Patent ID: 8733442
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: C09K,E21B

Abstract:
1. A fluid transportation system for transporting seawater from a seawater source to an inland oilfield having an inland oilfield wellbore, wherein transportation occurs at least partially by rail, the system comprising: an extraction station, positioned at a seawater source, configured to collect seawater from the seawater source; a loading station, configured to place the collected seawater in a plurality of railcars for transportation; an unloading station, connected by rail to the loading station, configured to unload the collected seawater from the plurality of railcars; and an injector positioned at the inland oilfield wellbore, configured to receive the collected seawater after the collected seawater has been transported via the plurality of railcars, and further configured to inject the seawater into the inland oilfield wellbore for subterranean operations; wherein the seawater source is one of: an ocean; a saltwater lake; and a sea; and wherein the inland oilfield has at least one additional wellbore which has previously utilized locally sourced water for subterranean operations.