Waterflooding: Injection Regime and Injection Wells

Waterflood is the most commonly used recovery process that relies on an external source of energy to maximize field recovery. The reason for this success is clear-it works. However there are many moving parts in a waterflood and while the vast majority of waterfloods are successful success is not guaranteed. Most early water floods were primarily seen as a means to arrest the pressure decline experienced under depletion so that the producers could maintain economic rates. However the process has...See More