Greka Energy
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Greka Energy, legally HVI Cat Canyon Inc., is a privately held company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration principally in Santa Barbara County, California. Formed in 1999 after the acquisition and merg
Main entrance to Greka Refinery, Santa Maria, California
Greka Asphalt Refinery on Sinton Road, Santa Maria, adjacent to agricultural fields
Greka lease on the North Belridge Oil Field; oil wells and steam injection apparatus are visible in the distance.
Central area of operations on Rincon Island
Heavy crude oil
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Heavy crude oil is highly viscous oil that cannot easily flow from production wells under normal reservoir conditions. It is referred to as "heavy" because its density or specific gravity is higher th
Greka Energy
…refinery, since asphalt keeps a relatively constant price. In 2002, Greka announced that it had approximately 800 million barrels (130,000,000 m3) of heavy crude oil recoverable with current technologies. Greka was able to capture this resource since the heavy oil existed in a shallower, neglected reservoir, primarily…
Steam is injected into many oil fields where the oil is thicker and heavier than normal crude oil