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enhanced oil recovery

Title English: 
enhanced oil recovery
Acronym English: 
EOR
Definition English: 
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is the process of obtaining stranded oil not recovered from an oil reservoir through certain extraction processes. EOR uses methods including thermal recovery, gas injection, chemical injection and low-salinity water flooding. Although these techniques are expensive and not always effective, scientists are particularly interested in EOR's potential to increase domestic oil production.
Title Arabic: 
الاستخلاص المعزز للنفط
Domain: 
Sustainable Development
Subject: 
Energy Resources
InformationType: 
Term
SourceSymbol: 
E/ESCWA/SDPD/2007/8