IRT EOR Projects

Client FIELD Location PROJECT DESCRIPTION
General EOR
INTERCOMP / DOE EOR Predictive Models USA Created DOE predictive models for EOR processes including CO2, Steam flood, Insitu Combustion, Chemical Flood, Polymer Flood, and Infill Drilling. These models were applied to a wide range of reservoirs for EOR screening.
THUMS Wilmington California, USA Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
KOC Minigish Wara/Burgan Kuwait Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, polymer, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
KOC UMM GUDAIR (MINAGISH OOLITE) Kuwait Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, polymer, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
BP ALASKA Anchorage Multiple Fields Alaska, USA Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
Client FIELD Location PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Caustic / Surfactant Floods
INTERCOMP / DOE EOR Predictive Models USA Created DOE predictive models for EOR processes including CO2, Steam flood, Insitu Combustion, Chemical Flood, Polymer Flood, and Infill Drilling. These models were applied to a wide range of reservoirs for EOR screening.
KOC Minigish Wara/Burgan Kuwait Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, polymer, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
KOC UMM GUDAIR (MINAGISH OOLITE) Kuwait Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, polymer, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
BP ALASKA Anchorage Multiple Fields Alaska, USA Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
BP ALASKA Anchorage Multiple Viscous Fields Alaska, USA ASP assessment for viscous oil reservoirs slope-wide using STARS.
THUMS Wilmington California, USA Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
Superior Torrance California, USA Feasibility study for a caustic flood in a flooded-out reservoir.
DAQING NATIONAL OIL CO Daquig China Simulation studies for the design of surfactant Pilot.
THUMS Wilmington California, USA Design a caustic flood and predict incremental recovery over waterflood.
Client FIELD Location PROJECT DESCRIPTION
CO2 Miscible/Steam Flood
ALBERTA ENERGY COMPANY Ipiatic Lake Field Alberta, Canada Design and Implementation of Steam/CO2 injection pilot scheme in
Client FIELD Location PROJECT DESCRIPTION
CO2 Immiscible
KOC Minigish Wara/Burgan Kuwait Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, polymer, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
KOC UMM GUDAIR (MINAGISH OOLITE) Kuwait Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, polymer, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
BP ALASKA Anchorage Multiple Fields Alaska, USA Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
THUMS Wilmington California, USA Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
Marathon Yates West Texas, USA Marathon Yates West Texas Evaluation of immiscible CO2 injection in a low pressure black oil reservoir.
Client FIELD Location PROJECT DESCRIPTION
CO2 Miscible
INTERCOMP / DOE EOR Predictive Models USA Created DOE predictive models for EOR processes including CO2, Steam flood, Insitu Combustion, Chemical Flood, Polymer Flood, and Infill Drilling. These models were applied to a wide range of reservoirs for EOR screening.
THUMS Wilmington California, USA Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
KOC Minigish Wara/Burgan Kuwait Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, polymer, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
KOC UMM GUDAIR (MINAGISH OOLITE) Kuwait Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, polymer, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
KOC Raudhatain Field/Mauddud Kuwait CO2 Feasibility Study looking at CO2 injection into giant carbonate reservoir with numerous thief zones.
KOC Sabiryah Field / Mauddud Kuwait CO2 Feasibility Study looking at CO2 injection into giant carbonate reservoir with numerous thief zones.
BP ALASKA Anchorage Multiple Fields Alaska, USA Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
WHITING PETROLEUM Sable Unit Texas, USA Engineering study of West Texas San Andres CO2 flood. History match primary depletion, waterflood and CO2 performance and develop future operating strategy.
AMERADA HESS CORP. Adair Wolfcamp CO2, Gaines County Texas, USA CO2 flood design study.
CHEVRON CORP. Rio Blanco County, Rangley CO2 Colorado, USA CO2 flood design study and project AFE, and waterflood improvements.
CELSIUS ENERGY Cutthroat Field Colorado, USA Engineering study to history match and optimize development plans for volatile oil carbonate reservoir. Evaluate CO2 potential.
CELSIUS ENERGY Patrick Draw Field Wyoming, USA Investigation of the technical feasibility of implementing a CO2 miscible flood.
AMERADA HESS CORP. Seminole Unit Texas, USA Enhanced recovery study to optimize recovery for a miscible CO2 flood.
AMERADA HESS CORP. Adair Texas, USA Feasibility study including scale-up to entire field for miscible CO2.
