Cascade³

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Extends the life of water injection wells and increases overall field production

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February 10 2025

Cascade³ is designed to significantly improve the long-term performance of water injection wells. It provides a unique solution to conventional sand control challenges that can result in a number of negative outcomes, limiting production, and ultimately reducing well life. Cascade³ technology eliminates failure mechanisms, such as water hammer, crossflow, and backflow. A high density of flow control valves mounted within conventional sand screens allows high water injection rates while increasing sand control reliability and maintaining injectivity over time.

Pros & Limitations

Extends water injector life

Improves injectivity and reservoir sweep

Compatible with gravel pack and standalone screen completions

Eliminates crossflow reducing screen erosion

Eliminates backflow and fines movement into the wellbore

Prevents water hammer effects

Maintains longevity of injection

Simple design and installation

Eliminates the need for frequent well clean-outs

High number of valves required to achieve 10,000 BPD per joint

Specification

Specification Title	Specification Description
Asset Life Extension	By preventing sand production, Cascade³ extends injection well life resulting in more oil production and greater recovery.
Capabilities	Allows high water injection rates while increasing sand control reliability and maintaining injectivity over time, without costly re-drills or frequent well clean-outs.
Areas of Application	Eliminates issues encountered in injection wells: water hammer effect, crossflow, backflow, impaired injectivity, erosion of completion equipment, sanding of production tubing.
Operating Conditions	Up to 10,000 BWPD injection per screen joint at low pressure drop and unit velocities.
Safety	Reducing health and safety concerns, when considered against gravel packing.