Water Analyses A Basis for the Detection and Prevention of Injection Water Problems

In any water flood project the operator may take one of two routes regarding water analyses made at the start of the project and during its life. The other, a more desirable route, is to have pertinent analyses made at the beginning and periodically during the life of the project. This paper outlines some of the problems that can occur as the result of changes in injection water. Corrosion of equipment and piping, plugging of the producing sand, scale formations, and the role of bacteria are discussed.