Microbial improved oil recovery-bacterial induced wettability and interfacial tension effects on oil production

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 275-286

  Kowalewski, E ^a   Rueslatten I ^b   Steen, K H ^b   Bodtker G ^c   Torsaeter O ^b  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIFOB AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Interfacial tension; Microbial improved oil recovery; Numerical simulation; Spontaneous imbibition; Wettability

Indexed keywords

MICROBIAL IMPROVED OIL RECOVERY; SPONTANEOUS IMBIBITION; WETTABILITY;

BACTERIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SURFACE TENSION; WELL FLOODING; WETTING;

OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

BACTERIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SURFACE TENSION; WELL FLOODING; WETTING;

BACTERIUM; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OIL PRODUCTION; SURFACE TENSION; WETTABILITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33746876383     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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