Cano Petroleum, based in Fort Worth, Texas, acquires and exploits oil reserves, thus, lessening the countrys dependency on foreign oil. Their focus on domestic, mature oilfields eliminates exploration risks and uncertainties of international sources, and they operate where larger independents and major integrated companies are not structured to compete. Cano uses waterflooding and enhanced oil recovery techniques, including Alkaline-Surfactant-Polymer technology, which typically recover 16% to 25% of original oil in place.