Investigating the pore-scale mechanisms of microbial enhanced oil recovery

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 94-95, Issue , 2012, Pages 155-164

  Armstrong, Ryan T ^a   Wildenschild, Dorthe ^a  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioclogging; Biosurfactant; Interfacial curvature; Microbial enhanced oil recovery; Micromodel; Multiphase flow; Water flooding

Indexed keywords

BIO SURFACTANT; BIOCLOGGING; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; INTERFACIAL CURVATURE; MICROMODEL;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOMASS; BIOMOLECULES; CAPILLARITY; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROUS MATERIALS; SECONDARY RECOVERY; TERTIARY RECOVERY; WELL FLOODING;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

BACTERIUM; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POROSITY; RESERVOIR FLOODING; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACTANT;

BACILLUS MOJAVENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS;

EID: 84864913530     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2012.06.031     Document Type: Article

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