constraints, monitoring capability, and uncertainty.

Conclusion

Participants take back an EOR Fundamentals Method Selection Workbook containing recovery mechanisms, method comparisons, screening inputs, evidence, risks, monitoring indicators, and data gaps. The workbook changes separate concepts and measurements into a traceable first selection discussion. It supports technical orientation, multidisciplinary reviews, study planning, and decisions about laboratory tests, simulation, or pilot work.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Frequently asked questions

What does this course cover?

OverviewEnhanced Oil Recovery Fundamentals Training Course is a one-week foundation course for graduate reservoir and petroleum engineers, junior production staff, geoscientists, laboratory personnel, and asset teams who leave with an EOR Fundamentals Method Selection Workbook. Participants connect enhanced oil recovery method families, residual oil and r…

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Enhanced Oil Recovery Fundamentals Course