BP’s efforts to extract more oil from its existing fields using new high-tech methods will come under the spotlight at an event in Aberdeen later this week.
Euan Duncan, who is the British super major’s lead reservoir engineer, will open up how the company is using enhanced oil recovery techniques across the UK Continental Shelf to improve the oil extraction from its key projects.
The talk, which has been organised by the Society of Petroleum Engineers in the city, will look at the Schiehallion and Clair Ridge EOR plans, along with lessons learned from using enhanced recovery procedures on the Ula, Magnus and Miller North Sea fields.
“Applying new technology, such as EOR techniques, is challenging,” said Mr Duncan.
“This can be due to issues such as project complexity, lack of confidence in the technology or the length of time taken until results are seen.
“BP is concentrating on learning from previous experiences to create the next phase of EOR, defining the enablers and the major barriers.
“In a mature basin this is not easy and so I hope to encourage an open discussion following my presentation, to hear how others are approaching this problem.”
The meeting, which takes place at the Douglas Hotel on April 23, will be followed by a networking dinner as attendees and the wider public get an insight into the progress of EOR systems from drawing board to application.
“Enhanced oil recovery can increase production from a well up to 75% and it is therefore important that the upstream oil & gas industry works together to overcome the barriers surrounding EOR techniques,” said SPE Aberdeen chairman Anthony Onukwu.
