Achieving Excellence in Water Injection Through Application of Innovative Technology

Paper illustrates that how the excellence in water injection can be achieved in terms of oil recovery and production enhancement with<br>application of innovative technology in line with principles of integrated reservoir management. The paper discusses the key<br>achievevements and major challenges faced in implementation of peripheral water injection in a mature corbonate reservoir.<br>The Wafra field was discovered in 1954 6 is located in the Neutral Zone between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The mineral rights in this<br>region are shared equally by both countries. The field is now operated jointly by Saudi Arabian Chevron (100 % owned subsidiary of<br>Chevron) and Kuwait Gulf Oil Co.