Introduction:

The importance of water injection in oilfield operations cannot be overstated. As one of the most effective and widely adopted enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technique, water injection helps maximize production from existing fields, a critical advantage in today’s climate of challenging exploration and high development costs. Any incremental oil gain through a well designed and managed water injection program is therefore highly valuable.

Effective water injection planning requires a holistic approach: assessing the reservoir’s suitability for water injection, selecting an appropriate water source, ensuring its compatibility with the reservoir rock and formation water, determining optimal injection patterns and well locations, designing a robust water treatment process, and establishing a reliable pipeline network to deliver water to the injection wells.

Once the injection operation begins, the uninterrupted supply of water — in the right quality and required quantity — becomes the cornerstone of project’s success. Inadequate water quality or inconsistent supply can seriously jeopardize the expected incremental oil recovery. Poor injection water quality is a frequent cause of injectivity losses and corrosion-related failures in pipelines, tubing and equipment, ultimately undermining the efficiency and sustainability of the water injection operation.

A deep, practical understanding of each stage of the water treatment process is essential to safeguard and enhance the performance of water injection systems. By maintaining and improving existing water injection facilities, operators can sustain — and even increase — production levels. Early identification of potential problems and proactive solutions in water injection design and management can deliver significant benefits in terms of smoother operations and improved oil recovery.

This training programme is specifically designed to build technical confidence and competence among personnel engaged in injection water treatment. By developing a clear understanding of why specific steps are necessary, what can go wrong if these steps are ignored, the negative impacts of any lapses, and the corrective actions required, the workforce will be better equipped to operate and maintain injection water treatment systems efficiently. Furthermore, enhanced awareness among plant operators can spark valuable ideas for system improvements and higher overall efficiency.

We are pleased to offer this One-Day Training Programme on “Empowering Excellence in Injection Water Treatment”, tailored for professionals involved at various stages of Water Injection Plant operations.