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Residual oil

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003124

The oil that remains trapped in the pore spaces of a reservoir rock after natural depletion and waterflooding have occurred. This oil is immobile under normal reservoir conditions due to capillary forces and wettability. It represents a target for enhanced oil recovery methods, which aim to mobilize and produce it.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003124
FieldOil and gas
SubjectFormation Evaluation
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003124",
  "term": "Residual oil",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The oil that remains trapped in the pore spaces of a reservoir rock after natural depletion and waterflooding have occurred. This oil is immobile under normal reservoir conditions due to capillary forces and wettability. It represents a target for enhanced oil recovery methods, which aim to mobilize and produce it.",
  "subject": "Formation Evaluation",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/residual-oil/"
}

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