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Sloss Formation (Montana, USA) with light oil has been extensively developed
before 1960s. The secondary oil extraction phase ended at around 1963 after full water
flooding. In the next six years approximately 19% of oil remaining after water flood-
ing has been extracted by implementation of wet ISC. This implementation has dem-
onstrated effectiveness of ISC processes which was done after water flooding.
Dry ISC was implemented at Suplacu de Barc˘ au (Hungary) in 1966. Some wells
increased production in more than 10 times. Average air consumption was at around
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2200 m /tons.
In the former USSR first project was realised in Azerbaijan in 1973. Production
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increased by 25% and the average air consumption was at around 1840 m /tons of
produced oil.
It is estimated that in 1980s more than 50 ISC projects have been realised world-
wide. It is known that in the USA additional oil production was at around 600 thou-
sand tons/year, while in Hungary it was at around 430 thousand tons/year.
It is argued by Alvarado and Manrique that despite long history and proven com-
mercial outcome majority of oil field operators do not really believe in OSC tech-
nology. This skepticism is based on high portion of unsuccessful projects and
projects with unknown outcomes. At the same time it is also accepted that failed
applications are due to ISC applications on formations which are not really
suitable for the technique.

Further reading

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Amelin, I.A., 1980. In situ combustion. M.: Nedra.
Baibakov, N.K., Garushev, A.R., 1981. Thermal methods of oil field development. M.: Nedra.
Burger, J., Sourieau, P., Combarnous, M., 1984. Recuperation assistee du petrole les meth-
odes thermiques. Editions Technip, Paris.
Carcoana, A., 1992. Applied Enhanced Oil Recovery. Prentice Hall, Inc, New Jersey, USA.
De Haan, H.J., Van Lookeren, J., 1969. Early results of the first large-scale steam soak proj-
ect in the Tia Juana field, Western Venezuela. JPT 21, 101 110. January.
Dubrovai, K.K., Sheinman, A.B., Sorokin, МА, et al., 1936. Experience of thermal exploita-
tion in Chusovskih Gorodkah. Oil Ind. (4), 23 32.
Green D.W., Willhite, G.P., 1998. Enhanced oil recovery. Texas, USA.
Ismailov, F.S., Mehtiyev, U.Sh., Gasymli, А.М., 2011. Experience of thermal recovery meth-
ods application on Azerbaijan oil fields, Baku.
Kuhn, C.S., Koch, R.L., 1953. In-situ combustion-newest methods of increasing oil recovery.
Oil Gas J. 52 (14), pp. 92-96,113-114.
Latil, M., Bardon, C., Burger, J., Sourieau, P., 1980. Enhanced Oil Recovery. Technip, Paris.
Matheny, S.L., 1980. EOR methods help ultimate recovery. Oil Gas J. 79 124. March 31.
Prats, M.A., 1978. Current apraisal of thermal recovery. JPT 1129 1136. August.
Ramey, H.J. A current review of oil recovery by steam injection. In: Paper WPC-12247
Presented at the 7th World Petroleum Congress, Mexico City, Mexico, 2-9 April 1967.