IEA Collaborative Project on EOR: 26th Annual Workshop & Symposium on Enhanced Oil Recovery
The 26th Annual Workshop and Symposium of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Collaborative Project on EOR took place during September 2005. It was hosted by Japan, and organised by the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC). The meeting was held at JOGMEC’s Technology and Research Center in Chiba near Tokyo. Tissa Jayasekera OBE (tissa.jayasekera@dti.gsi.gov.uk), Manager of DTI's ERDU-LED - Oil & Gas – Maximising Recovery Programme, reports.
Delegates
Around 40 delegates spent three days discussing the latest developments in EOR in their respective member countries. I, along with Professor Ali Danesh of Heriot-Watt University represented the UK. It was a very productive event with high quality presentations and lively discussions, conducted with the openness and informality that has become customary. JOGMEC did a splendid job hosting it.
Delegates to the 25th Annual Workshop and Symposium
of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Collaborative Project
on EOR.
Programme
The first two days were assigned to the workshop, at which papers were presented in the following task areas:
- Task A: Studies of Fluids and Interfaces in Porous Media
- Task B: Fundamental Research of Surfactants and Polymers
- Task C: Development of Gas Flooding Techniques
- Task D: Thermal Recovery
- Task E: Dynamic Reservoir Characterisation
- Task F: Emerging Technologies
The third day was assigned to the Symposium. The topic of the Symposium this year was “Advancement of Simulation Technologies for Improved Oil Recovery”. There was very active participation by the local oil industry at the Symposium.
Click here to view the full programme. The UK contributed papers are clickable below:
- Tissa Jayasekera, Eugene Balbinski, Jose Gil Cidoncha and Roy Wickramaratna: Optimisation of CO2 Injection into UKCS Oilfields
- Danesh, A., Tehrani, D., Jamiolahmadi, M., Sohrabi, M., Carvajal, G. and Atei R.: Optimum Design of Perforation and Fracturing and Estimation of their Impact on Gas-condensate Well Deliverability
- Danesh, A., McDougall S., Shahabi Nejad, K., and Bondino, I: Pore Level Investigation of Oil Depressurisation Using Visualisation Method and Network Modelling
For papers contributed by other countries the respective country delegates may be contacted see http://www.iea.org/eor/exe.htm.
The member countries are Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Japan, Norway, Russia, UK, USA and Venezuela. The ‘observer’ countries at this event were Hungary, Mexico and the Netherlands.
Komei Okatsu (JOGMEC), Vice-chairman of the Collaborative
Agreement, making his welcoming speech at the gala dinner
Social Events
- Sunday 25 September – Welcoming reception
- Tuesday 27 September – Dinner sponsored by Inpex, Japex and Teikoku at Sha Ho Den
- Wednesday 28 September – Gala dinner at Hotel Springs Makuhari
- Thursday 29 September – Tour of Tokyo (Edo museum, Asakusa temple, Nakamise Shopping Street, Tempura restaurant)