skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Development of Improved Oil Field Waste Injection Disposal Techniques

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/805007· OSTI ID:805007

The goals of this project have was to: (1) assemble and analyze a comprehensive database of past waste injection operations; (2) develop improved diagnostic techniques for monitoring fracture growth and formation changes; (3) develop operating guidelines to optimize daily operations and ultimate storage capacity of the target formation; and (4) to apply these improved models and guidelines in the field.

Research Organization:
National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Tulsa, OK (United States). National Petroleum Technology Office (NPTO)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC26-99BC15222
OSTI ID:
805007
Report Number(s):
DOE/BC/15222-2; TRN: US200302%%891
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 25 Nov 2002
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English