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🛢 Enhanced Oil Recovery: Current Practices & Future Perspectives In this episode, we explore enhanced oil recovery (EOR) — its evolution, importance, and future in Kazakhstan and globally. Experts share international and local insights, economic and technological aspects, and the benefits of early adoption. 🎙Guests: Randall S. Seright — Associate Director of the Petroleum Recovery Research Center (New Mexico Tech), world-renowned expert in polymer flooding and reservoir conformance control with over 40 years of experience in EOR, recipient of the SPE/DOE IOR Pioneer Award. Antoine Thomas — chemical EOR specialist and polymer flood consultant, CEO of eppok and author of Essentials of Polymer Flooding Technique (Wiley), with more than a decade of global project experience. Marat Sagyndikov — reservoir and EOR engineer, Associate Professor, expert in polymer- flooding, with over 11 years of industrial and research experience in Kazakhstan, recipient of the SPE Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award (2022). В новом выпуске мы обсуждаем современные методы увеличения нефтеотдачи (МУН) — их развитие и значение в Казахстане и мире. Гости делятся международным опытом, экономическими и технологическими аспектами, ролью AI и об актуальных проблемах в данном направлении. 🎙Гости выпуска: Рэндалл С. Серайт — заместитель директора Petroleum Recovery Research Center (New Mexico Tech), ведущий мировой эксперт по полимерному заводнению и управлению приёмистостью пласта с более 40 лет опыта в МУН, лауреат SPE/DOE IOR Pioneer Award. Антуан Томас — специалист по химическим МУН и полимерному заводнению, CEO компании eppok, автор книги Essentials of Polymer Flooding Technique (Wiley), имеет более 10 лет международного опыта реализации проектов. Марат Сагындиков — инженер по повышению нефтеотдачи, эксперт по полимерным методам МУН, с 11-летним опытом промышленных и научных проектов в Казахстане, лауреат SPE Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award (2022). 🎙Автор подкаста: Абзал Нарымбетов — нефтегазовый и бизнес-аналитик, автор Telegram-канала Energy Analytics и YouTube-канала Energy Podcast. 📱Таймкоды: 00:00 Teaser 01:31 Introduction 02:03 Randall Scott Seright – guest speaker introduction 03:01 Antoine Thomas – guest speaker introduction 03:41 Marat Sagyndikov – guest speaker introduction 04:32 Abzal Narymbetov – podcast host introduction 05:51 Technical Seminar on Enhanced Oil Recovery Presentation 06:15 Relevance of EOR technology in Kazakhstan 09:31 Seminar Organization, Keynote Speakers and Invited Delegates 15:59 Breakout Sessions 20:09 Inspiration by Travelling Session of Kazakh Academic K.I. Satbayev 24:08 Oil Production Decreases in Minor Fields in Kazakhstan 26:17 General Concept of EOR 29:20 What is Polymer Flooding, Large Scale PF Projects 31:39 Staged Approach for Oil Production 33:45 EOR is Early or Regret 35:08 Polymer Flooding at the Milne Point 37:03 EOR is not magic 38:44 Share of EOR in global oil production 40:31 Increase in Recovery Factor using EOR technology 43:39 Implementation of EOR as a Primary Production 45:46 EOR Technology in Kazakhstan 49:46 Mechanichal Degradation of the Polymers between Injectors and Producers 52:44 Biggest EOR Project in Post Soviet Countries 53:37 Discrepancy between Laboratory and Field Data 58:43 EOR is Expensive? 1:00:31 Desire to Find a Big Elephant (Large Oil Field) 1:02:49 Delaying EOR Comes at a Cost 1:05:03 Ecological Aspect of EOR 1:07:59 Major EOR Techniques 1:15:13 Experience Gap between Younger and Senior Experts 1:19:10 Challenges in Attracting and Retaining Young Professionals 1:21:39 AI Application in Petroleum Industry 1:26:56 Regulatory Challenges for EOR Implementation 1:32:56 Negative Experience of EOR Tax Incentives 1:38:26 Polymer Flooding is Mature Concept, But Not Mature Technology 1:42:08 Oil Demand is Increasing 1:44:12 Oil is Irreplaceable Resource 1:46:03 We are Water Producers 1:48:17 Polymers Price Reduced 10 Times since 1980 1:50:40 Conclusions