Oil Recovery
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Quantum mechanics work lets oil industry know promise of recovery experiments before they start
Sokrates Pantelides (Joe Howell / Vanderbilt University) With their current approach, energy companies can extract about 35 percent of the oil in each well. Every 1 percent above that, compounded across thousands of wells, can mean billions of dollars in additional revenue for the companies and supply for consumers. Read MoreSep. 28, 2018