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secondary recovery

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noun

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

Etymology

Origin of secondary recovery

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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In response, oilmen have sped the pumping of existing wells to their Maximum Efficient Rates* and made greater use of expensive secondary recovery methods, such as injecting water at high pressure into a well.

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