Enhanced Oil Recovery with Gas Injection (EORG)

Duration: 5 Days
Target Audience: Reservoir engineers, production engineers, EOR specialists, and field supervisors involved in planning or executing gas injection projects.
Delivery Mode: Classroom / Virtual with hands-on simulations and case studies.
Level: Advanced

Course Overview

This advanced training course covers the design, implementation, and optimization of enhanced oil recovery projects using gas injection techniques. Participants will gain deep insights into miscible and immiscible processes, key design parameters, simulation methods, and real-world challenges to maximize recovery efficiency.

Day-by-Day Outline

Day 1 – Fundamentals of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)

- Overview of EOR techniques with focus on gas injection
- Screening criteria for selecting suitable reservoirs
- Reservoir fluid properties and miscibility concepts

Day 2 – Gas Injection Mechanisms

- Displacement efficiency and sweep efficiency
- Miscible vs. immiscible gas injection processes
- Minimum miscibility pressure (MMP) determination

Day 3 – Design & Implementation

- Injection patterns, rates, and volumes
- Well design considerations for gas injection
- Surface facilities and compression requirements

Day 4 – Simulation & Monitoring

- Using reservoir simulation software for EORG planning
- Monitoring injected gas movement and breakthrough
- Surveillance techniques and optimization methods

Day 5 – Case Studies & Challenges

- Successful EORG field examples
- Challenges with gas sourcing, handling, and corrosion control
- Capstone exercise: Prepare an EORG plan for a sample reservoir

Expected Learning Outcomes

Understand EORG fundamentals and mechanisms
Determine reservoir suitability and key design parameters
Develop comprehensive gas injection strategies
Monitor and optimize EORG performance
Apply lessons learned from real-world EORG projects

Customizable Add-ons
Tailored content for local geology (e.g. Nile Delta, Western Desert)
Lab visit or simulation hands-on demo
Integration with economics or production courses

Special Customization for Regional NOCs

- Includes legal and fiscal case examples from MENA (Egypt, Libya, Iraq, Algeria)
- Arabic-English bilingual delivery available
- Tailored licensing round simulation exercises
- Optional site visits to local oilfields or regulatory agencie

Trainer Profile

- Senior reservoir and exploration engineers from IOCs and NOCs
- Former advisors to government ministries
- Experts in petroleum contracts and economic modeling

Certification

Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion and a performance report including assessment outcomes and instructor feedback.