Water management

Inverted-ESP Completion Boosts Oil Rate While Disposing of Produced Water

This paper aims to provide an introduction to the early management of downhole produced water in strong waterdrive reservoirs using inverted electrical-submersible-pump (ESP) technology.

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This paper aims to provide an introduction to the early management of downhole produced water in strong waterdrive reservoirs using inverted electrical-submersible-pump (ESP) technology. This technology facilitates a method of downhole water disposal within the same wellbore and, therefore, reduces the costs associated with bringing water to the surface or subsurface for treatment. The technique also saves the costs needed for drilling disposal wells.

Problems Associated With Produced Water

Water produced with petroleum is growing in importance from an industrial and environmental standpoint. In the past, this water was considered to be waste and required disposal.

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