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Breakthrough

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-000453

The undesirable arrival of an injected fluid, such as water or gas, at a producing well, indicating inefficient sweep or channeling within the reservoir. This event often leads to a decrease in oil production and an increase in the water-oil ratio or gas-oil ratio. Early breakthrough can necessitate remedial actions like conformance control.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-000453
FieldOil and gas
SubjectWell Completions
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000453",
  "term": "Breakthrough",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The undesirable arrival of an injected fluid, such as water or gas, at a producing well, indicating inefficient sweep or channeling within the reservoir. This event often leads to a decrease in oil production and an increase in the water-oil ratio or gas-oil ratio. Early breakthrough can necessitate remedial actions like conformance control.",
  "subject": "Well Completions",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/breakthrough/"
}

Record 486 of 4,469 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.