Produced water re-injection with seawater treated by sulphate reduction plant: Injectivity decline, analytical model

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 19-28

  Bedrikovetsky, Pavel G ^a   Mackay, Eric J ^b   Silva, Raphael M P ^c   Patricio, Flavia M R ^a   Rosário, Francisca F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

formation damage; injectivity; porous media; produced water; PWRI; re injection; reactive flow; scaling; sulphate

Indexed keywords

FORMATION DAMAGE; INJECTIVITY; POROUS MEDIA; PRODUCED WATER; PWRI; RE-INJECTION; REACTIVE FLOW; SCALING; SULPHATE;

BARIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; POROUS MATERIALS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEAWATER; STRONTIUM; WELL FLOODING;

WATER INJECTION;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DESIGN; FLUID INJECTION; FORMATION WATER; MAINTENANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; OFFSHORE ENGINEERING; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SEAWATER; SULFATE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZIL; CAMPOS BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 67749094715     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2009.05.015     Document Type: Article

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