Sentences with phrase «tertiary oil recovery»

The low concentration and the high efficiency in boosting tertiary oil recovery make the nanofluid both more environmentally friendly and less expensive than options now on the market, said Ren, who also is a principal investigator at the Texas Center for Superconductivity at UH.

But the large volume of chemicals used in tertiary oil recovery has raised concerns about potential environmental damage.

Researchers from the University of Houston have reported the discovery of a nanotechnology - based solution that could address both issues — achieving 15 percent tertiary oil recovery at low cost, without the large volume of chemicals used in most commercial fluids.

Not exact matches

Marshall said as things stand, 51 percent of all oil production in the state is through «tertiary» mechanisms, or enhanced recovery methods targeted in the proposed ban as opposed to conventional forms of extraction.

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