Researchers seek new ways to tap oil reservoir

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It's a wildcatter's wildest dream: a formation estimated to hold about 7 billion barrels of crude oil.

A new lab at the Å·ÃÀÈý¼¶Æ¬ brings together geologists, petroleum engineers, geophysicists and economic development experts — all with the goal of recovering the black gold that sits underneath a large section of central Louisiana.

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