Engineered Salinity - ESal

In our latest EOR Head To Head, Engineered Salinity's method of altering water salinity takes on Microbial Recovery.

Microbial recovery involves introducing bacteria into the reservoir, changing the oil’s properties and creating agents that break down the oil’s surface tension. But compared to ESal's patented approach to changing the salinity of water - without adding any chemicals - microbial is lacking in several areas head to head.

Take recovery of Original Oil In Place (OOIP), for example. While ESal has consistently surpassed at least 15% of OOIP, microbial recovery has considerations of expense, length of process and a combination of elements. That's a lot of stars to align if microbial is going to regularly achieve oil recovery at a high rate.

This makes microbial one of the more unpredictable EOR methods. Whereas ESal has ultra-predictability, thanks to screening, lab testing and refinement during deployment, making it easier for oil companies to project long-term profitability and additional years of reservoir life.

Head to head for EOR, there's just no beating ESal.

Which Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) method can recover up to 25% of Original Oil In Place (OOIP)?

As part of our EOR Methods Head-To-Head, we evaluated four methods to see which ones were most likely to meet a threshold of 25% OOIP. Beyond that, we also wanted to factor in the expense required to meet the OOIP goal, keeping an eye toward the profitability and increased longevity of existing wells.

In numerous tests, ESal has proven able to reach 25% OOIP, achieving up to 50% OOIP total recovery. No investing in new equipment to reach that goal is required.

To check out the results in greater detail, view our new article that puts all EOR methods head-to-head in eight different categories.
https://esalinity.com/enhanced-oil-recovery-eor-methods-go-head-to-head-meet-the-surprising-winner/