A technical feasibility analysis to apply Pseudomonas aeroginosa MR01 biosurfactant in microbial enhanced oil recovery of low-permeability carbonate reservoirs of Iran

Scientia Iranica

Volumn 17, Issue 1 C, 2010, Pages 46-54

  Adelzadeh, M R ^a   Roostaazad, R ^a   Kamali, M R ^b   Bagheri Lotfabad, T ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY RIPI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biosurfactant; Biosurfactant flooding; Interfacial tension; Oil recovery; Pseudomonas aeroginosa; Water flooding

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMOLECULES; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLOODS; LIME; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; RECOVERY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SECONDARY RECOVERY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION;

BIO SURFACTANT; BIOSURFACTANT FLOODING; FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL ENHANCED OIL RECOVERIES; OIL RECOVERIES; PSEUDOMONAS AEROGINOSA; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; TENSION MEASUREMENT;

LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS;

BACTERIUM; CARBONATE; DOLOMITE; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FLOODING; LIMESTONE; OIL PRODUCTION; PERMEABILITY; SALINITY; SURFACE TENSION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 79951634421     PISSN: 10263098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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