Antoine Thomas

(Anonymous)
, France

Antoine Thomas holds an MSc in Petroleum and Reservoir Engineering from ENSG, Nancy, France, and is a seasoned freelance consultant specializing in chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), conformance techniques, and advanced reservoir management. With over a decade of global experience, he has led diverse projects, including designing polymer flooding and conformance treatments for complex reservoirs, developing EOR-focused business units, managing R&D coreflood laboratories, and contributing to innovative start-ups offering seismic monitoring systems for reservoir management.

Antoine is deeply committed to knowledge transfer through seminars, podcasts, and publications, including his book Essentials of Polymer Flooding Technique. His current interests include topics such as Polymer-Alternating-Gas (PAG), foam applications for fractured carbonates, and integrated geoscience projects leveraging advanced technologies.

His daily work involves sourcing and integrating new technologies to enhance geoscience projects, from applying artificial intelligence in seismic data analysis to developing EOR strategies and driving business development in emerging energy technologies. Throughout his career, Antoine has held senior roles in global organizations, managed multidisciplinary teams, and forged R&D partnerships with leading universities and industry innovators.

Skills

Production data analysis for reservoir optimization
Rate Transient Analysis for well performance evaluation
History matching and forecasting using reservoir models
Basic waterflooding knowledge
Waterflood fundamentals
Numerical simulation
Understanding of surveillance techniques for waterfloods
Understanding of decline analysis for waterfloods
Knowledge of waterflood design
Waterflood system optimization for improved recovery
Identification of key reservoir management factors
Understanding of waterflood diagnostic techniques
Understanding of waterflood performance
Understanding of volumetric sweep efficiency
Determine Flow Regimes Using Reynolds Number
Analyze Non-Newtonian Fluid Behavior
Wellbore pressure estimation using surface measurements
Productivity index calculation for single-phase flow
Understanding 2-phase flow in the wellbore