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Recovery factor

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003066

The fraction of the total oil or gas initially in a reservoir that is ultimately produced. It represents the efficiency of the production process, including primary, secondary, and tertiary recovery methods. Recovery factors vary widely depending on reservoir characteristics and the applied recovery techniques, typically ranging from 10% to over 60% for oil reservoirs.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003066
FieldOil and gas
SubjectEnhanced Oil Recovery
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003066",
  "term": "Recovery factor",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The fraction of the total oil or gas initially in a reservoir that is ultimately produced. It represents the efficiency of the production process, including primary, secondary, and tertiary recovery methods. Recovery factors vary widely depending on reservoir characteristics and the applied recovery techniques, typically ranging from 10% to over 60% for oil reservoirs.",
  "subject": "Enhanced Oil Recovery",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/recovery-factor/"
}

Record 3,267 of 4,468 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.