SECONDARY AND TERTIARY RECOVERY OF OIL

AND NATURAL GAS

HEARING

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON

ENERGY RESEARCH AND WATER RESOURCES

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

THE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS PROGRAM PROPOSED BY THE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1976

COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS

HENRY M. JACKSON, Washington, Chairman

CONTENTS

STATEMENTS

Church, Hon. Frank, a U.S. Senator from the State of Idaho..

Doscher, Dr. Todd M., executive consultant to vice president, production

research, Shell Oil Co., Houston, Tex.......

Elkins, Lloyd E., production research director, Amoco Production Co.,

Tulsa, Okla..

Narath, Dr. Al, vice president, research, Sandia Laboratories, Albuquerque,

N. Mex..

Watkins, J. Wade, Assistant to Deputy Assistant Administrator for Energy

Research Centers Liaison, ERDA, accompanied by Dr. H. Neal

Dunning, Director, Division of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and In-Situ
Technology.

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