Nutrients and oxygen alter reservoir biochemical characters and enhance oil recovery during biostimulation

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2045-2054

  Gao, Peike ^a,b   Li, Guoqiang ^a,b   Dai, Xuecheng ^c   Dai, Liubing ^a,b   Wang, Hongbo ^c   Zhao, Lingxia ^a,b   Chen, Yuehua ^a,b   Ma, Ting ^a,b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (China)

Author keywords

Biostimulation; Crude oil; Degradation; Emulsification; Microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR)

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; BIOSTIMULATION; ENHANCE OIL RECOVERIES; HYDROCARBON DEGRADATION; IMPROVE OIL RECOVERY; MICROBIAL ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY (MEOR); OIL-DISPLACEMENT EFFICIENCY; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CRUDE OIL; DEGRADATION; EMULSIFICATION; METABOLITES; NUTRIENTS; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PH; WATER INJECTION; WELL STIMULATION;

OXYGEN SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

HYDROCARBON; MOLASSES; OXYGEN; PETROLEUM;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OIL AND GAS FIELD;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CULTURE MEDIA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROCARBONS; MOLASSES; OIL AND GAS FIELDS; OXYGEN; PETROLEUM;

EID: 84885674318     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-013-1367-4     Document Type: Article

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