In-situ lipopeptide biosurfactant production by Bacillus strains correlates with improved oil recovery in two oil wells approaching their economic limit of production

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 81, Issue , 2013, Pages 127-132

  Youssef, Noha ^a   Simpson, D Randall ^a   McInerney, Michael J ^a   Duncan, Kathleen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Improved oil production from mature oil reservoirs; In situ biosurfactant production; Microbially enhanced oil recovery

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BIOSURFACTANT PRODUCTION; FERMENTING BACTERIA; GLUCOSE FERMENTATION; IMPROVED OIL RECOVERY; MATURE OIL RESERVOIRS; OIL RECOVERIES; WATER-TO-OIL RATIOS;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOMOLECULES; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENHANCED RECOVERY; GLUCOSE; METABOLISM; NITRATES; NUTRIENTS; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PHYSIOLOGY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER INJECTION;

WELL STIMULATION;

BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FERMENTATION; GROWTH RATE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INOCULATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METABOLISM; NITRATE; OIL PRODUCTION; PEPTIDE; RESERVOIR; SURFACTANT; TRACE METAL;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS SUBSP. SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIOLACEAE;

EID: 84876712049     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2012.05.010     Document Type: Article

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