Enhanced Oil Recovery – the Malaysian Experience


I’ve found the Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary to be a useful source of info, helping me figure out where Enhanced Oil Recovery is used in Malaysia.

  • Water Alternating Gas (WAG) is a EOR method which has been looked at. I believe PRSS was looking at it when they still existed.
  • Chemical EOR is being tested as a pilot project at PCSB’s Angsi asset. Akaline surfactant is injected into the reservoir to reduce water flood residual oil saturation.  
  • I believe EMEPMI is looking at WAG, though I don’t know whether it’s a table top exercise, or they have moved to field trials.

At USD 129 / barrel, EOR is definitely more profitable.

If you know more, please write in, esp. as to what is happening in East Malaysia.

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3 Responses to Enhanced Oil Recovery – the Malaysian Experience

  1. Wata says:
    June 4, 2008 at 10:17 pm

    A blog reader has fed back that WAG is currently being implemented in East Malaysia (Baronia field, Sarawak). She was also part of the Chemical EOR team on Angsi.

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  2. crude oil future says:
    December 31, 2008 at 6:23 am

    Well Oil went down, but EOR is still the better option. 🙂

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  3. student says:
    June 27, 2009 at 12:38 pm

    it should be implemented at Dulang field sooner or later….

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