Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute

EORI is a vital source of relevant technology, information, expertise & knowledge for Wyoming oil fields producers.

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Current Projects & Publications

See the recent projects EORI has been working on to bring education & technology insights to Wyoming's oil & gas industry.

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Interactive Map Collection

The EORI Map Gallery features a collection of interactive maps to explore Wyoming oil & gas industry resources & data.

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EORI is the only institute devoted to improving and enhancing oil and gas recovery in Wyoming fields. See our recent news and information.

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EORI Celebrates 20 Years of Service to Wyoming

20 Years of Excellence: Empowering Wyoming Producers Through Advanced Oil Recovery for Enhanced Production

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EORI Works with Wyoming Producers to Increase Oil and Gas Production
How We Help
Wyoming Reservoir Experts
Specialized knowledge of Wyoming geology and petroleum engineering including geologic and reservoir studies, characterization and simulation focused to develop effective and efficient EOR and IOR methods to improve recovery rates.
Project Partnerships and Technology Transfer
Through partnerships and technology transfer, EORI helps drive innovation and improves efficiency and effectiveness by transferring knowledge and expertise to Wyoming industry partners.
Collaborative Research
Wyoming oil and gas producers can tap into the capabilities of EORI’s researchers, geologists, scientists, and engineers through collaborative research projects.
We are the Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute (EORI)
The Mission and focus of EORI is to facilitate meaningful, measurable, and economically viable solutions to increase recoverable reserves and production of oil and natural gas in Wyoming that may otherwise not be realized.
Key to this is the effective and efficient transfer of relevant new technology, information and expert knowledge to Wyoming oil and gas producers.
We are here to assist Wyoming oil & gas producers through education, research, outreach and cooperative projects.
Outreach

Featured Publications

The Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute publishes and contributes to the largest collection of Wyoming Oil & Gas EOR publications.
Data Requirements for 3D Reservoir Modeling
CO2 EOR Fact Sheets
Water Resistivities in Wyoming Basins
EORI Technical Evaluation #2202-02
EORI Bulletin #2201/2022
EORI Bulletin #2202/2022
CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery in Wyoming: 2020 Update
EORI Bulletin 2
EORI Bulletin 2102/2021
EORI Bulletin #2101/2021
EORI Bulletin 2203-2022
Geology of Alcova
EORI Bulletin #2001/2020
Northern Denver-Julesburg Basin Production Trends
EORI Bulletin 1801 / 2018
Potential for Future Water Flood Projects in Wyoming
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Dave Turner
Motivational Speaker
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Carrie Steiniger
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Chris Mayne
Tech Reviewer
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Samantha Lewis
Eyewear Boutique Founder
Pete Obermueller
"EORI is critical in Wyoming’s energy future. Wyoming’s energy future depends upon developing the technologies and skills to access as-yet-unrecovered resources in existing fields. EORI, by focusing on real-world, practical projects to recover more from what we already have, is in the vanguard of this critical effort to Wyoming’s energy economy."

Pete Obermueller, 2024 – President, Petroleum Association of Wyoming

Lon Whitman
“We are here to assist Wyoming Oil and Gas Producers with minimizing stranded reserves and increasing production through education, analysis, and leveraging evolving hydrocarbon extraction technologies.”

Lon Whitman, 2023 – EORI Director

Parke Dickey
“We usually find oil in a new place with an old idea. Sometimes also, we find oil in an old place with a new idea, but we seldom find much oil in an old place with an old idea. Several times in the past we have thought that we were running out of oil, whereas actually we were only running out of ideas.”

Parke A. Dickey, 1958 – Geologist

Vickie Stamp
“Having EORI involved brings a lot of technology to bare that we would not otherwise have.”

Vickie Stamp, 2018 - retired Petroleum Engineer, TAB member

Lon Whitman, 2018
“The EORI is a state funded institute dedicated to working with Wyoming Operators”

Lon Whitman, 2018 – Director EORI

Stephen T. Whitaker
“Wyoming is an old place, and we will not find much more oil using old ideas.  We need new ideas, talent, and experience to know which ideas are worth proposing. I think the EORI has the expertise and experience to supply some of those new ideas, and as a result we can have significant impact on improving oil production within the state.”

Stephen T. Whitaker, 2023 – EORI Senior Geologist