Compatibility Of Desalinated Water With The Dammam Formation At The Northwest Shigaya Water-Well Field, Kuwait – A Preliminary Study

摘要

Analysis of test results indicates that porosity and hydraulic conductivity values are controlled principally by lithology. Very little difference was observed between hydraulic conductivity values measured with fresh and brackish water. Reduction in hydraulic conductivity was observed only in a few cases, when the water flowing through core samples was loaded with different concentrations of bentonite clay. The dissolution of anhydrite in fresh water suggested that, at high anhydrite content, porosity and permeability may increase when the aquifer is in contact with fresh water over an extended period of time, and the quality of the injected water may be adversely affected.