Means water Water which is produced from the water reservoir and hence not adding to sweeping hydrocarbons.
It is a opposite to Good Water which is produced from the same reservoir as hydrocarbons and hence helping to sweep hydrocarbons.
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| Fig. 1.1. Perforated |
| reservoirA2 contributing to production with bad water as against good water in A1 | Fig. 1.2. Non-perforated water reservoir A2 contributing |
| with bad water through the behind-casing |
| channel as against good water in A1 |
See Also
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