Analysis on the Development and Innovation of Oil Recovery Engineering Techniques in the New Period

Since the new period of reform and opening up in 1978, China has witnessed rapid social and economic development, higher living standards, and greater petroleum demands, which further promotes the scale and intensity of oil recovery. Oil recovery is progressing with greater difficulties. Traditional oil recovery techniques can no longer meet the demands for petroleum against the backdrop of today’s national economic development, and so we need to further enhance the efficiency and quality of oil recovery. This paper analyzes the research status of oil recovery techniques at home and abroad, illustrates the basic principles of the techniques and the development difficulties, and then explores the future development and innovation of oil recovery techniques. It is believed that only with bold innovations of oil recovery techniques can oil companies enhance recovery efficiency and oil quality, thereby effectively alleviating the contradiction between supply and demand of oil resources.