Water management
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Unwanted water production can erode well performance and asset economics if left unmanaged. Interwell’s precision water shutoff approach, grounded in diagnostics and engineered isolation, helps operators identify water-entry points, protect hydrocarbon flow, and restore sustainable well performance in mature and complex wells.
Ongoing seismicity concerns and orphan well risks are pushing operators and regulators to explore alternatives for managing produced water.
This paper describes a decision-support system that integrates field data, system specifications, and simulation tools to quantify system performance, forecast operational challenges, and evaluate the effect of system modifications in water management.
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Expansion of operations in the Permian Basin has spawned a midstream water segment – one that uses data and analysis to enhance efficiency as well as manage produced water volumes. -
Shell and Tomson Technologies completed field trials in the Gulf of Mexico using new nanoparticle-enabled phosphonate and polymer inhibitors that improve the treatment lifetime of scale squeezes.
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While it is one of the top producers of liquid hydrocarbons in the US, New Mexico is also among the driest. The issue has culminated in a restriction on new freshwater leases issued by the state and a push for more recycling of produced water.
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The last growing market of US land services, water disposal, is set for an all-time high in the Permian.
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The complete paper focuses on sources of produced water from conventional and unconventional onshore oil and gas operations and addresses the challenges and opportunities associated with reusing the produced water.
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A global trend has developed toward the application of risk-based assessment (RBA) techniques for managing environmental risks and considering potential effects of produced-water (PW) discharge.
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Sustainable water management should encompass current management of water resources as well as its potential effect on the future. Sustainable water management in oil and gas is a journey that will need approaches from many perspectives.
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The complete paper discusses the steps taken by Repsol in Peru in accordance with its environmental strategy to become certified for the Blue Certificate granted by ANA to companies that efficiently manage water in their operations and manage shared-value projects with their stakeholders.
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Operators of unconventional plays face a conundrum—how to dispose of produced water economically without risking seismicity or aquifer contamination. A recent paper and virtual forum offer ideas for optimizing saltwater disposal.
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The Eddy State Complex adds 300,000 B/D of recycled produced-water treatment capacity in the northern Delaware Basin. The company said it is on track to recycle 25 million bbl of produced water this year.
