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secondary recovery

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secondary recovery [′sek·ən‚der·ē ri′kəv·ə·rē]
(petroleum engineering)
A method, such as waterflooding, for recovering additional oil from a well after it has stopped producing.


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Gas injection is a reservoir maintenance or secondary recovery method that uses injected gas to supplement the pressure in an oil field.
Gas injection is a reservoir maintenance or secondary recovery method that uses injected gas to supplement the pressure in an oil field.
Malcolm said many of PDO's enhanced oil recovery projects and secondary recovery gas projects, which are set to become a major part of the company's oil and gas production, "will either be based on entirely new technologies or use existing technologies in new ways.
 
 
 
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