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Energies 2012, 5, 58-70; doi:10.3390/en5010058 OPEN ACCESS energies ISSN 1996-1073 /journal/energies Article The Potential of a Surfactant/Polymer Flood in a Middle Eastern Reservoir Ridha Gharbi *, Abdullah Alajmi and Meshal Algharaib Department of Petroleum Engineering, Kuwait University, PO Box 5969 Safat 13060, Kuwait; E-Mails: a.ajmi@.kw (A.A.); m.algharaib@.kw (M.A.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ridha.gharbi@.kw; Tel.: +965 Fax: +965 Received: 8 August 2011; in revised form: 4 January 2012 / Accepted: 5 January 2012 / Published: 11 January 2012 Abstract: An integrated full-field reservoir simulation study has been performed to determine the reservoir management and production strategies in a mature sandstone reservoir. The reservoir is a candidate for an enhanced oil recovery process or otherwise subject to abandonment. Based on its charateristics, the reservoir was found to be most suited for a surfactant/polymer (SP) flood. The study started with a large data gathering and the building of a full-field three-dimensional geological model. Subsequently, a full field simulation model was built and used to history match the water flood. The history match of the water flood emphasizes the areas with remaining high oil saturations, establishes the initial condition of the reservoir for an SP flood, and generates