A Pre-Feasibility Study in View of an IOR/EOR Pilot in a Heavy Oil Field in the Western Desert (Egypt)

B15 A Pre-Feasibility Study in View of an IOR/EOR Pilot in a Heavy Oil Field in the Western Desert (Egypt) S. Renna* (ENI E&P) G. Fanello (ENI E&P) A. Godi (ENI E&P) A. Badr (AGIBA) & E. El Mouty (AGIBA) SUMMARY The field located in the Egyptian Western Desert is mineralised at heavy oil (16°API 23 cP@RC)and it shows a current recovery factor of 1%. The objective of this study was to increase the oil production by investigating the applicability of different IOR/EOR techniques thermal and chemical methods included. The achievement of this goal went through the following steps: 1.Preliminary