fireflood


fire·flood

F0137000 (fīr′flŭd′) or fire·flood·ing (-flŭd′ĭng)n. A procedure for extracting additional oil from a well by injecting compressed air into the petroleum reservoir and burning some of the oil to increase the flow.

fireflood

(ˈfaɪəˌflʌd) na method of extracting oil from a well by burning some of the oil to increase the rate of flow