AMERICAN PETROFINA Garza Texas, USA Design CO2 flood using reservoir simulation (miscible simulation).
CHEVRON CORP. SACROC Texas, USA Simulation and production optimization for SACROC Carbonate CO2 Flood.
D.G.M.K. Multiple Fields West Germany Study miscible and immiscible CO2 flood in German reservoirs.
DAVIS OIL COMPANY Papoose Canyon Montezuma County, Colorado Primary & CO2 EOR Evaluations for a Volatile retrograde gas reservoir.
LIBYAN NATIONAL OIL Gialo Eocene Reservoir N. Africa (Libya) Primary Production history Match and prediction of CO2 EOR potential.
Client FIELD Location PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Hydrocarbon Miscible
BP ALASKA Anchorage Prudhoe Bay Unit Alaska, USA Full Field Simulation Model review of miscible gas displacement parameters throughout field. Plus numerous follow-up simulation studies monitoring the progress of the miscible gas injection project.
BP ALASKA Anchorage EWE Reservoir Prudhoe Bay Alaska, USA Miscible gas flood modeling predictions in support of operational planning activities. An SPE technical paper was prepared showing the results of the work.
BP ALASKA Anchorage Endicott Unit Alaska, USA Compositional study of proposed miscible gas injection project in 600 MMSTB reservoir.
BP ALASKA Anchorage Pt. McIntyre Alaska, USA Simulation for full field Miscible gas WAG (Water Alternating with Gas flood).
BP ALASKA Anchorage Schrader Bluff Field North slope, Alaska USA EOR / Miscible Injectant feasibility study. Evaluate miscibility conditions with swelling tests in PVT simulator and compositional slimtube simulation models. Also, build and evaluate pattern model WAG process
BP ALASKA Anchorage Milne Point Unit North slope, Alaska USA BP Exploration Milne Point Unit North Slope, Alaska Full field simulation study including feasibility for miscible gas injection.
KOC Minigish Wara/Burgan Kuwait Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, polymer, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
KOC UMM GUDAIR (MINAGISH OOLITE) Kuwait Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, polymer, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
BP ALASKA Anchorage Multiple Fields Alaska, USA Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
CEPSA (Spain) Cheshmeh Khosh Zagaros Basin Iran Miscible gas injection - Field Development Plan.
CEPSA (Spain) Rhoudre El Krouf Reservoir Berkine Basin - ent Algeria Full Field Development Plan including rich gas miscible injection scheme + follow-up reservoir management.
ECOPETROL Cupiagua Reservoir Colombia Miscible Gas injection/gas cycling Field Study.
DUNCAN OIL Dolphin Williston North Dakota, USA Original design of rich gas injection locations and rates plus follow-up monitoring studies and final field "blowdown" planning.
PDVSA El Furrial / Lagoven / Monagas / Naricual Venezuela Miscible gas injection, local grid refinement simulation.
THUMS Wilmington California, USA Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
CONOCO Stoneview / Williston / Interlake North Dakota, USA Miscible gas injection project, unitization, horizontal well (Bakken) evaluation expert witness testimony.
Union Texas Petroleum Wellman Texas, USA Reservoir engineering study to determine recovery by gravity drainage using a miscible gas displacement.
DUNCAN OIL CORP. Eland Lodgepole Unit Williston Basin North Dakota, USA Analogy field study and determination of potential for miscible gas injection.
KNOPIK Williston/Lodgepole North Dakota, USA Miscible flood enriched gas injection study.
MARATHON Sand Dunes Field Wyoming, USA Marathon Sand Dunes Field Wyoming Miscible gas flood in a volatile oil.
Client FIELD Location PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Hydrocarbon Miscible/Waterflood
TENNECO Yowlumne California, USA Reservoir engineering study to predict oil recovery from waterflood and miscible gas injection.
CEPSA (Spain) Ourhoud Algeria Design and build 6-component full field model for use on equity, waterflood and miscible gasflood analysis, EOS development, reservoir characterization, upscaling and pseudoization.
BURLINGTON RESOURCES MLN Block Berkine Basin Algeria Water flood and Miscible gas injection - Field Development Plan for multiple reservoirs.
AMERADA HESS Beaver Lodge N. Dakota, USA Recovery projections for waterflood and miscible flood.
