VISION
The vision of the MOR is for UTP to be internationally recognized as an institution that excels in EOR R&D. CENTRES OF RESEARCH
The Centre of Research in EOR was established in 2009 to promote excellence in EOR research that mostly addresses the needs of industry and to manage laboratory services for the MOR. CSI and SEACARL are centres within the MOR that focus on geology related researc
h. AREAS OF RESEARCH
Research projects are in the form of short term, contract research,multimillion ringgit PRF funds, internally funded research that rangedfrom RM25,000 to RM500,000 and research using other funds such asinternational funds, funds from companies and the Malaysian governmentagencies. The following are among the various investigations that are on-going:
- Reservoir characterisation, Rock-fluid interactions, (wettability,capillarity etc.) fluid-fluid interactions (emulsions, precipitation etc)improving sweep efficiencies (relative permeability modification,injection strategies, change in viscosity and viscoelasticity etc.), increasing miscibilities, reduction of IFT
- Simulation and modelling (EOS, micromodels etc.)
- Screening of chemicals for various functions (for reducing IFT,increasing miscibilities, improving mobility ratio, producing stable emulsions, stable foams etc.), optimisation of chemical synthesis
- Materials (high temperature injection wells, corrosion effects ontubingsetc)
These topics are meant for applications in the studies of WAG, gas & CO2flooding, Chemical EOR, wellbore technology, unconventional processesand thermal processes. The importance of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has beenrecognized by the Malaysian Government as can be seenby the selection of EOR to be one of the major EPP 9, underthe Oil & Gas NKEA in 2011. The University has formed the Mission Oriented Research (MOR) in EOR in 2006 and therefore, it is in a good position to provide skills and expertise in the area. Research in the area has continuously expanded at UTP since 2006. Most EOR research projectsare conducted by the petroleum engineering staff and thetopics are mostly conventional topics such as subsurface fluid flow, rock fluid interactions etc. We have also seen increasing interests from non-petroleum engineering researching EOR chemicals, application of waves, advanced materials among others.
