Fresh Water Injection Stimulation in a Deep Tight Oil Reservoir.pdf

SPE 62618
Fresh Water Injection Stimulation in a Deep Tight Oil Reservoir
. Wong*, . O'Dell, Petroleum Development Oman LLC,
. de Pater and J. Shaoul, Pinnacle Technologies Delft BV
Copyright 2000, Society of Petroleum Engineers Inc. propagation, a large cavity was also dissolved in the overlying
This paper was prepared for presentation at the 2000 SPE/AAPG Western Regional Meeting salt layer. The back production of salt saturated water, and
held in Long Beach, California, 19–23 June 2000. increasing storage coefficient as derived from essive well
This paper was selected for presentation by an SPE mittee following review of test analysis could be related to the creation of such a cavity.
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presented, have not been reviewed by the Society of Petroleum Engineers and are subject to In addition, the rock might have dilated, contributing to the
correction by the author(s). The material, as presented, does not necessarily reflect any
position of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, its officers, or members. Papers presented at short lived, but significant production increase. The study
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words; illustrations may not be copied. The abstract must contain conspicuous This paper presents a field case of a novel stimulation
acknowledgment of where and by whom the paper was presented. Write Librarian, SPE, . method in tight reservoir rock. The methodology of integrating
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