enhanced recovery
noun
: the extraction of oil from a nearly exhausted well by methods more costly and complex than waterflooding alone
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In declarations to the court, top company officials stated their need for these enhanced recovery methods to continue operations.
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Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2021
But there are also constant revisions reflecting factors such as new analysis of a field’s geology, the application of new technology to increase recovery, or just the decision to invest in extra capacity, including enhanced recovery.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
After returning to Earth, mice receiving the receptor treatment also showed an enhanced recovery of muscle mass.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Sep. 2020
Scientists still have a ways to go in terms of predicting and enhancing recovery from neurological injuries, Rosenow added.
—Michelle Lou, CNN, 27 June 2019
Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2021
But there are also constant revisions reflecting factors such as new analysis of a field’s geology, the application of new technology to increase recovery, or just the decision to invest in extra capacity, including enhanced recovery.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
After returning to Earth, mice receiving the receptor treatment also showed an enhanced recovery of muscle mass.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Sep. 2020
Scientists still have a ways to go in terms of predicting and enhancing recovery from neurological injuries, Rosenow added.
—Michelle Lou, CNN, 27 June 2019
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