secondary recovery

noun

1. extraction of oil or natural gas under artificially induced pressure after the natural flow has ceased.

Word History and Origins

Origin of secondary recovery¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Though research has already shown that bird populations recovered after this eradication, the new study, published on March 8 in Scientific Reports, suggests that a more holistic, secondary recovery has taken place following that rat removal.

From Popular-Science