1st Edition

DME-Based Enhanced Oil Recovery From Theory to Practice

By Kun Sang Lee, Jiho Lee Copyright 2026
202 Pages 133 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

202 Pages 133 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This book brings readers up to date with the current state of knowledge of the emerging technology of adding dimethyl ether (DME) to conventional enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods. It explains the fundamental mechanisms and explores its applications, challenges, and future developments. The authors give a technical insight into DME-based EOR and its fundamental characteristics and current... Read more

List of Acronyms. 1 Basic Mechanisms. 2 DME-Enhanced Waterflooding. 3 DME-CO2 EOR in Conventional Reservoirs. 4 DME-CO2 EOR in Shale Reservoirs. 5 DME in Heavy Oil Recovery. 6 DME for Liquid/Condensate Removal. 7 Optimization. Index.

Biography

Kun Sang Lee is a professor at Hanyang University, South Korea, a distinguished professor at China University of Mining and Technology, China, and an honorary professor at Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia. He obtained his BS and MS degrees from Seoul National University in 1988 and 1990, respectively, and his PhD from The University of Texas at Austin in 1995.

Jiho Lee is a reservoir engineer with Korea National Oil Corporation. He obtained his PhD from Hanyang University in 2018.