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RES 436

Waterflood Management

This course provides a complete review of all aspects of waterflood schemes being the most proven, lowest cost, and applicable to various types of reservoirs to EOR. The various steps of waterflood implementation include cursory screening of candidate fields, scheme planning, project design (including pilot design), and the estimation of the expected incremental oil recovery and production performance.

COURSE SCHEDULE

Code Date Location price (€)*
RES 436 27 – 29 Oct 2025 Online 1590
RES 436 5 – 8 Oct 2025 London 2990
RES 436 4 – 6 Nov 2025 Muscat 2990

* Prices are subject to VAT and local terms. Ph.D. students, groups (≥ 3 persons) and early bird registrants (8 weeks in advance) are entitled to a DISCOUNT!

Code Date Location price (€)*
RES 436 2 – 4 Dec 2025 Online 1590

* Prices are subject to VAT and local terms. Ph.D. students, groups (≥ 3 persons) and early bird registrants (8 weeks in advance) are entitled to a DISCOUNT!

COURSE OVERVIEW

The different techniques used for surveillance and performance monitoring of waterflood projects to optimize oil recovery, will be discussed, including; the Hall Plot, VVR calculations, pattern balancing and re-alignment, volumetric sweep efficiency, production logging, injectivity problems and solutions, and conformance improvements. Numerous interesting case studies will be reviewed to illustrate the performance monitoring and optimization of waterflood projects from different parts of world. Add-on schemes to improve oil recovery including, polymer and gas injection will be discussed. Class problems and group exercise will be offered to the course attendees to emphasize the technical concepts taught. A detailed course hand-out in full colours; which is an excellent reference, will be provided.

COURSE OUTLINE

3 days
Day 1
  • Introduction to waterflooding and EOR
  • Potential incremental reserves
  • Statistics of waterflood and EOR schemes
  • How various EOR schemes affect oil recovery
  • Reservoir characterization
  • A review of factors that can affect waterflood performance
  • EOR screening
  • Case study (West Eagle Unit)
  • Case study (Ekofisk field)
Day 2
  • Reservoir drive mechanisms & reserves determination
  • Case study (primary, secondary, & tertiary recovery schemes)
  • Reserves determination
  • Volumetric, material balance & probabilistic methods
  • Design and planning of waterflood schemes
  • Review & screening of EOR schemes
  • Timing for start of waterflood projects
  • Pattern vs peripheral injection
  • Case study (South Pierson Unit)
Day 3
  • Estimate of recovery factors (Stiles &  Dykstra/Parson methods)
  • Methods of performance monitoring
  • Review of sweep efficiencies
  • Use of conformance plots
  • Use of the Hall Plot (class problem)
  • Group exercise; evaluate performance  (Cardium Unit)
  • Discuss operational problems and  remedies

INSTRUCTOR

Mr. Saad Ibrahim

Mr. Saad Ibrahim, P. Eng, president of Petro Management Group Ltd. He has over 35 years of diversified experience in the oil and gas Industry and known as a worldwide highly recognized engineering consultant and a distinguished instructor. He also completed a post- graduate program with the University of Calgary in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering. The focus of Mr. Ibrahim’s experience lies in the area of Reservoir management, and well test planning/analysis; analyzed over 20,000 tests worldwide. Mr. Ibrahim is a member of APEGA and SPE.

FAQ

DESIGNED FOR

This course is aimed at reservoir, petroleum and exploitation engineers/technologists, and geologists who are involved in the area of Waterflooding and EOR schemes.

COURSE LEVEL
  • Intermediate
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After completing this course, participants will: 

  • Learn how to select candidate  reservoirs which are suitable for  waterflooding or EOR

  • Become familiar of the steps to design

  • successful  waterflood  schemes; including when to start water injection  and how to maintain well infectivity..

  • Learn to estimate the  Ultimate Recover (EUR)  production forecasts.

  • Become familiar of the various  techniques to monitor performance and  resolve production problems.

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Ph.D. students, group and early bird registrants are eligible to DISCOUNT!

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