Southeast New Mexico. Treatment can raise rates, drop pressures in Grayburg waterfloods

Journal Article · Fri Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982 · Drill Bit; (United States)

OSTI ID:6388602

Wash, R

Experimentation in the Rice-Hardin (Grayburg) waterflood in Lea County, NM, has increased water injection into the low-permeability Grayburg formation while decreasing injection pressures. Chemical treatment of 2 injection wells improved injectivity by 30 to 40%. Injection pressures were lowered from 1500 psi to 1100 psi and water injection rose from an average of 244 bbl water/day to an average of 267 bbl water/day in one well and from 129 bbl water/day to 145 bbl water/day in the other.

• OSTI ID: 6388602
• Journal Information: Drill Bit; (United States), Journal Name: Drill Bit; (United States) Vol. 31:10; ISSN DRBIA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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