Why Choose Best Practices of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Projects Training Course?

Best practices of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects demand technical depth across reservoir characterisation, fluid behaviour, and process selection — and this course delivers that across five structured days.

The course covers the full EOR landscape: screening criteria, reservoir fluid properties, waterflooding, chemical EOR, miscible and immiscible gas injection, and thermal recovery methods.

Delegates work through real field results from Daqing, Kentucky, and the Norne Field, alongside industry simulators for CO2 and steam EOR processes.

Advanced methods including SAGD, in-situ combustion, THAI, microbial EOR, enzyme EOR, and low salinity water are addressed on Day 5 giving delegates a complete view of both established and emerging recovery techniques.

What are the Goals?

This best practices of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects course is designed to build technical capability across EOR process selection, reservoir characterisation, and field application from screening criteria through to advanced thermal and emerging recovery methods.

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

  • Screen and select EOR methods — Apply screening criteria and evaluate the limitations, challenges, and mechanisms of different EOR processes.
  • Characterise reservoirs for EOR — Use RCAL, SCAL, fluid properties, and reservoir characterisation techniques to inform EOR method selection.
  • Design waterflooding and chemical EOR programs — Apply frontal displacement theory and evaluate polymer, alkaline/polymer, and ASP flooding processes.
  • Apply miscible and immiscible gas injection — Evaluate CO2 and nitrogen injection methods and determine minimum miscibility pressure for field application.
  • Assess thermal recovery processes — Apply steam injection, SAGD, in-situ combustion, and THAI process principles to thermal EOR decision-making.
  • Use industry simulators — Work with current simulators for CO2 and steam EOR processes to support project evaluation.
  • Evaluate emerging EOR methods — Assess the applicability of microbial EOR, enzyme EOR, and low salinity water techniques.

 

Who is this Training Course for?

This best practices of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects course is designed for reservoir and production professionals who need structured technical knowledge across EOR process selection, design, and field application.

This course is suitable for:

  • Reservoir Engineers — Those responsible for evaluating and implementing EOR methods to maximise recovery from existing fields.
  • Petroleum Engineers — Professionals involved in production optimisation who need to assess EOR feasibility across different reservoir types.
  • Production Technologists — Those working on recovery improvement strategies who need a deeper understanding of chemical, gas, and thermal EOR processes.
  • Geoscientists and Petrophysicists — Professionals involved in reservoir characterisation who need to understand how rock and fluid properties influence EOR method selection.
  • Simulation Engineers — Those using industry simulators for CO2 or steam EOR processes who need stronger process fundamentals.
  • EOR Project Managers — Those overseeing EOR feasibility, planning, or field implementation who need cross-functional technical grounding.
  • Research and Development Professionals — Those working on emerging EOR technologies including microbial, enzyme, and low salinity water methods.

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This Enhanced Oil Recovery Training Course uses a combination of proven adult-learning techniques to ensure practical understanding and long-term retention. The sessions are designed to create an interactive and collaborative environment where participants can explore real-world EOR challenges.

Training delivery includes:

  • Instructor-led presentations on EOR concepts and field applications
  • Class exercises focused on mobility ratio, screening criteria, and design steps
  • Field case analysis from global chemical, miscible, and thermal EOR projects
  • Industry videos illustrating EOR operations and simulation workflows
  • Hands-on activities supporting understanding of reservoir data and EOR design

These methods ensure participants gain both theoretical knowledge and practical insight into applying EOR best practices.

The Course Content

  • Different enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods
  • Reservoir concepts, RCAL, SCAL and fluid properties for EOR
  • Screening criteria and mechanisms of different EOR methods
  • How to maximize oil recovery using mobility ratio and capillary number
  • Limitations, challenges, uncertainties and problems of different EOR methods
  • Reservoir concepts, main rock and fluid properties for EOR
  • Routine and Special Core Analysis (RCAL & SCAL)
  • Five different reservoir fluids and downhole sampling tools
  • Detailed reservoir fluid studies
  • Different tools for downhole fluid sampling
  • Reservoir characterization techniques for EOR methods
  • Water flooding: design requirement, frontal displacement theory
  • Classification and screening of different chemical EOR methods
  • Polymer flooding: polymer types, properties and degradation
  • Alkaline/polymer (AP) and ASP flooding: process and limitations
  • Three actual field results: Daqing (China), Kentucky (USA), Norne Field (Norway)
  • Miscible gas EOR: CO2 and Nitrogen injection methods
  • Determination of minimum miscibility pressure (MMP)
  • Carbon dioxide miscible and immiscible flooding processes
  • Carbon dioxide field selection and screening application
  • Current industry simulators for CO2 process
  • Thermal processes; cyclic and continuous steam injection
  • Industry simulators for steam EOR methods
  • Steam-Assisted-Gravity-Drainage (SAGD)
  • In- situ combustion method: wet and dry applications
  • Toe-to-Heel Air Injection (THAI) and CAPRI processes
  • Microbial EOR, Enzyme EOR, and Low Salinity Water (LSW)

Certificate

  • AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course

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Frequently Asked Questions

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A working background in reservoir or petroleum engineering is recommended, as the course covers technically detailed content from Day 1. Familiarity with basic reservoir concepts, rock and fluid properties, and production fundamentals will help delegates engage fully across all five days. The course builds progressively, but it is not designed as an introductory programme for those with no prior industry experience.  

Day 3 covers polymer flooding — including polymer types, properties, and degradation behaviour — alongside alkaline/polymer and ASP flooding processes and their operational limitations. Three actual field results are examined from Daqing in China, Kentucky in the USA, and the Norne Field in Norway, giving delegates direct insight into how chemical EOR performs under real field conditions.  

Both are covered. The course dedicates the majority of its content to established and widely applied EOR methods, while Day 5 also addresses microbial EOR, enzyme EOR, and low salinity water techniques. This gives delegates a forward-looking perspective on where recovery technology is developing, alongside a strong grounding in the methods most commonly used in current field operations.  

Day 1 is dedicated entirely to EOR screening criteria — covering the mechanisms, limitations, and selection factors for each major EOR category. Day 2 then builds on this with detailed reservoir characterisation techniques, RCAL and SCAL analysis, and fluid property assessment. Together, these two days give you a structured technical framework for matching EOR methods to reservoir conditions.  

Day 5 addresses cyclic and continuous steam injection, Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD), in-situ combustion using both wet and dry applications, and the Toe-to-Heel Air Injection (THAI) and CAPRI processes. Industry simulators for steam EOR are also introduced. This is the most technically diverse day of the course and gives delegates a comprehensive view of thermal recovery options.  

Field results from Daqing, Kentucky, and the Norre Field are used on Day 3 to illustrate how chemical EOR methods perform under actual operating conditions — showing both what was achieved and the challenges encountered. This approach anchors the technical content in operational reality and helps delegates understand how screening criteria and process design translate into field outcomes.  

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