Oil Plus is often involved in the review of client field data as part of troubleshooting studies on unsuccessful waterfloods.

Our aim is to ensure successful and cost-effective injection is achieved, while making best use of the existing facilities, services and resources.

Common causes of poor performance in water treatment and injection systems are:

• Fluctuations in source water quality.
• Formation of emulsions in the process system.
• Scale precipitation.
• Presence of bacteria.
• High corrosivity.
• Poor filtration leading to an unacceptable level of total suspended solids.
• Failure of chemical dosing systems.
• High levels of organic solids.
• Chemical incompatibility between the injection water and the host rock.

Our approach is to visit site, undertake a system review, and after discussions with the client's operational staff, prepare a report identifying the problems, the causes and the necessary remedial action. If required, Oil Plus can plan and implement the remedial works.