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Pilot project for waterflooding

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The first water was injected into well B-16 on Ekofisk 2/4 B at 03.45 on 10 April 1981. That marked the start of the waterflooding project on this field.
— Dyvi Beta (left) and Ekofisk 2/4 B. Dyvi Beta drilled some of the wells for the water injection on Ekofisk 2/4 K. Photo: Husmo Photo/Norwegian Petroleum Museum
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Beginning at 5 800 barrels of seawater, the daily injection rate was increased to a maximum of 40 000 barrels. The pilot aimed to determine how much water the reservoir formations could take, and how flooding would affect their ability to produce.[REMOVE]Fotnote: News Brief, May 1981.

 

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Published 20. June 2019   •   Updated 2. March 2020

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