Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery pilot test in Piedras Coloradas field, Argentina

SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1999-January, Issue , 1999, Pages

  Maure, M A ^a   Dietrich, F L ^b   Diaz, V A ^c   Arganaraz H ^c  

^a Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America   (United States)

^b Microbes Inc ^*  (United States)

^c Perez Companc SA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GASOLINE; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL COMPLETION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROPHYSICS; WATER TREATMENT;

ENGINEERING METHODS; FEASIBILITY TESTS; GEOCHEMICAL FINGERPRINTS; INFLUENCE MECHANISM; MICROBIAL ENHANCED OIL RECOVERIES; PARAMETRIC MODELS; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; SYSTEMATIC PROGRAM;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 84940858016     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/53715-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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