RTD TOPICS/ OBJECTIVES	                                                                                           Category

1.	To develop lower cost, more reliable and widely applicable technology to effect           E + TE + CR
         produced water-shut off in reservoirs.

2.	To improve understanding and management of injected fluid dispersion in                   TE + CR
         water and gas flooding.

3.	To improve capability for water and gas (WAG) IOR technology through:                    TE + E

        -     	improved understanding of sensitivities with respect to reservoir 
                heterogeneity;
  	-	improved candidate selection.

	(Asset focus of the above topics: field development and production)

4.	To improve understanding of gas condensate production processes in near                   TE + E
         well bore region, for example through:

       	-	enhanced experimental methods for studying gas condensate processes;
       	-	improved understanding of the effects of finite gas solubility on flow 
                processes and production;
      	-	better understanding of oil mobility at low oil saturation associated with  
                condensate drop-out around producing wells;
   	-	optimisation of gas recycling.

 	(Asset focus: HP/HT field development and production)

5.      To develop more effective screening tools for selecting candidates for different             TE + E
         IOR processes as a pre-requisite for optimal use of an IOR toolkit.

6.      For chemical IOR technology, to develop systems more robust to                                 TE + E
         geological/temperature uncertainties; flow diversion technology stable at
         HP/HT conditions; relative permeability modifiers; intelligent systems which
         seek out high water saturation zones; novel methods for improving viscous oil 	
         recovery (e.g. downhole heating) 

7.	More generally, to improve understanding of sensitivity of fluid flow and                     TE + E
         residual oil saturation to kinds of reservoir heterogeneity.

	(Asset focus of the above topics: improving recovery and extending life of 
        existing fields)	

TE- technology enhancement.  CR- cost reduction.  E- enabling.