fluid injection

[¦flü·əd in′jek·shən]

(petroleum engineering)

The introduction of gases or liquids under pressure into a reservoir to force oil into producing wells.

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Some of those quakes can continue years after the fluid injection is stopped.

Oil companies face new round of quake lawsuits

This will be the essential theoretical part of the work for developing next generation enhanced gas recovery techniques through non-aqueous fluid injection and heat stimulation.

Acosva: Advanced characterization of organic-rich shales using vapour adsorption

"The commission has long recognized the possibility of induced seismicity related to fluid injection; that's why the [commission] has in place some of the most stringent rules in the nation to address the issue," she said.

New state-funded sensors are tracking earthquakes across Texas

With a 0.014" guidewire deployed through the RX lumen into the main branch, the OTW lumen can be used for guidewire exchange, subsequent delivery of a second guidewire into a side branch, or fluid injection to a desired distal vessel segment.

Teleflex wins US FDA clearance for its Twin-Pass Torque Dual Access Catheter

The injection pump is capable of continuous fluid injection at a specified constant rate (0.01-50 cc/min) and injection pressure as high as 10,000 psi.

Effect of Flow Direction on Relative Permeability Curves in Water/Gas Reservoir System: Implications in Geological C[O.sub.2] Sequestration

"However, we do know that many earthquakes in Oklahoma have been triggered by wastewater fluid injection."

Record earthquake threatens oil and gas industry in Oklahoma

Created from its working partnership with Anglo Coal, the product can quickly and accurately detect high-pressure fluid injection tissue injuries on-site.

Fluidly streamlining: with both safety and efficiency the top priority for mines, the area of lubricants, along with other vital fluids, is keeping pace

However, a fluid injection injury could easily be incurred if pressurised fluid from such a leak makes contact with the inspector's skin.

Keeping safe: in all engineering-related disciplines a coherent and responsible health & safety regime is critical, and in the field of hydraulic hoses and related equipment and systems this requirement is no exception

"The PDA-Human Amniotic Fluid Injection is a great treatment option for relieving chronic pain without having to endure the undesirable downtime and cost of surgery." -Patient, 64 years old

Hinsdale Foot & Ankle Specialist in Hinsdale Now Offering Stem Cell Recruitment Therapy to Help Patients with Foot & Ankle Pain

The device features a built-in deployed endometrial sampling brush, a low profile malleable insertion catheter, a repositionable cervical sealing mechanism for uterine distension designed to not obscure the lower uterine segment, and a 50-cc refillable fluid injection bag.

Sonohysterography device

If the slow sliding could be monitored, the fluid injection rate could possibly be tweaked to avoid earthquakes, geophysicist Francois Cornet writes in an accompanying commentary.

How injection wells start quakes: fluid disposal initiates slow slip, indirectly causes tremors

The first and most famous example of man-made earthquakes or "induced seismicity" due to fluid injection was reported at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal in the 1960s and 1970s.