Day 1
Strategic Sessions and EOR Hackathon
KAZENERGY and KMG Engineering offices, 17 Kabanbay Batyr Ave.
Session languages: Kazakh, Russian and English · simultaneous interpretation
Welcome Speech by Vice Minister of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yerlan Akbarov
KMG Engineering Assembly Hall, 3rd Floor
General Assembly
Strategic Session 1#1 · Recommended Practices for EOR Screening
KMG Engineering Assembly Hall, 3rd Floor
Gas, chemical, thermal, physical and hybrid methods, including EOR/IOR terminology and mature-field definitions.
Moderator: Olzhas Bilyalov — Director of Strategy, SAMGAU CSTI.
Case Holders: Zhalgas Alpysbay and Aibek Abdukarimov — EOR Experts, KMG Engineering.
Experts: Randall Seright (New Mexico Tech), Meshal Algharaib (Kuwait University), Christopher Lolley (Chevron), Antoine Thomas (Eppok), Aslan Bulekbai (Alash Energy), Ali Sheydayev (SOCAR), Marat Sagyndikov (CEOR), Peyman Pourafshary (Nazarbayev University), Aleksander Engels (Alstron), Kharis Musaleyev (PM-GROUP), Vladislav Zatsepin (Satbayev Institute of Geological Sciences), Artyom Nesterkin (SNF Vostok), Chen Hong (Southwest Petroleum University), Yerbol Mazbayev (SAMGAU CSTI), Liu Rui (Southwest Petroleum University), Abdulakhat Ismailov (KBTU), Cheng Yuqiao (Tianjin Polytechnic University), Klara Kunzharikova (KMG Engineering), Darya Musharova (KMG Engineering), Marat Kosbarmakov (KPO), Marat Kuatov (TCO).
Strategic Session 2#2 · Incentive Measures for EOR Implementation
KMG Engineering Assembly Hall, 3rd Floor
Analysis of the Application of Article 148-1 of the Code on Subsoil and Subsoil Use.
Moderator: Ainura Baikadamova — Senior Manager, SAMGAU CSTI.
Case Holders: Olzhas Sapargaliyev and Assiya Karpseitova — Oil & Gas Development Leads, KAZENERGY.
Experts: Aslan Bulekbai (Alash Energy), Ali Sheydayev (SOCAR), Flavien Gathier (SNF), Antoine Thomas (Eppok), Pavel Kibitkin (Alstron), Ivan Marinin (SamaraNIPIneft), Galina Khmeleva (Samara State University of Economics), Marat Sagyndikov (CEOR), Peihui Han (Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing), Renat Khairetdinov (KMG Engineering).
Coffee Break
Section 1
Parallel Venues
Strategic Session 3#3 · EOR Efficiency Evaluation
KMG Engineering Office, 14th Floor, Room 1401
Recommended analytical and numerical practices for EOR efficiency evaluation.
Moderator: Yerbol Mazbayev — Chief Project Coordinator, SAMGAU CSTI.
Case Holders: Birzhan Zhappasbayev and Amandyk Zhaiylybay — EOR Experts, KMG Engineering.
Experts: Pablo Bermeo (SLB), Ali Sheydayev (SOCAR), Christopher Lolley (Chevron), Alexander Engels (Alstron), Pavel Kibitkin (Alstron), Vyacheslav Baushin (Impel Soft), Kharis Musaleyev (PM-GROUP), Artyom Nesterkin (SNF Vostok), Iskander Gussenov (CEOR), Marat Sagyndikov (CEOR), Liu Rui (Southwest Petroleum University), Cheng Yuqiao (Tianjin Polytechnic University), Antoine Thomas (Eppok), Yerzhan Kadyrov (NC KMG), Bakhytzhan Baluanov (KMG Engineering), Marat Kosbarmakov (KPO), Marat Kuatov (TCO).
Strategic Session 4#4 · Localization of Equipment and Chemical Agents
KMG Engineering Office, 12th Floor, Room 1201
Localization of equipment and chemical agents for EOR.
Moderators: Salavat Nazmeyev — Expert; Olzhas Bilyalov — Director of Strategy, SAMGAU CSTI.
