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Vol. 59 No. 6

June 2007

Deepwater Exploration and Production

Challenges of Waterflooding in a Deepwater Environment

The waterflood study team for the deepwater Ursa/Princess field evaluated various challenges affecting the surface and subsurface aspects of the development plan. The design for an optimum injection rate was a bottom-up process from the reservoir to the topside injection facilities. Reservoir-sweep efficiency and reservoir-pressure distribution dictated injection-well designs and injection-pump sizing. Subsurface risks, such as reservoir souring and hydrate formation, dictated material selection and completion design.

 

View a Synopsis of OTC 18523 published in JPT.

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper OTC 18523, “Challenges for Waterflooding in a Deepwater Environment,” by Azhar Alkindi, SPE, Shell; Robert Prince-Wright, Riskbytes; and Wesley Moore, SPE, John Walsh, Lee Morgenthaler, and Cor Kuijvenhoven, SPE, Shell, prepared for the 2007 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 30 April–3 May.

Copyright 2007 Offshore Technology Conference. Reproduced by permission.

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The full-length paper is available for purchase at the OTC Library.  The paper has not been peer reviewed.