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Water Flooding - How it works
Water Flooding

Water used for Oilfield Injection latest updated figures (draft information)


Water use for Oilfield Injection latest updated figures (draft information)
Conventional use
Thermal- in-situ

Fresh water allotted to the Oil Industry by Alberta Environment (approximate)

pumpjack
Picture shows pump jack with fresh water application		 1999 - 45,000,000,000 gallons/year
2000 - 54,000,000,000 gallons/year
2001 - 62,000,000,000 gallons/year
2002 - 94,500,000,000 gallons/year
2003 - 115,094,000,000 gallons/year
2004 - 125,400,000,000 gallons/year*
*water used for both waterflood and heavy oil extraction waterwell.jpg