Case Holders: Nurzhan Shilanov and Bertrand Sahuc — EOR Experts, Alstron and SNF.
Experts: Ashok Kumar Mishra (BASF), Aslan Bulekbai (Alash Energy), Flavien Gathier (SNF), Bertrand Sahuc (SNF), Galina Khmeleva (Samara State University of Economics), Irina Gvelesiani (SNF), Peihui Han (Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing), Salavat Nazmeyev (SAMGAU CSTI), Yeskendir Bisenov (NC KMG), Zhasulan Rzayev (NC KMG).
Lunch Break
Hilton Garden Inn Astana, 15 Kabanbay Batyr Ave.
Section 2
Parallel Venues
Strategic Session 5#5 · EOR Modelling
KMG Engineering Office, 12th Floor, Room 1201
Numerical, analytical, analogue and history-based approaches.
Moderator: Rustam Shapiyev — Senior Manager, SAMGAU CSTI.
Case Holder: Berik Durmagambetov — Development Department Manager, KNOC.
Experts: Mehdi Izadi (NCOC), Pablo Bermeo (SLB), Aslan Bulekbai (Alash Energy), Ali Sheydayev (SOCAR), Alexander Engels (Alstron), Vyacheslav Baushin (Impel Soft), Artyom Nesterkin (SNF Vostok), Bakbergen Bekbau (Eurasian National University), Nauryzbek Tuyakov, Vladimir Shishkin and Yerlan Nurgaliyev (KMG Engineering), Kairat Kozov, Yerlan Mukanov and Igor Chzhen (Global GeoConsulting).
Strategic Session 6#6 · EOR Agent Lab Evaluation and Field Deployment
KMG Engineering Office, 14th Floor, Room 1401
Alkaline, surfactant, polymer, co-solvent, acid, gel, gas and other EOR agents.
Moderator: Yerbol Mazbayev — Chief Project Coordinator, SAMGAU CSTI.
Case Holders: Darya Musharova and Zhanylsyn Tlepiyeva — EOR Experts, KMG Engineering.
Experts: Randall Seright (New Mexico Tech), Hu Guo (Beijing Future Petro Tech), Meshal Algharaib (Kuwait University), Madhar Azad (KFUPM), Ashok Kumar Mishra (BASF), Ludwig Gil (SNF), Antoine Thomas (Eppok), Anas Hassan (Heriot-Watt University), Peyman Pourafshary (Nazarbayev University), Nurzhan Shilanov (Alstron), Aleksandra Ushakova (Oil and Gas Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences), Ivan Marinin (SamaraNIPIneft), Kang Wanli (KBTU), Yerbol Mazbayev (SAMGAU CSTI), Liu Rui (Southwest Petroleum University), Cheng Yuqiao (Tianjin Polytechnic University), Marat Sagyndikov and Iskander Gussenov (CEOR), Bakhytzhan Mukhtanov, Manas Makhmutov, Olga Sayenko, Yerbolat Ayapbergenov, Murat Shalabayev, Valentina Sabaldash, Aizhan Zeinulla and Karim Asanov (KMG Engineering), Marat Kosbarmakov (KPO).
Technical Break
Section 3
Parallel Venues
Strategic Session 7#7 · EOR Field Monitoring
KMG Engineering Office, 14th Floor, Room 1401
Well testing and completions, production and injection monitoring tools, and laboratory control.
Moderators: Yerken Intykbayev — Chief Analyst; Yerbol Mazbayev — Chief Project Coordinator, SAMGAU CSTI.
Case Holders: Yermurat Zhauylbayev and Nurdaulet Nugman — EOR Experts, KMG Engineering.
Experts: Hu Guo (Beijing Future Petro Tech), Randall Seright (New Mexico Tech), Madhar Azad (KFUPM), Pablo Bermeo (SLB), Ali Sheydayev (SOCAR), Ludwig Gil (SNF), Antoine Thomas (Eppok), Anas Hassan (Heriot-Watt University), Pavel Kibitkin and Nurzhan Shilanov (Alstron), Kharis Musaleyev (PM-GROUP), Marat Sagyndikov and Iskander Gussenov (CEOR), Bauyrzhan Sarsenbekuly and Abdulakhat Ismailov (KBTU), Bauyrzhan Yesselbayev (NC KMG), Birzhan Zhappasbayev, Guzel Yeltay and Nurlybek Shynybayev (KMG Engineering), Marat Kosbarmakov (KPO).
