Water injection in the Lower Jones sands in the Huntington Beach offshore field

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1967

OSTI ID:6171964

Yoelin, S D

The Lower Jones (upper Miocene) is a several hundred foot thick, unconsolidated, multiple sands reservoir containing a 14-19/sup 0/ API crude oil. However, the sand thickness and the unfavorable mobility ratios caused by the viscous crude have not been a deterrent to a successful waterflood project. Oil production has approximately tripled since the flood started in Nov. 1963. The reservoir is broken up by an extremely complex faulting system. The effect of these faults, with displacements ranging from 10 to 75 ft, is so significant that the overall project must be handled as 17 individual fault block floods. Sand control, which is essential in the Lower Jones, is achieved by installing gravel flow-packed liners in both the injectors and producers. Drift angles of 75/sup 0/ or more are required in individual wells to reach some of the more remote locations in the reservoir. The flow-pack is accomplished by dropping the drift angle through the productive interval to 45/sup 0/ or less. The production and injection history of the project through July, 1967 is presented to show the results being achieved.

• OSTI ID: 6171964
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
020300* -- Petroleum-- Drilling & Production
ENERGY SOURCES
ENHANCED RECOVERY
FLUID INJECTION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC FAULTS
GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES
OIL WELLS
PETROLEUM
RECOVERY
ROCKS
SAND CONSOLIDATION
SANDSTONES
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
STIMULATION
WATERFLOODING
WELL STIMULATION
WELLS