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                          Computer
                Regulator
                                                          Pressure Gages
                                                                       Air Bath




                 Gas Tank  PUMP A  PUMP B   PURGE    CO 2       Crude oil  Vacuum
                                            PUMP
                                                     1    2     3     Pump

                         H 2 O       Syringe continuous
                                     Pumping system
                                                        Accumulators
                       Figure 2.29 Experimental setup for the CO 2 huff-n-puff tests.





















              Figure 2.30 Oil recovery factors at different soaking pressures and different cycles for
              Core 2.


















              Figure 2.31 MMP determined from tests using Core 2 at Cycles 6 and 7. (A) MMP from
              Core 2 at Cycle 6 (B) MMP from Core 2 at Cycle 7.
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