Investigation of a hydrocarbon-degrading strain, Rhodococcus ruber Z25, for the potential of microbial enhanced oil recovery

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 81, Issue , 2012, Pages 49-56

  Zheng, Chenggang ^a   Yu, Li ^b   Huang, Lixin ^b   Xiu, Jianlong ^b   Huang, Zhiyong ^c  

^a SINOPEC   (China)

^b CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (China)

^c Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrocarbon mechanism; Microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR); Phase behavior; Rhodococcus ruber; Waterflooding experiment

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; BIO SURFACTANT; BIODEGRADATION EXPERIMENTS; CLOUD POINTS; CMC VALUES; DAQING OILFIELDS; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HYDROCARBON DEGRADATION; MOBILITY ENHANCEMENT; OIL RECOVERY EFFICIENCY; POSITIVE EFFECTS; RHODOCOCCUS RUBER; SOLE CARBON SOURCE; WETTABILITY ALTERATION;

BIOMOLECULES; CRUDE OIL; DEGRADATION; EMULSIFICATION; EXPERIMENTS; OIL FIELDS; PHASE BEHAVIOR; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WELL FLOODING;

HYDROCARBONS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE OIL; EMULSION; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOODING; HYDROCARBON; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIC CONDITIONS; SURFACTANT; WETTABILITY;

CHINA; DAQING OILFIELD; HEILONGJIANG;

RHODOCOCCUS RUBER;

EID: 84855774522     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2011.12.019     Document Type: Article

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