Enhanced Oil Recovery: Mechanisms, Technologies and Feasibility Analyses [Paperback]

This book describes different conventional Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) methods and their mechanisms along with present scenario of different EOR processes both at the field application and research stages. It includes chemical EOR, nanotechnology in EOR, low salinity water flooding, ECBM and enhanced recovery techniques for shale oil/gas.

Ajay Mandal is presently working as Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad. Earlier he served as head of the Department and Associate Dean (Research & Development) of the Institute. He is having experience as Faculty of Petroleum Engineering in this Institute for more than 15 years. Dr. Mandal received his B.Sc in Chemistry (Hons) with Bronze medal from Calcutta University and B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from the same University. He was awarded Gold Medal as the best student in Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering from Jadavpur University, India. He obtained his PhD degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in Chemical Engineering.

Currently Dr. Mandal is involved in intense research in the field of reservoir engineering with specialization enhanced oil recovery and gas hydrates. The outcome of his research is reflected in 220 research papers, books and book chapters with more than 8500 citations. Dr. Mandal has worked on 19 sponsored R&D projects mostly on enhanced oil recovery and 11 consultancy projects from different Government funding agencies as well as E & P companies operating in India. He is also reviewer of more than 20 Journals in his specialized area.

Dr. Mandal was conferred on various national and international awards like 2015 SPE South Asia Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty; IIChE (Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers) Award for the Year 2017 (ONGC Award for Excel³<