Strategic Session 8#8 · Field Deployment and Surface Facilities
KMG Engineering Office, 12th Floor, Room 1201
Chemical injection, water treatment, HSE and regulatory requirements.
Moderators: Salavat Nazmeyev — Expert; Olzhas Bilyalov — Director of Strategy, SAMGAU CSTI.
Case Holders: Aleksander Engels and Maxim Bogdanov — EOR Experts, Alstron.
Experts: Ashok Kumar Mishra (BASF), Aslan Bulekbai (Alash Energy), Flavien Gathier (SNF), Bertrand Sahuc (SNF), Aleksander Engels (Alstron), Peihui Han (Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing), Yeskendir Bisenov (NC KMG).
Technical Break
Practical Exercise
EOR Hackathon
Objective: A collaborative expert rapid screening of EOR methods for 11 fields divided into four groups according to similar geological and technical conditions and oil recovery challenges.
Expected Result: A prioritized list of EOR technologies for further scientific and engineering evaluation through research, R&D and pilot field testing in 2027–2030.
Group 1 · Fields J-1, J-2, J-3, J-4Assembly Hall, 3rd Floor
Moderators: Rustam Shapiyev — Senior Manager; Salavat Nazmeyev — Expert, SAMGAU CSTI.
Multilayer Jurassic reservoirs with consolidated fluvial channel sandstones and siltstones. Key features include moderate to low permeability, pronounced areal and vertical heterogeneity, high water cut and highly paraffinic oil.
Group 2 · Fields K-1, K-214th Floor, Room 1401
Moderator: Bakhtiyar Shokobayev — Senior Manager, SAMGAU CSTI.
Multilayer Jurassic reservoirs composed of highly permeable, poorly consolidated sandstones. Key challenges include high water cut, viscous-oil recovery and poor waterflood sweep efficiency.
Group 3 · Fields M-1, M-212th Floor, Room 1201
Moderator: Yerbol Mazbayev — Chief Project Coordinator, SAMGAU CSTI.
Very high-permeability unconsolidated Cretaceous and Jurassic sandstones and sands. Key challenges include late-stage operation, low reserves recovery, critically high water cut and ineffective water cycling during high-viscosity oil displacement.
Group 4 · Fields A-1, A-2, A-3KAZENERGY Conference Room, 16th Floor
Moderators: Yerken Intykbayev — Chief Analyst; Olzhas Bilyalov — Director of Strategy, SAMGAU CSTI.
Deep Triassic carbonate reservoirs with well-developed dual-porosity and dual-permeability systems. Development is complicated by severe reservoir-energy depletion, low reservoir pressure and natural fractures.
Wrap-up of the Strategic Sessions and EOR Hackathon
KMG Engineering Assembly Hall, 3rd Floor
Session Chair: Vice Minister of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yerlan Akbarov.
Dinner
Hilton Garden Inn Astana, 15 Kabanbay Batyr Ave.
Day 2
Technical Sessions
Rixos President Astana, 7 Kunayev St.
Session languages: Kazakh, Russian and English · simultaneous interpretation
Registration and Welcome Coffee Break
Opening Ceremony of the Kazakhstan Forum on EORZheruyik Hall
Moderator: Chief Executive Officer of KMG Engineering LLP Rakhim Uteyev.
Welcome Remarks: Vice Minister of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yerlan Akbarov; First Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, NC KazMunayGas JSC Kurmangazy Iskaziyev; Deputy Chairman of KAZENERGY and Veteran of the CCED RoK Uzakbay Karabalin; Rector of Safi Utebayev Atyrau O&G University Gulzada Shakulikova.
