Patent · US Active

Water injection systems and methods

US9464516B2 · kind B2 · utility

5Cited by
3References
20Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 29, 2010
Grant dateOct 11, 2016
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 17, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B43/16
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

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 passing the water through a first and a second nanofiltration module, and then injects the water 5 into the well.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.