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To: Dog Gone
DG what's the average percentage of oil recovered from a well? I know it's small maybe less than 30%?
14 posted on 04/23/2002 5:35:04 PM PDT by deport
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To: deport
DG what's the average percentage of oil recovered from a well? I know it's small maybe less than 30%?

There are a lot of variables, depending on the quality of the rock, pressure, etc., but that's probably about right. There are enhanced recovery methods that can be used if the reservoir is big enough, like flushing it with water, and even setting it on fire, to drive out more oil. Even then, we're leaving at least 40% of it still down there.

20 posted on 04/23/2002 5:49:47 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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