Driving Mechanism: Water Drive

Recovery : 35-75%.
Gas Cap Drive

Recovery: 20-40%
Solution Gas Drive

Recovery : 5-30%.
Secondary Recovery Phase
 EOR METHODS
 Gas Flooding Methods
CO2, N2, Flue Gas, Enriched Natural Gas
 Miscible (High API Gravity Oil)
 Immiscible (Medium to Heavy Oil)
 Thermal Methods (Heavy Oil <200 API)
Steam Assisted Processes
In-Situ Combustion
 Chemical Methods (Medium to Light Oil)
Surfactant, Polymer
 Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery
 4-D SEISMIC
 4D SEISMIC AMPLITUDE SHOWING MOVEMENT OF OIL WATER CONTACT

Contd..
 Workover Operations
• Water Shut Off (WSO)
• Gas Shut Off (GSO) BEFORE MAST-UP
• Layer transfer
• Recompletion
• Profile modification in a
water injection well
• Servicing
• Well deepening
• Side tracking
• Fishing
• Plugging and
Abandonment