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Water coning

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-004090

The upward movement of water from an underlying aquifer into the oil or gas production zone, forming a cone shape around the wellbore. This phenomenon occurs when the pressure drawdown during production is too high, causing the water-oil contact to rise unevenly. Water coning can lead to premature water production and reduced hydrocarbon recovery.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-004090
FieldOil and gas
SubjectWell Completions
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-004090",
  "term": "Water coning",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The upward movement of water from an underlying aquifer into the oil or gas production zone, forming a cone shape around the wellbore. This phenomenon occurs when the pressure drawdown during production is too high, causing the water-oil contact to rise unevenly. Water coning can lead to premature water production and reduced hydrocarbon recovery.",
  "subject": "Well Completions",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/water-coning/"
}

Record 4,342 of 4,468 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.