Microbially enhanced oil recovery at simulated reservoir conditions by use of engineered bacteria

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 233-238

  Xu, Yaohui ^a,c   Lu, Mang ^b  

^a YANGTZE UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JINGDEZHEN CERAMIC INSTITUTE   (China)

^c Shangdong University of Science and Technology   (China)

Author keywords

Core; Molasses; Polysaccharide; Protoplast fusion

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CORE; CORE PERMEABILITY; ENGINEERING BACTERIA; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; ENTEROBACTER; EXTRACELLULAR POLYSACCHARIDES; FLOODING TESTS; HARSH ENVIRONMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE RESISTANCE; POLYSACCHARIDE PRODUCTION; PROTOPLAST FUSION; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; SATURATED SAND;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOGAS; HIGH TEMPERATURE ENGINEERING; MOLASSES; OIL WELL FLOODING; OIL WELL TESTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POLYSACCHARIDES; RECOVERY; STRAIN;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

BACTERIUM; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLASSE; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; POLYSACCHARIDE; RESERVOIR FLOODING;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII;

EID: 80052542916     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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