Hydrocarbon recovery process
Patent
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OSTI ID:6150125
A process is described for recovering hydrocarbons from a subterranean, hydrocarbon-bearing formation comprising: (a) introducing microbes into the formation, the microbes being capable of acting to render at least a portion of the hydrocarbons in the formation more easily recoverable; (b) passing electrical energy through at least a portion of the formation without substantially raising the temperature of the formation; and (c) recovering hydrocarbons from the formation.
- Assignee:
- Atlantic Richfield Co., Los Angeles, CA
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4678033
- OSTI ID:
- 6150125
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 8 Sep 1986
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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