Pollution of an aquifer by produced oil field water

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2001-05-01

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Okandan, E
Gumrah, F
Demiral, B

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Brine is produced from reservoirs as a waste material from crude oil and gas after processing. Waste water may be discharged at the surface or reinjected underground. When it is reinjected, it may be mixed with an underground fresh water source for several reasons. From this point of view, forecasting the pollutant concentrations by knowing the historical data at several locations on a field has great importance when planning the necessary precautions for environmental safety.

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Aquifer pollution, Computerized tomography, Ground water model, Oil field water

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/67280

Journal

ENERGY SOURCES

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/009083101300110878

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Department of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Article

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E. Okandan, F. Gumrah, and B. Demiral, “Pollution of an aquifer by produced oil field water,” ENERGY SOURCES, pp. 327–336, 2001, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/67280.