Completion Design Evolution for Saltwater Disposal Injection Wells in the Bakken Play

Authors

Darren D. Schmidt, University of North Dakota. Energy and Environmental Research Center
Jeffrey W. Bader, North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources
Ashleigh Day, North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources
Mark Bohrer, North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Files

Publication Date

7-26-2021

Publication Title

SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Conference

Keywords

Bakken Formation, Williston Basin, Oil field brines

Abstract

Disposal of produced water is a critical component of unconventional oil development. The significant increase in Bakken production over the past decade in concert with the expansion of saltwater disposal wells geographically, places new demands on the storage reservoir. Development has spurred investigations of the reservoir and well performance.

Publisher

Society of Petroleum Engineers/American Association of Petroleum Geologists/Society of Exploration Geophysicists

DOI

https://doi.org/10.15530/urtec-2021-5445

Extent

13 pages (PDF/A, 1.9 megabytes)

Repository

University of North Dakota, Energy & Environmental Research Center, Library & Information Services. 15 North 23rd Street, Grand Forks, ND 58202. eerclibrary@undeerc.org.

Identifier

1990262

Notes

URTEC-2021-5445-MS

Rights

This paper reprinted with permission from Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, U.S., July 26–28, 2021, Copyright 2021 by Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC). Permission from URTeC is required for further use.

Recommended Citation

Schmidt, Darren D.; Bader, Jeffrey W.; Day, Ashleigh; and Bohrer, Mark, "Completion Design Evolution for Saltwater Disposal Injection Wells in the Bakken Play" (2021). EERC Publications. 17.
https://commons.und.edu/eerc-publications/17