Using Nahr Umr aquifer as an additional source of injection water for the X oilfield
Other Title(s)
استخدام خزان نهر عمر كمصدر إضافي لمياه الحقن في حقل X النفطي
Joint Authors
al-Mayyahi, Haydar Kadhim
al-Maliki, Husayn Said
al-Jafar, Mithaq Khazal
Source
Journal of Petroleum Research and Studies
Issue
Vol. 2022, Issue 34، ج. 2 (30 Apr. 2022), pp.123-137, 15 p.
Publisher
Ministry of Oil Petroleum Research and Development Center
Publication Date
2022-04-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Earth Sciences, Water and Environment
Topics
Abstract EN
Water injection is the main strategy to increase oil production and support reservoirs pressure in the X oilfield and almost any other oilfield.
The available source for the water injection in X field is the Qarmat Ali river which is located 20km to the north.
However, the amount of water from that river is insufficient.
Therefore, alternative water sources were investigated and among them, it was identified the Nahr Umr aquifer as the most promising.
Nahr Umr is a regional giant aquifer; it is composed of high porous high permeable sandstone at an average depth of 2900m.
The analysis of Nahr Umr aquifer water showed that it has a very high salinity (240000 ppm) almost composed of sodium and calcium chlorides, free of Oxygen, no solid particles were observed, no quantities of dissolved H2S, and very low occurrence of bacteria owing to the high water salinity and high temperature of the aquifer.
On other hand, aquifer water contains a significant amount of dissolved CO2 (5.5% ) which can cause corrosion.
Therefore, there is a need to treat that water to decrease CO2 or use high corrosion-resistant materials in the pipelines and water source wells.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Maliki, Husayn Said& al-Mayyahi, Haydar Kadhim& al-Jafar, Mithaq Khazal. 2022. Using Nahr Umr aquifer as an additional source of injection water for the X oilfield. Journal of Petroleum Research and Studies،Vol. 2022, no. 34، ج. 2, pp.123-137.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Mayyahi, Haydar Kadhim…[et al.]. Using Nahr Umr aquifer as an additional source of injection water for the X oilfield. Journal of Petroleum Research and Studies No. 34, p. 2 (Apr. 2022), pp.123-137.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Maliki, Husayn Said& al-Mayyahi, Haydar Kadhim& al-Jafar, Mithaq Khazal. Using Nahr Umr aquifer as an additional source of injection water for the X oilfield. Journal of Petroleum Research and Studies. 2022. Vol. 2022, no. 34، ج. 2, pp.123-137.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1403713
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
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Record ID
BIM-1403713