Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery : An Investigation of Bacteria Ability To Live and Alter Crude Oil Physical Characteristics in High Pressure Condition

Author(s):  
Amalia Yunita Halim ◽  
Umar Dani Fauzi ◽  
Septoratno Siregar ◽  
Edy Soewono ◽  
Agus Yodi Gunawan ◽  
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2011 ◽  
Vol 365 ◽  
pp. 326-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Hui She ◽  
Fu Chang Shu ◽  
Zheng Liang Wang ◽  
Long Jiang Yu

Culture-based techniques were applied to analyze the diversity of indigenous microbial communities in the Qinghai middle salinity petroleum reservoir (QH-MSPR). The results of the most probable number (MPN) method indicated there was an abundance of indigenous microbes (105-106MPN/ml). Two isolations (BIOS682) from the QH-MSPR were identified as Brevibacillus agri and Brevibacillus levickii. The study showed that BIOS682 enhanced the degradation rate of Huatugou crude oil. The viscosity and freezing point of crude oil after treatment by BIOS682 were all decreased. The results of TLC and FTIR spectrum analysis of the biosurfactant produced by BIOS682 indicated that it was identical to that of lipopeptide. The core-flooding tests showed that the incremental oil recoveries were 7.05-10.15%. Thus, BIOS682 may provide a viable application of microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR).


Geofluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Guanqun Li ◽  
Yuliang Su ◽  
Yingchun Guo ◽  
Yongmao Hao ◽  
Lei Li

Shale reservoirs are characterized by low porosity and low permeability, and volume fracturing of horizontal wells is a key technology for the benefits development of shale oil resources. The results from laboratory and field tests show that the backflow rate of fracturing fluid is less than 50%, and the storage amount of fracturing fluid after large-scale hydraulic fracturing is positively correlated with the output of single well. The recovery of crude oil is greatly improved by means of shut-in and imbibition, therefore attracting increasing attention from researchers. In this review, we summarize the recent advances in the migration mechanisms and stimulation mechanisms of horizontal well high pressure forced soaking technology in the reservoirs. However, due to the diversity of shale mineral composition and the complexity of crude oil composition, the stimulation mechanism and effect of this technology are not clear in shale reservoir. Therefore, the mechanism of enhanced oil recovery by imbibition and the movable lower limit of imbibition cannot be characterized quantitatively. It is necessary to solve fragmentation research in the full-period fluid transport mechanisms in the follow-up research.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Rizqy Fachria

Biosurfactant as secondary metabolit produced by Bacillus subtilis. It has the ability to emulsify and reduce the surface tension. Biosurfactants produced by B. subtilis is a lipopeptide. Furthermore, biosurfactant can be utilized in microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR). In this research, biosurfactant of B. subtilis ATCC 19 659 were evaluated. The production use Nutrient Broth (NB) and soybean liquid waste. Application of biosurfactant in oil recovery showed that biosurfactant of NB recover 2 mL crude oil and biosurfactant of soybean liquid waste medium recover 3.67 mL.


RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 5566-5574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junhui Zhang ◽  
Quanhong Xue ◽  
Hui Gao ◽  
Hangxian Lai ◽  
Ping Wang

Microbial enhanced oil recovery has played a major role in enhancing crude oil recovery from depleted oil reservoirs to solve stagnant petroleum production.


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