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thermal recovery
Oil & gas; Oilfield
A general term for injection processes that introduce heat into a reservoir. Thermal recovery is used to produce viscous, thick oils with API gravities less than 20. These oils ...
casing test
Oil & gas; Oilfield
A general term used to describe a drillstem test (DST) performed in cased hole.
running tool
Oil & gas; Oilfield
A generic name for a tool or device that is used in the placement or setting of downhole equipment such as permanent packers or plugs. The running tool can be retrieved after the ...
fluid invasion
Oil & gas; Oilfield
A general term to describe the presence of a particular fluid in an undesirable area, such as the movement of drilling mud into a section of the reservoir formation.
chemical injection
Oil & gas; Oilfield
A general term for injection processes that use special chemical solutions to improve oil recovery, remove formation damage, clean blocked perforations or formation layers, reduce ...
miscible displacement
Oil & gas; Oilfield
A general term for injection processes that introduce miscible gases into the reservoir. A miscible displacement process maintains reservoir pressure and improves oil displacement ...
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