Designing Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)/Improved Oil Recovery (IOR) Technology Road Map in Oil Fields

Ghaleh Khandani, Nazanin; Radfar, Reza; Tabrizian, Bita

doi:10.22050/ijogst.2022.326477.1621

Designing Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)/Improved Oil Recovery (IOR) Technology Road Map in Oil Fields

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Nazanin Ghaleh Khandani ¹

Reza Radfar ²

Bita Tabrizian ³

¹ Ph.D. Candidate, Technology Management, Islamic Azad University, Rudehen Unit, Rudehen, Iran.

² Ph.D. in Industrial Management, Head of Department of Technology Management, Professor of Industrial Management, Islamic Azad University, Research Science Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

³ Ph.D. Economics, Head of Department of Technology Management, Associate Professor of Economics, Islamic Azad University, Rudehen Unit, Islamic Azad University, Rudehen, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22050/ijogst.2022.326477.1621

Abstract

The oil industry is looking for a way to develop reservoir management and optimal production of hydrocarbon reservoirs. The use of advanced technologies in the extraction of oil and gas reserves is essential in advancing the short-term and long-term goals of this industry, both in terms of product type and process. A technology road map is a plan that implements short-term and long-term goals using technology solutions to help achieve the goals. The technology road map for enhanced oil recovery (EOR)/improved oil recovery (IOR) of oil fields has been developed based on the emphasized fields and areas of the target technology. It has been expressed in 10 years according to the existing challenges and preventive measures, and all research and executive activities will be carried out with a focus on the road map. In this research, using the case study research method, by studying nine cases of research conducted in the research and technology of the National Iranian Oil Company, a map of executive achievements and technological solutions in each of the target technology areas, namely reservoir, well, and the facilities, are identified and presented based on the challenges and implementation stages. The results of this study show that in this road map, the issue of creating, developing, and equipping specialized centers for EOR; raising skills, expertise, and knowledge; and transferring technology as sustainability achievements are critical. In addition to other achievements, outputs and results of each stage and technological solutions to challenges are highly emphasized and essential.

Highlights

The issue of creating, developing, and equipping specialized centers for EOR; raising skills, expertise, and knowledge; and transferring technology as sustainability achievements are critical.
The outputs and results of each stage and technological solutions to challenges are highly emphasized and essential.

Keywords

EOR

Goal

Hydrocarbon

IOR

Plan

Reservoir

Road map

Strategy

Technology

Subjects

Management

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