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Remaining oil saturation

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003103

The fraction of pore volume in a reservoir that is still occupied by oil after primary and secondary recovery processes have been completed. This saturation represents the oil that is not economically recoverable by conventional methods. It is a key parameter for evaluating the potential of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003103
FieldOil and gas
SubjectFormation Evaluation
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003103",
  "term": "Remaining oil saturation",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The fraction of pore volume in a reservoir that is still occupied by oil after primary and secondary recovery processes have been completed. This saturation represents the oil that is not economically recoverable by conventional methods. It is a key parameter for evaluating the potential of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques.",
  "subject": "Formation Evaluation",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/remaining-oil-saturation/"
}

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