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Improved Oil Recovery by Waterflooding - University of Wyoming

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R wf (% OOIP)<br />

100<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

Idaho Gray (WP Crude <strong>Oil</strong>)<br />

T a = 60 o C ; T d = 60 o C<br />

k g = 7.2 D ; k b = 700 mD<br />

S wi = 22%<br />

Seawater<br />

3.3% OOIP<br />

P (psi)<br />

0<br />

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 0<br />

Injected Brine, PV<br />

Low Salinity <strong>Waterflooding</strong> for Idaho Gray Outcrop<br />

p<br />

20x Dilution <strong>of</strong> Seawater<br />

16<br />

14<br />

12<br />

10<br />

8<br />

6<br />

4<br />

2<br />

E N H A N C E D O I L R E C O V E R Y I N S T I T U T E<br />

pH and P (psi)

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