Panel Session
Zheruyik Hall
Presentation time: 10–15 minutes
09:20–09:30
Digital Process Management System of the CCED of the RoK: Expert Review and Approval of Subsoil Use Project Documents within a Unified Digital Environment
Viktor Babashev · Eurasian Engineering Association
09:30–09:40
Experience in the Application of Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods at NC KazMunayGas Fields
Talgat Dzhaksylykov · NC KazMunayGas JSC
09:40–09:50
Maximizing the Benefit of Kazakhstan’s Greatest Resource
Dr. Randall Seright · New Mexico Tech, USA · online
09:50–10:05
Best Practices for Accelerated Screening and Deployment of Polymer Flooding
Engineering workflows and field learnings.
Antoine Thomas · Eppok, France
10:05–10:20
Milne Point Field Polymer Flood Update and Further Expansion
Current results and further project expansion.
Dr. Almas Aitkulov · Hilcorp Energy, USA · online
10:20–10:40
A Polymer Flooding History in Kazakhstan
Lessons learned and future perspectives.
Dr. Marat Sagyndikov · Center for EOR
10:40–10:55
The Central Development Commission and Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods
Dr. Andrey Davydov · GKZ and CCD of the Russian Federation
Coffee Break
Technical Sessions
10-minute presentation and 10-minute Q&A
Zheruyik HallModerator: Antoine Thomas (eppok)
Shanyrak HallModerator: Berik Durmagambetov (KNOC)
11:15–11:35
Increasing Oil Recovery at NC KazMunayGas Fields: Results and Prospects for Full-Scale EOR Deployment
Dr. Nurzhan Shilanov · Alstron
Integrated Chemical EOR Solutions as a Tool for Stabilizing Production from Mature Fields in Kazakhstan
Dr. Aleksander Engels · Alstron
11:35–11:55
Embamunaigas Experience in Developing Hard-to-Recover Oil Reserves
Tilek Kazhym · Embamunaigas
Fast-Tracking EOR Decisions Through Reservoir-Scale Zonal Injection Pilots
Francois Xavier Dubost · SLB, France
11:55–12:15
Polymer Flooding — A Mature and Field-Proven Technology with Global Large-Scale Projects: Field Cases in Argentina and Offshore China
Flavien Gathier · SNF, France
Challenges of Gel Treatment Application for Conformance Control
Dr. Iskander Gussenov · IPMT
12:15–12:35
First Polymer Flooding Pilot in Ecuador: Implementation and Early Field Performance
Pablo Bermeo · SLB, UAE
Evaluation of Conformance Control Measures in Steam Injection Zones
Ainur Nurgaliyeva · Karazhanbasmunai
12:35–12:55
Field-Proven Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques for Mature Reservoirs
Dr. Hu Guo · Beijing FPTC, China
Targeted Remedial Isolation for Maximum Efficiency: The Role of Retainer Packers in Water Shutoff
Aslan Oryngaliyev · CTSolutions
Lunch Break
al-Farabi Restaurant
Technical Sessions
10-minute presentation and 10-minute Q&A
Zheruyik HallModerator: Marat Kuatov (TCO)
Shanyrak HallModerator: Mehdi Izadi (NCOC)
14:00–14:20
Innovation Management and Deployment Framework across NC KazMunayGas Assets
Dr. Klara Kunzharikova · KMG Engineering
Successful Trial of an Innovative Down-Hole Hydrogen Generator System to Stimulate Hard-to-Recover Formations — the First Onshore Trial in Kuwait
Sergey Maligon · KLC Technology
14:20–14:40
The Fiscal-Investment Trap in Scaling Up EOR in Russia and Kazakhstan
Galina Khmeleva and Ivan Marinin · SamaraNIPIneft, Russia
Integrated Approach to Enhanced Oil Recovery, Including Heavy Oil Reservoirs
Ivan Pavlov · Munai KhimService
14:40–15:00
Advancing EOR Laboratory Evaluation through Integrated Fluid Analysis, Microfluidics and Pore-Scale Visualisation
Timur Zhainakov · FluidXlab, Germany
