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Selection of a suitable reservoir for fluid storage depends on the reservoir characteristics including permeability, porosity, depth, and reservoir volume. A prospective injection site requires certain quantitative or qualitative value for every parameter involved in a selection criterion. The Barremian–lower Aptian Zubair Formation, at the Burgan oilfield in southern Kuwait, was selected as a potential site for a deep slurry injection project. The Zubair Formation is a major siliciclastic wedge; the target zone (second sand layer) ranges in thickness from 85.3 to 115.8 m with lateral extension measuring 35 by 20 km. The Zubair Formation parameters were evaluated, using log information, provided by Kuwait Oil Company, from three existing oil wells in the Burgan oilfield, and applying Nadeem and Dusseault (Environ Geosci 14(2):61–71, 2007) geological assessment model for deep slurry injection. The results of the model show that the Zubair Formation is an excellent reservoir to receive injected slurried waste.
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The authors are grateful to the referees for their constructive comments. This work was supported by Kuwait University, Research Grant No. [SE02/07].
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Al-Awadhi, J., AlShuaibi, A. Potentiality of Zubair Formation for deep slurry injection in Kuwait. Environ Earth Sci 67, 1269–1280 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-012-1570-x
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