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PETROMAKS2-Stort program petroleum

Water weakening of chalk at realistic reservoir conditions

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Awarded: NOK 8.3 mill.

Project Period: 2011-2014

Location: Rogaland

PETROMAKS-Maksimal utnyttelse av petroleumsreserver

Water Weakening of Chalk - Physical and Chemical Processes

Chalk is an important reservoir rock, e.g., Ekofisk and Valhall fields. In the 90s, a dramatic increase in subsidence rate at Ekofisk was experienced after seawater injection. A similar effect is also observed in the laboratory. When chalk cores experienc e stress higher than yield, they tend to ...

Awarded: NOK 6.6 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Rogaland