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SPE Permian Basin Energy Conference and Exhibition
22–24 Sep 2026 | Bush Convention Center, Midland, Texas  

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Permian Focused EOR Advancements

Wednesday, 23 September
Ballrooms A-C
Technical and Invited Presenter
This session explores surfactant-based enhanced oil recovery (EOR) strategies tailored for unconventional Permian Basin reservoirs, addressing critical design challenges such as Delaware Basin brine compatibility, iron risk mitigation, and near-wellbore performance diagnostics. Presentations span from laboratory formulation and placement of surfactant systems in high-salinity Delaware Basin environments to field-scale surfactant huff-n-puff treatments targeting connected fracture networks in unconventional reservoirs, illustrating how fit-for-purpose chemical EOR can unlock incremental recovery in complex completions.
Chairperson
Francisco Tovar, Session Chair - Oxy
Chrysanthe Munn - BPX Energy
  • 0830-0900 234653
    Designing And Placing Surfactant Systems For Delaware Basin Brines: Compatibility, Iron Risk Mitigation, And Near-wellbore Performance Signals
    E. Huerta, Innospec; T. Hsu, A. Witthayapanyanon, P. Akkararut, BASF Corporation
  • 0900-0930 234656
    Surfactant Huff-n-puff Treatments For Connected Fracture Networks Iin Unconventional Reservoirs
    I. Ataceri, G. Haddix, K. Raney, V. Brock, C.W. Strickland, Third Wave Production; D. Schechter, LSU Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering
  • 0930-1000
    Advancing Gas EOR in Shale: Lessons from a Chevron-Led Permian Basin Pilot
    D. Kumar, P. Trakulhoon, Chevron