An embodiment is a portable, modular apparatus, having one or more
modules, for recovering oil from an oil well and generating electric
power, and including a chassis to support a fuel reformer, a gas
separator, a power generator, and/or a compressor. The fuel reformer
module is adapted to react a fuel source with water to generate driver
gas including a mixture of carbon dioxide gas and hydrogen gas. The gas
separator module is operatively coupled to the reformer module and is
adapted to separate at least a portion of the hydrogen gas from the rest
of the driver gas. The power generator module is operatively coupled to
the gas separator module and is adapted to generate electric power using
a portion of the separated hydrogen gas. The compressor module is
operatively coupled to the reformer module and is adapted to compress a
portion of the driver gas, and to eject the driver gas at high pressure
into the oil well for enhanced oil recovery. The chassis may be mounted
and carried by a truck, boat, airplane, or other vehicle to the location
of the oil well.