Total recently held a high level training on ‘Gas and carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery (EOR)’ at the Total Research Centre- Qatar (TRC-Q).
The course focused specifically on EOR generalities, gas EOR techniques and CO2 EOR specificities. An EOR is the implementation of various techniques for increasing the amount of crude oil extracted from an oil field.An expert from Total’s technical and scientific centre in Pau (France), Marcel Bourgeois, led the training session aimed at increasing the knowledge of the attendants on the effectiveness of well production.
Advanced simulations topics were also covered, and a three-year field case on carbon dioxide and water injection pilot was presented. “A key strategy for Total is to continously engage our partners in knowledge sharing sessions” said Dr Philippe Julien, director, TRC-Q. “Enchanced Oil Recovery (EOR) is a vital topic as the demand for energy continues to increase over the years, and we need to find innovative ways to meet that demand.
As we look into the life of maturing oil fields, it becomes more difficult to extract the leftover oil in the reservoirs. Extracting oil using tertiary techniques will be a step further to meet that demand by increasing production and maximising our resources. Enhanced oil recovery techniques introduce fluids that improve flow.
Depending on the reservoirs and on the EOR techniques applied, producers can extract a larger and larger amount of the reservoir’s oil content”. TRC-Q has an extensive training plan, which goes hand in hand with its research. Its interactive training sessions are used not only to explain advanced technologies, but also to discuss practical problems and evaluate new ideas and concepts.
Total has had a continuous presence in Qatar for close to 80 years, and is the only international oil company active in all branches of the country’s oil and gas sector.
This includes exploration and production, refining and petrochemicals, and the marketing of lubricants.