[lelio]

What happened in 1985 to cause the upward trend to go downwards?

[Truth666]

The table is crap. In this business you can say whatever you want.

[capitan_refugio]

In the early 1980's, many of the older, giant and supergiant fields in the US were put into enhanced recovery programs. For instance, a systematic steaming program was initiated in the 5-billion barrel Midway-Sunset Field of the San Joachin Valley in California. Steaming mobilzed the "heavy" (low viscosity) oil there and incresed incremental production. But once a field is stimulated and production is increased, in the absense of new drilling, the natural decline returns.

[buwaya]

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