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Primary production

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002933

The initial phase of oil and gas recovery that relies on natural reservoir energy to drive hydrocarbons to the wellbore. This energy can come from dissolved gas expansion, water drive, gas cap expansion, or gravity drainage. Primary recovery typically extracts 5-30% of the original oil in place before reservoir pressure declines.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002933
FieldOil and gas
SubjectEnhanced Oil Recovery
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002933",
  "term": "Primary production",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The initial phase of oil and gas recovery that relies on natural reservoir energy to drive hydrocarbons to the wellbore. This energy can come from dissolved gas expansion, water drive, gas cap expansion, or gravity drainage. Primary recovery typically extracts 5-30% of the original oil in place before reservoir pressure declines.",
  "subject": "Enhanced Oil Recovery",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/primary-production/"
}

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