SUN E & P Bennett Ranch / San Andres Texas, USA Miscible CO2 flood, waterflood, reservoir simulation, carbonate reservoir.
Client FIELD Location PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Hydrocarbon Immiscible
THUMS Wilmington California, USA Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
KOC Minigish Wara/Burgan Kuwait Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, polymer, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
KOC UMM GUDAIR (MINAGISH OOLITE) Kuwait Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, polymer, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
BP ALASKA Anchorage Multiple Fields Alaska, USA Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
BP-TNK Suzun Field Siberia Gas Utilization Study focusing on miscible and immiscible injection. Including fluid analysis and compositional simulation.
Client FIELD Location PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Nitrogen
NIELSON & ASSOC. Marchand / East Binger Unit Oklahoma , USA Compositional simulation of miscible nitrogen injection project in tight oil sand covering entire field with over 100 wells.
HAMILTON BROTHERS Bruce North Sea, UK Compositional study to optimize gas cycling operations, including natural depletion, water injection, dry gas cycling and nitrogen injection.
Client FIELD Location PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Polymer
KOC Raudhatain Field, Mauddud Kuwait Polymer Feasibility Study investigating polymer injection into giant carbonate reservoir with numerous thief zones.
KOC Sabiriyah Field/ Mauddud Kuwait Polymer Feasibility Study investigating polymer injection into giant carbonate reservoir with numerous thief zones.
KOC Minigish Wara/Burgan Kuwait Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, polymer, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
KOC UMM GUDAIR (MINAGISH OOLITE) Kuwait Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, polymer, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
MAXUS ENERGY AlphaField Wyoming, USA Simulation study to design polymer flood.
BP ALASKA Anchorage Multiple Fields Multiple Fields Reservoir Technical Limit Tests evaluated caustic, surfactant, CO2 miscible/immiscible, hydrocarbon miscible/immiscible EOR process.
BP ALASKA Anchorage Orion/Polaris Alaska, USA Performed studies to identify EOR opportunities, including low salinity, polymer, and chemical EOR flooding.
Client FIELD Location PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Polymer/Caustic
INTERCOMP / DOE EOR Predictive Models USA Created DOE predictive models for EOR processes including CO2, Steam flood, Insitu Combustion, Chemical Flood, Polymer Flood, and Infill Drilling. These models were applied to a wide range of reservoirs for EOR screening.
ALBERTA ENERGY COMPANY Suffield Mannville A Pool Alberta, Canada Evaluations of caustic and polymer floods, also evaluated horizontal wells.
Client FIELD Location PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Steamfood/Cyclic Steam/Insitu Combustion
INTERCOMP / DOE EOR Predictive Models USA Created DOE predictive models for EOR processes including CO2, Steam flood, Insitu Combustion, Chemical Flood, Polymer Flood, and Infill Drilling. These models were applied to a wide range of reservoirs for EOR screening.
Client Name Withheld Awali Field Bahrain Evaluation of Cyclic Steam Flood Pilot Performance prior to creating a Heavy Oil Field Development Plan.
PDVSA Lagunillas Field, Bach-01 Reservoir Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela Reservoir simulation resulting in reservoir description, reserves, infill drilling, cyclic steam, and steamflood optimization opportunities.
PDVSA Lagunillas Field, Bach-01 Reservoir Venezuela Multi-year project to plan the conversion form cyclic steam to steam flood in the Bach-01 reservoir.
MASEK OIL Multiple Fields Texas, USA Evaluate unconventional flue gas thermal recovery project in thin shallow sandstone reservoir.
BP-TNK Van Yogen Field Siberia Reservoir Engineering Advisory for thermal development planning.
OXY Mukhaizna Field Oman Modified SAGD (Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage) design which is documented in a recent SPE Paper.
ARAMCO Wafra Field Saudi-Kuwait Neutral Zone Reservoir Engineering Advisory for steam flood development of Eocene Carbonate.
BP ALASKA Anchorage Multiple Viscous Fields Alaska, USA Thermal assessment for viscous oil reservoirs slope-wide using STARS.
Client FIELD Location PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Waterflood
KUWAIT OIL COMPANY Sabiriyah Mauddud Kuwait Conducted multi-disciplinary integrated study of multi-billion barrel carbonate reservoir under waterflood.
PDVSA Block V Centro Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela Reservoir simulation resulting in reservoir description, reserves, history match, infill drilling and waterflood opportunities.
