Challenge: Locate and characterize a major water supply source in
a desert environment and assess the feasibility of use without affecting
community water supplies. Identify a cost-effective well-field layout and
obtain regulatory approval for development.
Solution: Combine rigorous drilling and aquifer testing field
programs with numerical modeling techniques to provide robust and defensible
assessment of the development potential of deep, saline, and shallow fresh
groundwater resources.
Results: Identified extensive and high-yielding saline aquifer
capable of supporting long-term reservoir injection demands without affecting
existing water users. Developed regulation-approved well-field design. Secured
development future for major oil and gas asset.