Improving Waterflood Sweep Efficiency in Heterogeneous Reservoirs and Enhancing Oil Recovery through Intelligent Simultaneous Separate Injection with Closed-Loop Adaptive Control
Kannat Sabitov · Anton Oilfield Services
15:00–15:20
Digital SCAL for Chemical EOR Screening
Dr. Moustafa Dernaika · SLB, UAE
Integrated EOR Technology for Water Control and Oil Displacement
Dr. Liu Rui · Southwest Petroleum University, China
15:20–15:40
Enhanced Oil Recovery in Focus: Global Trends and Gulf Region Perspectives
Dr. Meshal Algharaib · Kuwait University
Next-Generation Oil-Based Sand Conglomeration Technology for Unconsolidated High- and Low-Permeability Reservoirs
Ike Mokogwu · SLB
15:40–16:00
Analytical Interpretation of Tracer Data to Assess Sweep Changes Due to Polymer Injection
Kjersti Jevanord · RESMAN, Norway
Experience with Low-Volume Hydraulic Fracturing at the Karazhanbas Field
Serikgali Muimov · Karazhanbasmunai
16:00–16:20
Advanced Technologies for Evaluating EOR Performance in a Heavy Oil Field
Muratbek Zhabagenov · SLB
Complex Thermochemical Stimulation Using MTF (Multicomponent Thermal Fluid)
Zhang Ziyi · TechSol Engineering
Coffee Break
Technical Sessions
10-minute presentation and 5-minute Q&A
Zheruyik HallModerator: Nurzhan Shilanov (Alstron)
Shanyrak HallModerator: Marat Sagyndikov (CEOR)
16:40–16:55
Enhancing Oil Recovery from Highly Heterogeneous Clastic Reservoirs Using an Interfacial-Activation Aqueous Reagent
Dr. Vladislav Zatsepin · K.I. Satpayev Institute of Geological Sciences
Mature Fields: Managing Residual Reserves Potential — From Dynamic Reserves Modeling to Incremental Oil Production
Kairat Kozov · Global GeoConsulting
16:55–17:10
ASP Formulation Screening and Coreflood Validation for Enhanced Oil Recovery
Dr. Moustafa Dernaika · SLB, UAE
Integrated Analysis and AI/ML Applications for Evaluating Water Shut-Off Treatments
Faiz Koyassan Veedu · DeGolyer and MacNaughton, USA
17:10–17:20
Produced Water Handling in Polymer- and ASP-Flooded Oil Fields: A Review of Surface Treatment Challenges and Solutions
Wouter Hesselman · SLB · online
Karachaganak Digital Oil Field Deployment
Muratbek Aibazarov · KPO
17:20–17:35
Core-to-Field Scale Simulations of Low-Salinity Polymer Flooding in Carbonate Reservoirs under Harsh Conditions
Anas Hassan, PhD · Heriot-Watt University
Digital Platform for Well Intervention Management: From Engineering Analysis to Investment Decisions
Marat Sitdikov · Arna Soft Lab
17:35–17:50
Optimized Low-Salinity Hybrid EOR for Fractured Carbonates
Peyman Pourafshary, PhD · Nazarbayev University
Implementing Digital Twins of the Resource Base and Reservoir to Improve Oil Recovery: Experience from the Russian Oil and Gas Industry
Artur Raztdinov · Nedra Digital, Russia
17:50–18:05
Salt-Tolerant Surfactant-Polymer System as a Heavy-Oil Chemical Flooding Agent
Dr. Bauyrzhan Sarsenbekuly · KBTU
Microemulsion Flow in Porous Media: Surfactant-Polymer EOR Using Laboratory and Field Data
Mehdi Izadi, PhD · NCOC
18:05–18:20
Thermochemical Gas Treatment Method for the Near-Wellbore Formation Zone
Nariman Sarsenbekov · KMG Engineering
Standardizing Field Monitoring to Improve Field Development Performance and a Digital Well Testing Platform
Yerkebulan Kyzdarbayev · KMG Engineering
Technical Break
Ministry of Energy RoundtableShanyrak Hall
Presentation of the Draft Astana Declaration and Kazakhstan EOR Roadmap.
Objective: Development of the Astana Declaration and the Kazakhstan EOR Roadmap for 2027–2030, including a list of priority and applicable EOR technologies and measures for their practical implementation.
Moderator: EOR SME Marat Sagyndikov.
