Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Subsurface injection of reject stream
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Application No.: US14977138Application Date: 2015-12-21
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Publication No.: US10174597B2Publication Date: 2019-01-08
- Inventor: Mark Theodoor Looijer , Gerbrand Jozef Maria Van Eijden , Bartholomeus Marinus Josephus Maria Suijkerbuijk
- Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
- Current Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Main IPC: E21B33/124
- IPC: E21B33/124 ; E21B43/20

Abstract:
Recovering oil from a subterranean formation is disclosed, comprising processing a source water to produce a processed water stream and a reject water stream; injecting a first fluid into an injection well toward a first downhole exhaust, wherein the first fluid comprises the processed water stream; and injecting a second fluid into the injection well toward a second downhole exhaust, wherein the second fluid comprises the reject water stream or a produced water stream, wherein the first fluid is separated from the second fluid within the injection well; and producing oil via a production well.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160177697A1 SUBSURFACE INJECTION OF REJECT STREAM Public/Granted day:2016-06-23
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