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Fire Flooding (WIM_6)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: wim_6.ttl
- Name
fireFlooding- Attribute
- WIM Wellbore Injection Material
- Definition
- A method of thermal recovery in which a flame front is generated in the reservoir by igniting a fire at the sandface of an injection well followed by continuous injection of air or other gas mixture with high oxygen content to maintain the flame front.
- Description
- As the fire burns, it moves through the reservoir toward production wells. Heat from the fire reduces oil viscosity and helps vaporize reservoir water to steam. The steam, hot water, combustion gas and a bank of distilled solvent all act to drive oil in front of the fire toward production wells.
- Accepted
- 2013-10-18
- Allowed for
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.