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In-Situ Fossil Fuel Recovery Wells

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-014501

Class V wells that are used to recover lignite, coal, tar sands, and oil shale. The wells inject water, air, oxygen, solvents, combustibles, or explosives into underground or oil shale beds to free fossil fuels so they can be extracted.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-014501
FieldEnvironment
SubjectLand, waste and cleanup
ReferencesUnderground Injection Control Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-014501",
  "term": "In-Situ Fossil Fuel Recovery Wells",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Class V wells that are used to recover lignite, coal, tar sands, and oil shale. The wells inject water, air, oxygen, solvents, combustibles, or explosives into underground or oil shale beds to free fossil fuels so they can be extracted.",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Underground Injection Control Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/in-situ-fossil-fuel-recovery-wells/"
}

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