News tagged with oil reservoir

Discovering oil at micro level

(PhysOrg.com) -- Getting trapped oil out of porous layers of sandstone and limestone is a tricky and costly operation for energy exploration companies the world over. But now, University of Alberta researchers ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A better way to pinpoint underground oil reserves

(PhysOrg.com) -- Picture this: an accurate map of a large underground oil reservoir that can guide engineers’ efforts to coax the oil from the vast rocky subsurface into wells where it can be pumped out for storage or transport.

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 14, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 3