ASTM D4520-13
Standard Practice for Determining Water Injectivity Through the Use of On-Site Floods

Standard No.

ASTM D4520-13

Release Date

2013

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM D4520-18

Latest

ASTM D4520-18

Scope

5.1 The injectivity of a water is best determined by measurements as near to the well as possible to minimize changes in water properties due to air contact and time. This practice describes how core flow tests are carried out near the well.

5.2 This practice permits the differentiation of permeability losses from the effects of chemical interaction of water and rock and from the effects of plugging by suspended solids. The procedure can be utilized to estimate the chemical and filtration requirements for the full-scale injection project.

5.3 Application of the test results to injection wells requires consideration of test core selection and geometry effects.

5.4 This practice as described assumes that the water does not contain free oil or other immiscible hydrocarbons. The presence of free oil would require the method to be modified to account for the effect of oil saturation in the test cores on the water permeability.

1.1 This practice covers a procedure for conducting on-site core flood tests to determine the filtration and chemical treatment requirements for subsurface injection of water.^{2, 3}

1.2 This practice applies to water disposal, secondary recovery, and enhanced oil recovery projects and is applicable to injection waters with all ranges of total dissolved solids contents.

1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system are mathematical conversions and may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other.

1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

ASTM D4520-13 Referenced Document

• ASTM D1129 Standard Terminology Relating to Water
• ASTM D2434 Standard Test Method for Permeability of Granular Soils (Constant Head)
• ASTM D420 Standard Guide to Site Characterization for Engineering Design and Construction Purposes
• ASTM D4404 Standard Test Method for Determination of Pore Volume and Pore Volume Distribution of Soil and Rock by Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry
• ASTM D653 Standard Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids

ASTM D4520-13 history

• 2018 ASTM D4520-18 Standard Practice for Determining Water Injectivity Through the Use of On-Site Floods
• 2013 ASTM D4520-13 Standard Practice for Determining Water Injectivity Through the Use of On-Site Floods
• 2003 ASTM D4520-03(2008) Standard Practice for Determining Water Injectivity Through the Use of On-Site Floods
• 2003 ASTM D4520-03 Standard Practice for Determining Water Injectivity Through the Use of On-Site Floods
• 1995 ASTM D4520-95(1999) Standard Practice for Determining Water Injectivity Through the Use of On-Site Floods