Water injection in various fields of Argentina

Journal Article · Wed Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1969 · Pet. Interam.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5376974

Two successful pilot flood tests conducted in the Argentine oil fields have been sufficiently successful to indicate to Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales (YPF) that many other fields having similar reservoir characteristics would respond well to waterflooding. In 1966, YPF contracted with companies specializing in secondary recovery to make a study of these 4 reservoirs: Canadon Leon, in Santa Cruz, to the south of Comodoro Rivadavia; Barrancas South, in Mendoza; and El Sauce and Cerro Bandera, both in Neuquen (as indicated on the base map). These studies revealed which of the formations were most likely to respond to water injection. For Canadon Leon and Barrancas, pilot operations were recommended, while for the others, water injection on a large scale was recommended. The scheme of large-scale waterflooding for Cerro Bandera (Neuquen) and El Sauce (Neuquen) is illustrated. In Canadon Leon and Barrancas alone, secondary recovery is expected to increase the oil recovery to around 3,500,000 bbl; of this total 1,327,282 is primary and 2,190,000 is secondary recovery. Tabular data show the anticipated results of water injection in the 4 studied fields.

• OSTI ID: 5376974
• Journal Information: Pet. Interam.; (United States), Journal Name: Pet. Interam.; (United States) Vol. 27:10; ISSN PTIAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: Spanish

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ARGENTINA
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ENGINEERING
ENHANCED RECOVERY
FLUID INJECTION
FORECASTING
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
LATIN AMERICA
MAPS
MINERAL RESOURCES
OIL FIELDS
OIL WELLS
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
PRODUCTIVITY
RECOVERY
RESERVOIR ENGINEERING
RESERVOIR ROCK
RESOURCES
ROCKS
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
SOUTH AMERICA
WATERFLOODING
WELLS