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Injection Well (PTD_4)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: ptd_4.ttl
- Name
injectionWell- Attribute
- PTD Borehole Type
- Definition
- A well into which water, other liquids, or gases are injected instead of being pumped out.
- Description
- Injection wells are used in petroleum production. Steam, carbon dioxide, water, and other substances can be injected into an oil-producing unit in order to maintain reservoir pressure, heat the oil or lower its viscosity, thus allowing it to flow to a producing well nearby. Injection wells may also be used for waste water dumping, in which waste water is injected into the ground between impermeable layers of rocks to avoid polluting fresh water supplies.
- Accepted
- 2013-10-18
- Allowed for
- RWOI terms naming it
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.