Participants: Yerlan Akbarov and Aibek Izhanov (Ministry of Energy of the RoK), Uzakbay Karabalin (KAZENERGY), Kurmangazy Iskaziyev (NC KMG), Rakhim Uteyev, Bakyt Imanbayev and Altynbek Mardanov (KMG Engineering), Andrey Davydov (GKZ and CCD), Rashid Zhaksylykov and Temirlan Alkuat (KazService), senior executives of NCOC, TCO and KPO, Tolegen Orashev (SAMGAU CSTI), Aslan Bulekbai (Alash Energy), Antoine Thomas (Eppok), Alexey Antonnikov and Pavel Kibitkin (Alstron), Pablo Bermeo (SLB), Flavien Gathier (SNF), and others.
Dinner
al-Farabi Restaurant
Day 3
Plenary Session
Rixos President Astana, 7 Kunayev St.
Session languages: Kazakh, Russian and English · simultaneous interpretation
Registration and Welcome Coffee Break
Plenary SessionZheruyik Hall
Moderator: Deputy Chairman of KAZENERGY and Veteran of the CCED RoK Uzakbay Karabalin.
Speakers: Minister of Energy of the RoK Yerlan Akkenzhenov; Minister of Science and Higher Education of the RoK Sayasat Nurbek; Chairman of KAZENERGY Serikkali Brekeshev; President of the National Academy of Sciences of the RoK Akhylbek Kurishbayev; First Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, NC KazMunayGas JSC Kurmangazy Iskaziyev; Deputy Chairman of the Russian Central Commission for Development Andrey Davydov; EOR SME Aslan Bulekbay.
Video Dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of the CCED of the RoK and O&G Industry Workers’ Day
Award Ceremony for Veterans of the CCED RoK
Group Photo
Technical Break
Forum Wrap-up
Forum Wrap-up and Signing of the Astana Declaration and EOR Roadmap
Signatory: Vice Minister of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yerlan Akbarov.
Lunch Break
al-Farabi Restaurant
Technical Sessions
Shanyrak Hall
10-minute presentation and 15-minute Q&A
Moderator: General Manager of Chevron’s RM Center of Excellence Christopher Lolley
14:00–14:25
Advancing Passive/Microseismic Technology to Monitor the Subsurface Reservoir during CO₂/Fluid Injection for EOR and Storage
Dr. Roy Bitrus · TenzorGEO
14:25–14:50
Managing Risk and Uncertainty in IOR Projects in Naturally Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs: Lessons from the Korolev Waterflood Pilot
Kymbat Dagistanova · Tengizchevroil
14:50–15:15
Water as a Resource for Sustainable Oil Production: Lessons from the Middle East
Ignatiy Volnov · LUKOIL, Astana
15:15–15:40
Optimization of Surface Facilities for Enhanced Oil Recovery
Beibit Akbayev · AB Smart Services
15:40–16:05
Gas Reinjection at Karachaganak: Reservoir Response, Operational Performance and Optimization Opportunities
Zhalgas Dalibayev · KPO
Coffee Break
Technical Sessions
Shanyrak Hall
10-minute presentation and 15-minute Q&A
Moderator: Petroleum Consultant, Tengizchevroil, Marat Kuatov
16:30–16:50
Overview of Sour Gas Injection in the Tengiz Oil Field: Surveillance, Learnings and Opportunities
Eric Bhark · Tengizchevroil
16:50–17:10
CO₂-Foamed Acid Fracturing Campaign in the Middle East: Focusing on Well Performance and Environmental Impact
Nurlan Nurlybayev · TAQA
17:10–17:30
Proven Methods for Production and Injection Enhancement and Optimization at the Tengiz Field
Asan Kuatov · Tengizchevroil
17:30–17:45
Experimental Application of Optimized Acid Stimulation in the Kashagan Offshore Carbonate Field: Design, Operational Challenges and Performance Evaluation
Ainur Zhabayeva, Artur Kulamanov · NCOC
17:45–18:00
Implementation of Geochemical Monitoring Technology for Reserves Recovery across Ozenmunaigas JSC Assets
Guzel Yeltay · KMG Engineering
Gala Dinner Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the CCED RoK and Oil Industry Workers’ Day
Zheruyik Hall