Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (Developments in Petroleum Science) - Hardcover

Donaldson, Erle C.; Chilingarian, G. V.

 
9780444428660: Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (Developments in Petroleum Science)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0444428666 ISBN 13: 9780444428660
Publisher: Elsevier Science Ltd, 1989

Synopsis

The use of microorganisms and their metabolic products to stimulate oil production is currently receiving renewed interest worldwide. This technique involves the injection of selected microorganisms into the reservoir and the subsequent stimulation and transportation of their in situ growth products, in order that their presence will aid in further reduction of residual oil left in the reservoir after secondary recovery is exhausted. Although unlikely to replace conventional microbial enhanced oil recovery, this unique process seems superior in many respects. Self-duplicating units, namely the bacteria cells, are injected into the reservoir and by their in situ multiplication they magnify beneficial effects. This new approach to enhancement of oil recovery was initiated in 1980 and the first results were published in the proceedings of two international conferences.

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Publisher
Elsevier Science Ltd
Publication date
1989
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0444428666
ISBN 13 
9780444428660
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
227
Editor
Yen Teh Fu

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