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Hot waterflooding

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-001866

An enhanced oil recovery method where heated water is injected into a reservoir to displace and mobilize viscous crude oil. The hot water reduces the oil's viscosity and improves its mobility, allowing it to flow more easily towards production wells. This technique is applied in reservoirs where conventional waterflooding is ineffective due to high oil viscosity.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-001866
FieldOil and gas
SubjectHeavy Oil
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-001866",
  "term": "Hot waterflooding",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "An enhanced oil recovery method where heated water is injected into a reservoir to displace and mobilize viscous crude oil. The hot water reduces the oil's viscosity and improves its mobility, allowing it to flow more easily towards production wells. This technique is applied in reservoirs where conventional waterflooding is ineffective due to high oil viscosity.",
  "subject": "Heavy Oil",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/hot-waterflooding/"
}

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