ATEX Application for Water Re-Injection

Cat Pumps (U.K.) Limited were contacted by an onshore wellsite based in the South of England, looking for a complete pump and motor unit that was able to deliver the pressure and flowrate required for their water injection "downhole re-injection" system. Following an online search, they discovered via the Cat Pumps (U.K.) website that Cat Pumps offer ATEX Pumps & Pump Motor Units that were a suitable solution for their application.

Our customer drills, appraises and develop any hydrocarbons found at an onshore wellsite in a Weald Basin in the South of England. During this process our customer wanted produced water from oil and gas fields to be reinjected into formation to stimulate hydrocarbon production in aging wells. This is known as water injection or water flooding. Produced water is very expensive to dispose of, so it is cost effective to re-inject into designated wells, back into compatible ground formations.

Water injection in oil wells involves the following steps:

•  Injection wells are first drilled close to the producing well. An injection well is a well that is designed to channel water into the surrounding formation in proximity of a producing well to stimulate hydrocarbon production or for fluid disposal purposes.
• Produced water or treated water is pumped into the formation under high pressure. Tests may be carried out to ensure that the produced water to be injected is compatible with the formation, therefore the water may be treated to remove fine particles that might clog the well and oxygen that encourages the growth of bacteria.
• The pressurised fluid exerts a sweeping force that collects existing hydrocarbon from hard-to-reach areas in the formation, driving the products toward a nearby producing well for collection.

Cat Pumps has provided high-pressure pumps, pump systems and components to the well drilling industry for over 30 years. Due to the field-proven dependability and superior suction capabilities, our pumps have become the industry standard for water injection application worldwide. With field-proven dependability in applications around the globe, Cat Pumps provides the best value for water injection systems.

Our customer advised:

"Cat Pumps has a very good understanding of our requirements. Their technical support, after purchase correspondence and ease of delivery to our location, made it a pleasure to do business. Any further requirements, we will contact Cat Pumps as our preferred supplier."

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