Research advances of microbial enhanced oil recovery [PDF]
Heliyon, 2022 Microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR), characterized with the virtues of low cost and environmental protection, reflects the prevalent belief in environmental protection, and is attracting the attention of more researchers.
Bo Wu +5 more
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Exploring the use of microbial enhanced oil recovery in Kazakhstan: a review [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyMicrobial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) is a promising method for improving oil recovery from challenging reservoirs such as those found in Kazakhstan.
Aliya Yernazarova +8 more
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Appropriate characterization of reservoir properties and investigation of their effect on microbial enhanced oil recovery through simulated laboratory studies [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAppropriate characterization of reservoir properties and investigation of the effect of these properties on microbial metabolism and oil recovery under simulated reservoir conditions can aid in development of a sustainable microbial enhanced oil recovery
Neelam Kapse +2 more
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Isolating, identifying and evaluating of oil degradation strains for the air-assisted microbial enhanced oil recovery process. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Due to the inefficient reproduction of microorganisms in oxygen-deprived environments of the reservoir, the applications of microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) are restricted.
Mingming Cheng +4 more
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Production, characterization, and application of Pseudoxanthomonas taiwanensis biosurfactant: a green chemical for microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) [PDF]
Scientific ReportsBiosurfactants, as microbial bioproducts, have significant potential in the field of microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR). Biosurfactants are microbial bioproducts with the potential to reduce the interfacial tension (IFT) between crude oil and water ...
Isty Adhitya Purwasena +4 more
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Mineral-Targeted Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery [PDF]
MicroorganismsIn the fluid (comprising oil and nutrient solution)–microbe–mineral ternary system of oil reservoirs, current microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) technology lacks investigation into the interactions between the latter two components and their ...
Lei Li, Chunhui Zhang, Peidong Su
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Experimental study of microbial enhanced oil recovery in fractured porous media using the halophilic bacterium Haloferax mediterranei [PDF]
Scientific ReportsFractured reservoirs, comprising over 20% of the world’s oil reserves, present significant challenges to enhanced oil recovery (EOR). This study investigates the potential of the halophilic bacterium Haloferax mediterranei in microbial EOR (MEOR) for ...
Behnam Zarei Eslam +4 more
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An exogenous surfactant-producing Bacillus subtilis facilitates indigenous microbial enhanced oil recovery [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016 This study used an exogenous lipopeptide-producing Bacillus subtilis to strengthen the indigenous microbial enhanced oil recovery (IMEOR) process in a water-flooded reservoir in the laboratory.
Peike eGao +7 more
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One Biosurfactant-Producing Bacteria Achromobacter sp. A-8 and Its Potential Use in Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery and Bioremediation [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Biosurfactant plays an important role in bioremediation of crude oil contamination and microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR). In the present study, a salt-tolerant, biosurfactant-producing bacterium, designated A-8, was isolated from wastewater ...
Zhenshan Deng +6 more
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Lab-Scale Experimental Study of Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery on Low-Permeability Cores Using the Silicate Bacterium <i>Paenibacillus mucilaginosus</i>. [PDF]
MicroorganismsSilicate bacteria, capable of decomposing silicate minerals that are widely distributed in oil reservoirs, have never been applied in microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR).
Li L, Zhang C, Su P, Mu H.
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