SPE General Meeting March 2025

The Future of EOR: Leveraging CO2 and Methane for Sustainable Oil Recovery

Summary: This talk explores the future of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) by leveraging CO2 and Methane in carbonate nanopores. It will discuss the comparative mechanisms, efficiencies, and challenges of using these gases, with a focus on the business implications and long-term sustainability. Attendees will learn about the potential for improved oil recovery, cost savings, and environmental benefits, making a strong case for the adoption of these innovative EOR techniques

Dr. Erdal Ozkan

Colorado School of Mines

Erdal Ozkan is a professor of Petroleum Engineering at Colorado School of Mines and the Director of the Unconventional Reservoir Engineering Project (UREP). His areas of expertise are reservoir engineering, fluid flow in porous media, PTA/RTA, and unconventional reservoirs. Ozkan is a Distinguished Member of SPE and the recipient of the Lester C. Uren, Formation Evaluation, and Rocky Mountain North America Reservoir Description and Dynamics awards. He has served as the Technical Director for Reservoir on the SPE International Board of Directors, Co-Executive Editor of SPEREE, and Chief Editor of the Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. Ozkan has over 170 technical papers, one book, and several book chapters. He is also an SPE Distinguished Lecturer.