According to an article in the August 2006 issue of World News Magazine, the US has about 374 billion barrels of oil remaining as stranded oil in existing and abandoned oil fields in the US. Under existing oil production technology about one third of the oil in the reservoir is removed through primary oil production and some additional oil is being produced through existing conventional secondary and tertiary methods.
Wavefront Energy & Environmental Services Inc. Web site: www.onthewavefront.com has developed a unique technology called Powerwave which can be used in 65% of existing and abandoned oil fields in the US. This 65% implies 243 billion barrels of stranded crude oil is amenable to Wavefront’s technology. If we take an average of 30% additional recovery, which has now been proven by a major Canadian oil and gas producer based in Alberta, Canada, this would be a total of about 73 billion additional barrels of available oil. Powerwave has also been successfully demonstrated in Texas, Oklahoma and Ontario.
According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) for 2007, US net crude oil imports were 10 million barrels/day. Adoption of Wavefront’s technology would replace ALL foreign crude oil imports for about twenty (20) years based on existing US consumption! This would provide precious time to develop alternate sources of energy from wind, solar, ocean waves, clean coal technology, nuclear power, geothermal energy and ultimately fusion energy as well as develop technology to reduce energy consumption by using smaller as well as more efficient electric cars, more energy efficient appliances, solar energy homes and buildings, solar power parks, etc. This could be a major step towards realizing the ultimate objective for all countries of become energy self sufficient through renewable sources. Our oil and gas reserves should only be used for producing plastics, petrochemicals, etc. and not wasted for heating, air conditioning and transportation, etc. This is required for our survival as well as for our children and future generations!
Powerwave is one of the most major potential game changing technologies seen in the oil industry, which could be readily implemented by all North American oil producing companies. This proven technology is adding value and reserves for several North American oil companies who are increasing their oil production from existing operations in Texas, Oklahoma, Alberta and Ontario.
Let’s get on with one of the most obvious solutions right here at home!
As a footnote, Wavefront’s Primawave environmental technology, which is based on the same underlying principals as Powerwave, has been successfully implemented for the remediation of contaminated groundwater due to old leaking oil and diesel fuel tanks at service stations in Florida as well as many industrial sites. In addition, Primawave is being used to aid in the clean up of contaminated groundwater at an old, 75 acre former refinery site in New York, of which there exists 149 active refineries (down from 301 in 1982) in the US requiring similar remediation.