PDVSA Block V Lamar - VLE196 Area Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela Reservoir simulation resulting in reservoir description, reserves, history match, infill drilling and waterflood opportunities.
ENSIGN OIL & GAS, INC. Jepson - Holler Draw Unit Wyoming, USA Develop and history match sector models to optimize waterflooding issues in a very low permeability oil field.
PDVSA Block V Lamar - VLE305 Area Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela Project review and advice concerning reservoir description, reserves, history match, infill drilling and waterflood opportunities.
BP ALASKA Anchorage Niakuk Field / North Slope / Kuparuk Alaska, USA Full field simulation model studies of east and west segments of field, focusing on development potential and waterflood optimization.
BP ALASKA Anchorage Prudhoe Bay Alaska, USA Project design, Gas Gap Water Injection Project. An SPE technical paper was prepared showing the results of the work.
PEMEX Samaria-Iride Villa Heromosa, Mexico Major waterflood improvement simulation study Mexico of a very large fractured carbonate reservoir.
PDVSA Block VI Lamar Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela Reservoir simulation resulting in reservoir description, reserves, history match, infill drilling and waterflood opportunities.
ECOPETROL Florena Field Colombia Reservoir simulation resulting in reservoir description, reserves, history match, infill drilling and waterflood opportunities.
BP ALASKA Anchorage North Slope / Sag River / Milne Point Unit Alaska , USA Simulation study of full field, evaluating waterflood and gas injection potential.
PDVSA VLE305 area Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela Construct reservoir simulation model for optimization of a mature waterflood, including the evaluation of the potential for new horizontal producing wells.
US DEPT. of ENERGY 29R Reservoir Elk Hills California, USA Study alternate depletion strategies, waterflooding versus gas cycling.
WHITING PETROLEUM Wabek Madison Unit North Dakota, USA Construct reservoir simulation model for optimization of a mature waterflood; Evaluate of the potential for new horizontal producing wells.
OCEAN ENERGY East Bay, South Pass, Block 27 Gulf Coast Offshore, USA Reservoir study of Gulf Coast waterflood to optimize injection and recommend and recommend infill locations.
TXO PRODUCTION CO. Stockholm Field Colorado, USA Field definition and reserve study by waterflooding.
ORYX Delaware / Cherry Canyon / Wheat Oklahoma , USA Waterflood, field development, economics.
UMC S. Lucien Field   Mature field waterflood candidate evaluation using a reservoir simulation model.
SUN E & P Delaware / Cherry Canyon / Brushy Draw Texas, USA Waterflood feasibility, expert witness, regional core analysis study.
GENERAL ATLANTIC East Hawley Field Oklahoma, USA Analyze geologic and engineering data to evaluate waterflood candidate.
PETRESIM INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES (City of Long Beach, CA) Wilmington Field, Offshore near City of Long Beach California, USA Assist as expert advisor in continued reservoir simulation . optimization studies of massive sandstone oil reservoir waterfloods.
CITY of LONG BEACH, CA Wilmington Field, Offshore near City of Long Beach California, USA Simulation studies to optimize exploitation plans for several waterflood.
SUN E & P San Miguel / Big Wells Unit Texas, USA Waterflood optimization, simulation
Duncan Energy Royal Draw Wyoming, USA Simulation study to evaluate waterflood performance in Minnelusa reservoir.
PETROREP CANADA Joffre Vicking B Pool Alberta, Canada Primary depletion evaluation and waterflood feasibility simulation.
SUN E & P Barber-Ackers Unit Texas, USA Waterflood, dual-porosity, pseudo rel-perm.
ATLANTIC ENERGY CO Whiteside Viking Pool Saskatchewan, Canada Waterflood feasibility simulation including economic forecasting.
SSI / NOC   Sarir, Libya Integrated reservoir study of a giant reservoir resulting in infill drilling and waterflood opportunities.
CANADIAN SUPERIOR Superior Garrington Viking A Pool Alberta, Canada Waterflood performance simulation and optimization, EOR evaluation and Unitization proceedings.
KOC Raudhatain Kuwait Reservoir management study. Infill drilling, waterflooding and EOR were investigated.
UNOCAL North Riley Unit, (West TX) Texas, USA Infill drilling analysis of the pattern waterflood project to determine incremental recovery. An SPE technical paper was prepared showing the results of the work.