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Waterflood kick

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-004109

An uncontrolled influx of formation fluids into the wellbore during a waterflooding operation, caused by an imbalance between the hydrostatic pressure of the injected water column and the reservoir pressure. This event indicates that the injection pressure has fallen below the formation pressure, allowing reservoir fluids to enter the well. It requires immediate action to regain well control.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-004109
FieldOil and gas
SubjectEnhanced Oil Recovery
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-004109",
  "term": "Waterflood kick",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "An uncontrolled influx of formation fluids into the wellbore during a waterflooding operation, caused by an imbalance between the hydrostatic pressure of the injected water column and the reservoir pressure. This event indicates that the injection pressure has fallen below the formation pressure, allowing reservoir fluids to enter the well. It requires immediate action to regain well control.",
  "subject": "Enhanced Oil Recovery",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/waterflood-kick/"
}

Record 4,361 of 4,468 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.