Assessment EOR Techniques Used for the Egyptian Heavy Oil fields bottom of Form

摘要

Most of the current Egypt oil production comes from mature oil fields. Increasing oil recovery from these aging resources is one of the major concerns for the Egyptian oil industry in order to meet the growing energy demand in the coming years. To increase oil recovery from existing fields, operators in Egypt have started to pay more attention to heavy and extra heavy oil fields. Due to its high viscosity, different Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) techniques are considered and implemented appropriately. This paper will present the history and present applications of the different Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) techniques in Egyptian oil fields, covering the main problemsencountered in the operation of each technique including the actions taken to overcome or eliminate these problems. The current study will cover fields located in in the Easternand western Deserts of Egypt.