Petroleum Engineering Laboratories

Enhanced Oil Recovery Laboratory
 Name

Enhanced Oil Recovery Laboratory
 Objectives:
  1. To conduct senior students design projects.
  2. To provide research facilities to faculty and graduate students
Location Building 2 Room 111
Functions

This laboratory is fully equipped with the necessary equipment to conduct research projects dealing with chemical and thermal methods in order to enhance oil recovery of reservoirs.

The laboratory has facilities for the following:

  1. Research pertaining to surfactant/polymer and caustic flooding;

  2. Analytical evaluation of the performance of surfactants and polymers;

  3. Study of rock/fluid and fluid/fluid interactions. These include surface tension interfacial tension, contact angle, and wettability measurements;

  4. Determination of minimum miscibility pressure for evaluating feasibility of miscible displacement process including carbon dioxide, inert gases and LPG;

  5. Simulation of steam flooding and in-situ combustion techniques for heavy crude oils. The laboratory will be furnished with steam generators, steam dryers, and other high temperature devices.
Major Equipments

  1. BPS 805 Permeability System

  2. KA 210 Gas Permeameter

  3. PHI 220 Helium Porosimeter

  4. Resistivity Meter

  5. Pendant Drop Setup

  6. DMA 4500 Anton Paar Density Meter

  7. Brookfield Viscometer

  8. NEY 6-1350A Furnace

  9. Gas Booster