Optimization of Microbial Flooding in Carbonate Reservoirs

SPE - Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 51-60

  Almehaideb, Reyadh ^a   Zekri, Abdulrazag Y ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; COMPRESSED AIR; EVAPORATION; POROSITY; ROCKS; SURFACE TENSION; WELL PERFORATION;

CARBONATE RESERVOIRS; MICROBIAL FLOODING;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 1642439990     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/77796-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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