The Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, University of Indonesia (DTK FTUI) and the Chemical Vocational Board of the Indonesian Engineers Association (BKKPII) held a Pre-Forum Group Discussion (FGD) 1 activity. This activity raised the theme “Policy and Application of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Technology in Capacity Building National Crude Oil Production”. It was held on Monday (15/05) in the Makara Room 04 Smart Meeting Room (SMR) and the Alumni Room of the Dean Building, 1st Floor of FTUI.
Some of the parties who attended the Pre FGD 1 activities included the Dean of FTUI, Prof. Dr. Heri Hermansyah, ST., M.Eng., IPU., Head of the Chemical Engineering Department, Dr. Bambang Heru Susanto, ST., MT., Head of BKKPII, Ir. Maryono, M.M., IPM., the three pre-FGD 1 resource persons, namely Professor of DTK FTUI, Prof. Dr. -Ing. Ir. Misri Gozan, M.Tech. IPU., Head of the Lemigas EOR Team, Dr. Eng. Utomo Pratama Iskandar, M. Eng., Sr. Manager for Oilfield Development SKK Migas, Ir. Wilson R. Pariangan, M.T., IPM., the three Pre-FGD 1 panellists, namely PT Petrokimia Gresik’s Senior Vice President Public 3, Radya Purnawijaya S.T., Head of the Maju Hilir Chemical Center, Prof. Dr. Yeni Meliana, M.Sc., Senior Manager of Pertamina Hulu Energi SHU EOR, Imam Permadi, and the two Pre-FGD 1 formulators, namely Prof. Dr. Heru Setiawan., M.E., and Aminah Ifah, S.T.
“This Pre FGD 1 activity is a collaborative activity between universities, industry, professional associations, and also the government. Of course, it also provides benefits for students. Later it is hoped that the results of the FGD can be properly realized and be able to provide benefits to others,” said Prof. Dr. Heri Hermansyah, ST., M.Eng., IPU.
The Head of the Chemical Engineering Department, Dr. Bambang Heru Susanto, ST., MT., “The FGD 1 activity at UI became a series of events which later ended at the Surabaya Institute of Technology (ITS) with a theme related to EOR development. Through this activity it is hoped that there will be a joint contribution, especially from BKKPII to the state as a form of synergy between academics and practitioners,” he said.
Head of BKKPII, Ir. Maryono, M.M., IPM. Said, “The background of EOR was chosen as the main topic in this Pre FGD 1 because it is a shared concern that energy is a source of life where Indonesia has the challenge to increase its capacity to 1 million barrels in 2030 so that BKKII needs to hold this activity. The purpose of the Pre-FGD is to get output and contribute ideas on how and what policies we need to implement so that Indonesia can be self-reliant, especially in the energy sector through EOR.”
The presentation of the Pre FGD 1 material was divided into three sessions, the first session was a presentation from Sr. Manager for Oilfield Development SKK Migas, Ir. Wilson R. Pariangan, M.T., IPM., with the topic “SKK Migas Policy in Increasing Oil Lifting Through EOR Technology”, the second session consisted of a presentation by the Professor of DTK FTUI, Prof. Dr. -Ing. Ir. Misri Gozan, M.Tech. IPU., with the topic “EOR Technology to Improve EOR Lifting Rates in Indonesia”, and the third session was a presentation from the Head of the Lemigas EOR Team, Dr. Eng. Utomo Pratama Iskandar, M. Eng., with the topic “The Role of Research and Standardization of EOR in Indonesia”. After the presentation was finished, it was followed by various questions from several panellists.
The two formulators then carried out the conclusion of the material for the FGD material. Prof. Dr. Heru Setiawan., M.Eng., said, “The potential for extracting oil with EOR is quite extraordinary but there are obstacles, namely something that has been successful in one well cannot be used in other wells because of the characteristics of the well itself so it needs a formulation or something special or unique, such as sample mapping from every well in Indonesia. From the sample mapping, we can know what kind of surfactant should be developed, because there are very few surfactant industries in Indonesia, you could even say there aren’t any. So, when it is formulated we have to experiment, this is where the role of universities is in developing it.”
The explanation of the second formulation was conveyed by Aminah Ifah, S.T., “The opportunity from unrecoverable oil and the challenge to get unrecoverable from EOR, especially nickel and also polymer is very large. The challenges in the economy and also in chemistry make how the project can progress to the implementation stage and the timing of the execution is quite long. For this reason, it is necessary to ensure the satley of surfactants and polymers is also a challenge in the chemical industry during laboratory tests.”
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