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Chevron leveraging information technology to optimize thermal production of heavy oil with increased recovery and reduced costs

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Chevron’s focus on optimizing the thermal management of the Kern River field has resulted in a steady drop in the steam:oil ratio (barrels steam water per barrel oil), resulting in improved economics of the field even with slowly declining production. Data: California DOGGR. Click to enlarge. Source: Chevron. Click to enlarge.

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Opinion: Busting The “Canadian Bakken” Myth

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The financial pages of Canadian newspapers have been full of headlines lately announcing the potential of two large shale oil fields in the Northwest Territories said to contain enough oil to rival the Bakken Formation of North Dakota and Montana. billion barrels. enthused the Financial Post.

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2025 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 ZR2 Review

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It sells against a bunch of similar size, ballpark priced, US-style pick-ups including the Ram 1500, Ford F-150 and way more expensive Toyota Tundra with slightly scaled down Chinese brands nibbling away underneath. It will nearly walk-up walls and the Crawl function is super handy in tough terrain or soft sand/mud.