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Title: Characteristics of enriched cultures for bio-huff-`n`-puff tests at Jilin oil field

Conference ·
OSTI ID:270498
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  1. Institute of Microbiology, Beijing (China); and others

Three enriched cultures (48, 15a, and 26a), selected from more than 80 soil and water samples, could grow anaerobically in the presence of crude oil at 30{degrees}C and could ferment molasses to gases and organic acids. Oil recovery by culture 48 in the laboratory model experiment was enhanced by 25.2% over the original reserves and by 53.7% over the residual reserves. Enriched culture 48 was composed of at least 4 species belonging to the genera Eubacterium, Fusobacterium, and Bacteroides. This enriched culture was used as inoculum for MEOR field trials at Jilin oil field with satisfactory results. The importance of the role of these isolates in EOR was confirmed by their presence and behavior in the fluids produced from the microbiologically treated reservoir.

Research Organization:
BDM Oklahoma, Inc., Bartlesville, OK (United States)
OSTI ID:
270498
Report Number(s):
CONF-9509173-; ON: DE96001220; TRN: 96:002616-0026
Resource Relation:
Conference: International conference on microbial enhanced oil recovery and related biotechnology for solving environment problems, Dallas, TX (United States), 11-14 Sep 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]; Related Information: Is Part Of The fifth international conference on microbial enhanced oil recovery and related biotechnology for solving environmental problems: 1995 Conference proceedings; Bryant, R. [ed.]; PB: 619 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English