Big secondary-recovery waterflood plans are taking shape in Mexico

Journal Article · Mon Sep 29 04:00:00 EDT 1980 · Oil Gas J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5809604

Matheny, Jr, S L

The history of Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) can be identified with 3 important years: 1938, 1951, and 1976. The year 1938 marked the beginning of the company, following expropriation of the petroleum industry. In 1951, the first secondary recovery project in Mexico was started, i.e., water injection into the limestone of the Poza Rica field. The third date marks the effort and importance of petroleum projects such as waterflooding that have come into their own since 1976. From a program of 300,000 bpd of water injection in that year, increases by PEMEX have pushed the rate to more than 1,120,000 bpd as of Jun 1980. Waterflooding has recovered approximately 318,000,000 bbl total for a large profit estimated at more than $2.4 billion. By the end of 1982, secondary recovery programs will bring the injection rate to approximately 4.7 million bpd.

• OSTI ID: 5809604
• Journal Information: Oil Gas J.; (United States), Journal Name: Oil Gas J.; (United States) Vol. 78:39; ISSN OIGJA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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