Fluid level measurements were taken on a regular basis from 9 wells to monitor the progression of the CO2 injection in the Mississippian formation surrounding the Wellington KGS 2-32 injection well, i.e. Oil Cut, Barrels of Oil per Day, Fluid Levels, Bottom Hole Pressure, etc. The data was saved to the Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) ORACLE database.

This report is one of a series of publications resulting from a study of the feasibility of increasing domestic heavy oil production being conducted for the U.S. Department of Energy. This report summarizes available public information on the potential of heavy oil production in Alaska. Heavy oil (10' to 20' API gravity) exists and is produced on the North Slope of Alaska; but the technical, environmental constraints and high cost of transportation to refineries on the U.S. West Coast make the economics for producing significant volumes of heavy oil unfavorable. Volumes of proprietary data and feasibility studies exist within major companies, but only limited data is available in the public domain. Alaskan North Slope crude oil is marketed under the legislative constraints of having to be sold in the U.S., thus, it has to compete in the world market with a delivery constraint. California is the recipient and refines most of Alaska's current 1.7 million barrels per day oil production. Transportation, refining, and competition in the market limit development of Alaska's heavy oil resources. A number of enhanced oil recovery technologies for production of Alaska's heavy oil have been reported in the literature including gas, CO2, in situ combustion, and steam. Thermal production of heavy oil has been attempted but requires close spacing. Several light oil reservoirs, with reserves of >50 million barrels each, have been discovered and deemed non-commercial. Constraints on producing heavy oil in Alaska indicate that without significant economic incentives, very little of the heavy oil in Alaska will be produced and even then the cost may be prohibitively expensive leaving most of Alaska's heavy oil unproduced.

Canada has abundant resources of crude oil, with an estimated remaining ultimate potential of 52.3 106m³ (329 billion barrels) as of December 2017. Of this, oil sands account for 92 per cent. There are two major producing areas in Canada, the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, which includes Alberta, Saskatchewan and parts of British Columbia and Manitoba, and offshore eastern Canada. Oil is also produced in modest volumes in Ontario and the Northwest Territories. Although Canada was the 4th largest producer in the world in 2018, it produces only about five per cent of total daily production, so it does not have a major influence on the world oil prices. In 2018, 96 per cent of Canadian crude exports went to the U.S. The Canada Energy Regulator regulates the export of crude oil. Holders of export authorizations report monthly statistics on export activities. This dataset provides historical export volumes of crude oil (by year and month), and by either type of oil or by destination of export.

The 2025 annual OPEC oil price stood at 78.1 U.S. dollars per barrel, as of February. This would be lower than the 2024 average, which amounted to 79.86 U.S. dollars. The abbreviation OPEC stands for Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and includes Algeria, Angola, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, and the United Arab Emirates. The aim of the OPEC is to coordinate the oil policies of its member states. It was founded in 1960 in Baghdad, Iraq. The OPEC Reference Basket The OPEC crude oil price is defined by the price of the so-called OPEC (Reference) basket. This basket is an average of prices of the various petroleum blends that are produced by the OPEC members. Some of these oil blends are, for example: Saharan Blend from Algeria, Basra Light from Iraq, Arab Light from Saudi Arabia, BCF 17 from Venezuela, et cetera. By increasing and decreasing its oil production, OPEC tries to keep the price between a given maxima and minima. Benchmark crude oil The OPEC basket is one of the most important benchmarks for crude oil prices worldwide. Other significant benchmarks are UK Brent, West Texas Intermediate (WTI), and Dubai Crude (Fateh). Because there are many types and grades of oil, such benchmarks are indispensable for referencing them on the global oil market. The 2024 fall in prices was the result of weakened demand outlooks, primarily from China.