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During the past 20 years members of the petroleum industry have proposad more than fifteen new or novel recovery methods for increasing the ultimate oil or gas recovery. This paper is a general review of these new methods. A simple description of the new and improved recovery processes and their range of application is presented. The methods discussed include wet combustion, forward combustion, reverse combustion and combustion with fuel injection. The miscible process of high pressure gas, enriched gas and LPG slugs, are covered. Use of micellar solutions, alcohol and foam flooding is covered. The application of atomic bombs for well completions is discussed.