Question
Oil flows out of the well, because it is already under pressure.
Group of answer choices
Secondary Extraction
Strip Mining
Subsurface Mining
Primary Extraction
Group of answer choices
Secondary Extraction
Strip Mining
Subsurface Mining
Primary Extraction
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The process where oil flows out of the well because it is already under pressure is referred to as **Primary Extraction**. This is the initial stage of oil recovery where natural pressure drives the oil to the surface.