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When developing new deep-water fields in locations such as the Gulf of Mexico (GoM), understanding the aquifer's size and its connectivity are two important variables that dictate the presence or absence of any future water injection project. Because of the substantial scale of thelarge size of investment associated with developing fields in deep offshore environments, it is important to identify the key factorsdrivers drivingthat would help with decisions onaround optimizing the development optimization, and thus, preventing the operators from incurring unnecessary expenses. The first such factordriver is the assessment of the aquifer's potential size and connectivity of the aquifer. The second factordriver is the understanding of the aquifer's strength. TWe do not feel that this second parameter has not been sufficientadequately assessquantified in the literature, so we propose a new aAquifer iInflux iIndex (AII) in order to address this gapfor that purpose. Prior to any petroleum field startup of any petroleum field, it is important to plan for waterflooding, especially if there is uncertainty around the aquifer's strength is uncertain. We use data from several GoM fields in GoM as examples, as well as their corresponding AII, so as to provide guidance on designing an effective conceptual water injection project prior to startup. |
