Modelling PFW from the Harriet A Platform

A unique field study was used to trial the application of the model MUDMAP to investigate the dispersion of produced formation water (PFW) from the offshore petroleum platform Harriet A on Australia's North West Shelf. In September 1995 scientists from AIMS and another organisation collected extensive field data on the fate and dispersion of PFW discharged from Harriet A. These datasets provided the opportunity to calibrate the dispersion model MUDMAP for these conditions. The model was used to successfully validate a flood tide plume.