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Houston Geological Society Bulletin
Abstract
Abstract: 
Thermal
Recovery Activity in South Texas
Thermal Recovery Activity in South TexasBy
(Mr. Suderman will be the speaker at the April meeting)
Much has been written in recent years about End_of_Record - Last_Page 14--------
thermal recovery. A potential
reserve in the order of 50 billion barrels of oil may ultimately be realized with
development of thermal recovery processes. In South Texas over 250 fields have
recovered heavy oil from depths less than 2500 feet. Since 1959 sixteen thermal
projects have been field-tested, primarily in the Jackson-Yegua strandline trend
and the Upper Cretaceous of the Rio Grande Embayment. Six additional projects
are in the planning stage. Only one project has reached the field-development
stage; three other pilot projects are undergoing extensive testing. Rapid technical
advances coupled with numerous known "heavy oil" accumulations suggest
an active future for thermal
recovery in South Texas.