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Enhanced Oil Recovery

Oil production is separated into three categories primary, secondary and tertiary, also called as Enhanced Oil Recovery. Enhanced Oil Recovery is the process of accumulating the amount of oil which can be recovered from an oil reservoir. EOR is usually done by injecting a materials into an oil well to increase pressure and to reduce the viscosity of the oil. There are several different methods of Enhanced Oil Recovery including Thermal recovery, Gas injection, Chemical injection, CO2 injection. Enhanced oil recovery is the practice of extracting oil from a well that has already gone through the primary and secondary stages of oil recovery. EOR techniques may not be economically viable. EOR techniques can affect the environment negatively, though new innovations in the sector may help reduce this impact in the future.    

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