AU2012258217B2 - Method for injecting low salinity water - Google Patents
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- AU2012258217B2 AU2012258217B2 AU2012258217A AU2012258217A AU2012258217B2 AU 2012258217 B2 AU2012258217 B2 AU 2012258217B2 AU 2012258217 A AU2012258217 A AU 2012258217A AU 2012258217 A AU2012258217 A AU 2012258217A AU 2012258217 B2 AU2012258217 B2 AU 2012258217B2
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B49/00—Testing the nature of borehole walls; Formation testing; Methods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/16—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
- E21B43/20—Displacing by water
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- Position Fixing By Use Of Radio Waves (AREA)
- Water Treatment By Sorption (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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| US201161487357P | 2011-05-18 | 2011-05-18 | |
| US61/487,357 | 2011-05-18 | ||
| PCT/EP2012/059226 WO2012156495A2 (en) | 2011-05-18 | 2012-05-17 | Method for injecting low salinity water |
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| AU2012258217A1 AU2012258217A1 (en) | 2013-11-28 |
| AU2012258217B2 true AU2012258217B2 (en) | 2017-03-30 |
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| US (1) | US20140290942A1 (no) |
| EP (1) | EP2710223B1 (no) |
| CN (1) | CN103890315B (no) |
| AU (1) | AU2012258217B2 (no) |
| CA (1) | CA2835507C (no) |
| DK (1) | DK2710223T3 (no) |
| EA (1) | EA027017B1 (no) |
| MX (1) | MX341908B (no) |
| NO (1) | NO2710223T3 (no) |
| WO (1) | WO2012156495A2 (no) |
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| US20160009981A1 (en) * | 2014-02-19 | 2016-01-14 | Tadesse Weldu Teklu | Enhanced oil recovery process to inject low-salinity water alternating surfactant-gas in oil-wet carbonate reservoirs |
| US10633953B2 (en) * | 2014-06-30 | 2020-04-28 | Advantek International Corporation | Slurrification and disposal of waste by pressure pumping into a subsurface formation |
| CA2974977A1 (en) | 2015-02-03 | 2016-08-11 | Schlumberger Canada Limited | Enhanced oil recovery (eor) chemical coreflood simulation study workflow |
| GB201604962D0 (en) | 2016-03-23 | 2016-05-04 | Bp Exploration Operating | Method to detect incremental oil production arising from a low salinity waterflood |
| MX2019007366A (es) * | 2016-12-20 | 2019-09-05 | Bp Exploration Operating Co Ltd | Metodo de recuperacion de petroleo. |
| EP3427813A1 (en) * | 2017-07-12 | 2019-01-16 | BP Exploration Operating Company Limited | Method of controlling salinity of a low salinity injection water |
| CN108086959B (zh) * | 2017-12-12 | 2020-04-24 | 大连理工大学 | 一种水流侵蚀法海洋天然气水合物开采方法 |
| EP3567211A1 (en) | 2018-05-10 | 2019-11-13 | BP Exploration Operating Company Limited | Produced water balance tool |
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| EP2710223A2 (en) | 2014-03-26 |
| EP2710223B1 (en) | 2017-11-08 |
| CN103890315A (zh) | 2014-06-25 |
| CA2835507C (en) | 2019-05-07 |
| DK2710223T3 (en) | 2018-01-22 |
| MX341908B (es) | 2016-09-06 |
| EA201301273A1 (ru) | 2014-05-30 |
| NO2710223T3 (no) | 2018-04-07 |
| CN103890315B (zh) | 2017-10-13 |
| MX2013013368A (es) | 2014-07-30 |
| EA027017B1 (ru) | 2017-06-30 |
| AU2012258217A1 (en) | 2013-11-28 |
| CA2835507A1 (en) | 2012-11-22 |
| WO2012156495A2 (en) | 2012-11-22 |
| US20140290942A1 (en) | 2014-10-02 |
| BR112013029667A2 (pt) | 2024-02-06 |
| WO2012156495A3 (en) | 2013-05-16 |
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