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To: Snowshoe who wrote (21449)	5/4/2008 12:32:42 AM
From: average joe	Respond to of 36917

There is lots of oil left no reason to be alarmed or panic for many decades. I'd be more worried about famine and meteorites if I was the worrying kind. Panic is not a sustainable emotion. Primary Recovery Primary recovery produces oil and gas using the natural pressure of the reservoir as the driving force to push the material to the surface. Wells are often 'stimulated' through the injection of fluids, which fracture the hydrocarbon-bearing formation to improve the flow of oil and gas from the reservoir to the wellhead. Other techniques, such as pumping and gas lift help production when the reservoir pressure dissipates. Secondary Recovery Secondary recovery uses other mechanisms - such as gas reinjection and water flooding - to produce residual oil and gas remaining after the primary recovery phase. Tertiary Recovery Tertiary recovery involves injecting other gases (such as carbon dioxide), or heat (steam or hot water) to stimulate oil and gas flow to produce remaining fluids that were not extracted during primary or secondary recovery phases. oxy.com