Fundamentals of Enhanced Oil Recovery II

Dear Colleagues,

For many years, there has been a clear trend of increasing energy demand. Despite the search for alternative energy sources, it is estimated that oil and natural gas will be the main source of energy in transport for the next several dozen years. However, the reserves of renewable raw materials are limited in volume. Along with the degree of depletion, oil recovery becomes increasingly difficult, even though the deposits are not yet completely empty. Therefore, it is essential to find new methods to increase oil and gas recovery. Actions aimed at intensifying oil recovery are a very rational use of energy that has not yet been fully used.

Usually, an increase in oil recovery can be achieved by using extraction intensification methods. However, measures to increase oil recovery can be implemented and carried out at any stage of the borehole implementation—starting from the well design stage, through drilling, and ending with the exploitation of oil and gas. Therefore, in order to further disseminate technologies and methods related to increasing oil recovery, this Special Issue, entitled “Fundamentals of Enhanced Oil Recovery”, has been proposed for the international journal Energies, which is indexed by SSCI and SCIE. This Special Issue will mainly cover original research and studies on the above-mentioned topics, including but not limited to improving the efficiency of oil recovery, improving the correct selection of drilling fluids, secondary methods of intensifying production, appropriate energy management in the oil industry, and so on. Papers selected for this Special Issue will be subject to a rigorous peer-review procedure with the aim of rapid and wide dissemination of research results, developments, and applications.

I am writing to invite you to submit your original work to this Special Issue. I look forward to receiving your outstanding research.

Dr. Marcin Kremieniewski
Guest Editor

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