Sentences with water coning
wa·ter cone
W w - Oil production from a well that partly penetrates an oil zone over water may cause the oil/water interface to deform into a bell shape, which is known as water coning.The problem of water coning is often encountered when a layer of water underlies a layer of oil. At low rates of pumping the water can form a stagnant cone underneath the flowing oil.Water coning is when flow in a well changes as the oil-water interface forms into a bell shape.