Methods for Enhanced Oil Recovery: Fundamentals and Practice

Methods for Enhanced Oil Recovery: Fundamentals and Practice provides an authoritative theoretical explanation of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) combined with practical, “how-to” instructions for real-world implementation. The book offers a comprehensive exploration of petroleum geology, hydrocarbon classification, oil reserve assessment, and a wide range of EOR techniques including thermal, chemical, gas injection, microbial, and advanced forefront methods with detailed theoretical backgrounds, applicability criteria, field implementation guidelines, and technological processes. It emphasizes screening assessments, laboratory evaluation of oil-bearing rock properties, phase behavior analysis, economic implications, and contemporary case studies from diverse oil fields, while highlighting innovative approaches and the criteria for selecting suitable EOR methods for specific reservoirs. Perfect for petroleum engineering students, it delivers a solid theoretical foundation alongside actionable insights for practicing engineers.