Water injection systems and methods
US9234413B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 23, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B43/40
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system comprising a well drilled into an underground formation comprising hydrocarbons; a production facility at a topside of the well; a water production facility connected to the production facility; wherein the water production facility produces water by removing some multivalent ions, then removing some monovalent ions, and then adding back some monovalent ions, and then injects the water into the well.
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