Microbial enhanced oil recovery research

Technical Report · Wed Feb 28 23:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6915859· OSTI ID:6915859

Sharma, M M; Georgiou, G

In the previous quarterly report we described the criteria for selecting a microorganism for Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery studies. After careful consideration we chose Bacillus licheniformis JF-2 because of its ability to withstand reservoir conditions and the production of a surface active lipopeptide. Detailed experiments were conducted in stirred tank fermenters equipped with pH control and constant sparging of air or, in the case of anaerobic experiments, O{sub 2}-free nitrogen. The effect of temperature and pH on biomass production, glucose consumption and interfacial tension against decane were determined for both aerobic and anaerobic conditions. 5 figs., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: Texas Univ., Austin, TX (USA). Dept. of Petroleum Engineering
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/FE
• DOE Contract Number: FG22-89BC14445
• OSTI ID: 6915859
• Report Number(s): DOE/BC/14445-1; ON: DE90010133
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ALDEHYDES
BACILLUS
BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS
BACTERIA
BIOCONVERSION
BIOMASS
CARBOHYDRATES
CULTURE MEDIA
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENERGY SOURCES
ENHANCED RECOVERY
FERMENTATION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GLUCOSE
HEXOSES
MICROBIAL EOR
MICROORGANISMS
MONOSACCHARIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
PH VALUE
PROGRESS REPORT
RECOVERY
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SACCHARIDES
SURFACE PROPERTIES
SURFACE TENSION