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OAPEC/IFP Joint International Seminar: "Improved Oil Recovery Techniques - IOR - and their Role in Boosting the Recovery Factor"

26-28 June 2007
IFP/Rueil-Malmaison

With an average recovery factor of only 35% today, there is great potential for building additional reserves from existing fields.
Raising the recovery factor to 50% or even higher will increase worldwide reserves by several hundred billion barrels.
Enhanced oil and gas recovery processes (EOR - EGR) and their modern version, Improved Oil Recovery (IOR) - which benefits from the best of reservoir management combined with advanced technologies and methods - are the focus of considerable attention today, as they represent a great opportunity for oil producing countries, and among them the Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries.
However a number of challenges will have to be overcome before we can significantly increase the recovery factor. These include the need to reduce uncertainties in reservoir description in order to optimize recovery processes.
Another challenge will be to develop efficient technologies for producing heavy oils, currently a goal for many countries. Lastly, we need to produce an optimized development schedule that will allow the implementation of an economical IOR process.
All of this requires substantial, ongoing R&D efforts.

Programme

Tuesday 26 June


08:15	Registration of participants
09:00	Welcome and opening addresses A. Al-Turki, OAPEC General Secretary O. Appert, Chairman and CEO of IFP, France

Session I: Setting the scene


Chairpersons:	M. Allababidi, OAPEC, Kuwait N. Alazard-Toux, IFP, France

09:30	Focus on the OAPEC countries K. Bennaceur, IEA, France
09:55	IOR challenges and opportunities: perspectives from an international oil company P. Pouyanné, TOTAL, France
10:20	A bright future for IOR / EOR N. Alazard-Toux, IFP, France
10:45	Coffee break

Session II: Gas injection


Chairperson:	O. Vizika-Kavvadias, IFP, France

11:15	Abu Dhabi, UAE experiences in gas injection G. Bindaaer and K. Alhammadi, ADNOC, UAE
11:40	CO2 EOR, an opportunity for a sustainable development of mature reservoirs F. Kalaydjian, IFP, France
12:05	Gas injection in an oil wet reservoir in Bahrain field A.M. Al Haddad and A.E. Al Muftah, BAPCO, Bahrain
12:30	Miscible WAG pilot - Hassi Messaoud field, Algeria B. Sennour, Sonatrach, Algeria
12:55	Lunch

Session III: Carbonate reservoirs


Chairpersons:	J. Burrus, Beicip-Franlab, France B. Bourima, Libyan Petroleum Institute, Libya

14:30	From thin section to seismic constraint: example from 1 carbonate reservoir in the Middle East J.-M. Chautru and E. Pluchery, Beicip-Franlab, France
14:55	National improved recovery program IOR in Libya B. Bourima, Libyan Petroleum Institute, Libya
15:20	Coffee break

15:45	Innovative IFP Group methodologies to improve the naturally fractured reservoirs characterisation through the increased use of dynamic data T. Le Maux, Beicip-Franlab, France
16:10	Application of selected processes for improved oil recovery techniques in Kuwait G.P. Oskui, M.J. Salman, M. Al Matrouk, M.A. Juma and I.A. Al Mahaimed, KISR / PRSC, Kuwait

Wednesday 27 June

Session IV: From lab investigation to field implementation


Chairperson:	M. Safwat, Ganoub El Wadi Holding Petroleum Company, Egypt

09:15	Multiscale approach for shaping an efficient EOR / IOR field management, from lab to reservoir O. Vizika-Kavvadias, S. Youssef, E. Rosenberg, N. Gland and S. Bekri, IFP, France
09:40	Improved oil recovery in a heterogeneous carbonate reservoir by a judicious application of flood piloting and modelling techniques H.H. Hafez ans al., ADCO, UE
10:05	Productivity and injectivity enhancement - current status and new challenges for IOR L. Nabzar and J.M. Lombard, IFP, France
10:30	Coffee break

Chairperson:	V. Richard, IFP, France

11:00	Reservoir modelling constrained to dynamic data and uncertainty quantification - new solutions to improve reservoir management F. Roggero, IFP, France
11:25	New generation reservoir simulation and innovative EOR methods J. Burrus, G. Auxiette and O. Ricois, Beicip-Franlab, France
11:50	Advanced technologies in heavy oil production G. Renard, IFP, France
12:15	Lunch

Session V: Heavy oils and other field cases


Chairperson:	M. Al Sabban, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Saudi Arabia

13:45	Thermal development opportunities in Oman J. van Wunnik, PDO, Oman
14:10	Challenges of heavy oil production M. Safwat, Ganoub El Wadi Holding Petroleum Company, Egypt
14:35	Coffee break

Chairperson:	C. Cliet, Beicip-Franlab, France

15:05	Waterflooding in AFPC M. Doush and M. Ijpelaar, AFPC, Syria
15:30	SeisMovieTM: a continuous land seismic monitoring system J. Meunier, CGG-Veritas, France
15:55	Advances in chemical flooding R. Tabary and B. Bazin, IFP, France

Wednesday 27 June

Session VI: Innovative EOR / IOR processes


Chairperson:	G. Bindaaer, ADNOC, UAE

09:15	EOR / IOR processes looking ahead: the R&D answers M. Bouteca and J.F. Argillier, IFP, France
09:40	Effect of gas cycling on the enhancement of condensate recovery, case study: Hassi R'mel field, Algeria M. Benkarrad and al., Sonatrach, Algeria
10:30	Coffee break

Chairperson:	F. Kalaydjian, IFP, France

10:35	Multi lateral horizontal well application to enhance the oil recovery of a mature field, Intisar 103L field E. Senturk and al., Zueitina Oil, Libya
11:00	Steadily improving recovery efficiencies W.A. Al-Mulhim, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia

Session VII: EOR / IOR the way forward


11:25	Panel session M. Bouteca, M. Allababidi and F. Kalaydjian

12:05	Closing remarks M. Bouteca, IFP Exploration & Production Managing Director, France M. Allababidi, Director Technical Affairs Department, OAPEC