An integrated water injection solution for Southern oilfields of Iraq

Abstract

After two bid rounds of oilfields, moo has planned a plateau oil production of 12mmbblsd in 2017. in order to reach the plateau production, most of the oilfields require water injection to maintain the reservoirs‟ pressure. there are three main challenges in water injection. firstly, where could the urgent water resource be available in the rehabilitation phase of the brown oilfields? secondly, how could the high amount of produced water be handled at the late stage of the oilfields? thirdly, what kind of sweeping efficiency could the reservoirs be developed by water flooding? Dump flood, produced water treatment and reinjection, combined with separate layers‟ water injection could be an integrated solution for southern oilfields of iraq.