Production-related petroleum microbiology: Progress and prospects

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 401-405

  Voordouw, Gerrit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATH; HEAVY OIL; INJECTION WATER; INTERFACIAL TENSIONS; LIGHT OIL; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MICROBIAL FERMENTATION; NITRATE-REDUCING BACTERIA; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL RESERVOIRS; OIL VISCOSITY; PIPELINE FAILURES; PITTING CORROSION; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA; WATER PRODUCTION;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; METHANE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PITTING; WATER INJECTION;

WELL STIMULATION;

ASPHALT; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; NITRATE; PETROLEUM; SULFATE; SULFIDE;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FERMENTATION; FOULING CONTROL; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL CORROSION; NITRATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; SULFIDE OXIDIZING BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA; CORROSION; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; FERMENTATION; METHANE; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; NITRATES; PETROLEUM; SULFATES; SULFIDES; SULFUR-REDUCING BACTERIA;

EID: 79957984323     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: 18790429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2010.12.005     Document Type: Review

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