Review of Microbial Technology for Improving Oil Recovery
- 1 May 1989
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) in SPE Reservoir Engineering
- Vol. 4 (02) , 151-154
- https://doi.org/10.2118/16646-pa
Abstract
Summary: Microbial treatments are potentially cost-effective for increasing oil production, even in today's economic conditions. Field applications that use microorganisms can range from single-well to full-scale waterflooding, but both processes require some knowledge of the reservoir conditions. Coordinated laboratory and field testing is needed to develop microbial oil recovery technology further.Keywords
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