injection well

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injection well [in′jek·shən ‚wel]

(hydrology)

recharge well

(petroleum engineering)

In secondary recovery of petroleum, a well in which a fluid such as gas or water is injected to provide supplemental energy to drive the oil remaining in the reservoir to the vicinity of production wells.

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