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Microbial Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery by the Aid of Inhabitant Spore-Forming Bacteria: An Insight Review
Joint Authors
Joshi, Sanket J.
Shibulal, Biji
Al-Bahry, Saif N.
Al-Wahaibi, Yahya M.
Elshafie, Abdulkader E.
Al-Bemani, Ali S.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Crude oil is the major source of energy worldwide being exploited as a source of economy, including Oman.
As the price of crude oil increases and crude oil reserves collapse, exploitation of oil resources in mature reservoirs is essential for meeting future energy demands.
As conventional recovery methods currently used have become less efficient for the needs, there is a continuous demand of developing a new technology which helps in the upgradation of heavy crude oil.
Microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) is an important tertiary oil recovery method which is cost-effective and eco-friendly technology to drive the residual oil trapped in the reservoirs.
The potential of microorganisms to degrade heavy crude oil to reduce viscosity is considered to be very effective in MEOR.
Earlier studies of MEOR (1950s) were based on three broad areas: injection, dispersion, and propagation of microorganisms in petroleum reservoirs; selective degradation of oil components to improve flow characteristics; and production of metabolites by microorganisms and their effects.
Since thermophilic spore-forming bacteria can thrive in very extreme conditions in oil reservoirs, they are the most suitable organisms for the purpose.
This paper contains the review of work done with thermophilic spore-forming bacteria by different researchers.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shibulal, Biji& Al-Bahry, Saif N.& Al-Wahaibi, Yahya M.& Elshafie, Abdulkader E.& Al-Bemani, Ali S.& Joshi, Sanket J.. 2014. Microbial Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery by the Aid of Inhabitant Spore-Forming Bacteria: An Insight Review. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049170
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shibulal, Biji…[et al.]. Microbial Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery by the Aid of Inhabitant Spore-Forming Bacteria: An Insight Review. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049170
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shibulal, Biji& Al-Bahry, Saif N.& Al-Wahaibi, Yahya M.& Elshafie, Abdulkader E.& Al-Bemani, Ali S.& Joshi, Sanket J.. Microbial Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery by the Aid of Inhabitant Spore-Forming Bacteria: An Insight Review. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049170
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1049170