Mining for Kern River's oil

Journal Article · Wed Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980 · Pacific Oil World; ()

OSTI ID:6069292

Rintoul, B

The effort to recover more of Kern River Oil Field's heavy oil through the hot plate recovery method has entered a new phase. Now personnel are going down the 491-ft hole that is cased to a depth of 416 ft with pipe that is 5 ft id. The personnel have entered the hole to check for gas and to begin installation of the down-hole hardware necessary to begin construction of the down-hole cavern. From the cavern, 8 laterals will be drilled to carry steam beneath Kern River's oil sand.

• OSTI ID: 6069292
• Journal Information: Pacific Oil World; (), Journal Name: Pacific Oil World; () Vol. 73:10
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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