A review study: Development of microbial enhancing oil recovery technology

Song, Wenfeng; Ma, Dawei; Wu, Kangyun; Wei, Xiaofang; Xu, Ying

doi:10.2991/emcpe-16.2016.158

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“…Therefore, in principle, MEOR is not an innovative novel oil recovery process, indicating that MEOR only differs from EOR in terms of the addition of chemicals into the reservoirs. To be significantly more efficient than EOR, MEOR is usually performed on-site to reduce logistical costs [12,60].…”

Section: Microbial Methods (Meor)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…MEOR methods originate from laboratory-based studies. A timeline depicting the long chronicle of MEOR history can be seen in Figure 6 [10,13,15,20,60,64,129,161,163].…”

Section: A Vast Chronicle Of Meor History and Case Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Despite the positive results of field testing, MEOR has not received the attention of the petroleum refineries due to technical bottlenecks. In addition, a negative perception exists regarding the use of microbes, although the tests carried out by laboratories have proven these to be safe [60,156]. Numerous other factors are currently contributing to the lack of attention being paid to this approach [11,12,22,36,42,51,55,64,74,154,163].…”

Section: A Vast Chronicle Of Meor History and Case Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Exploiting Microbes in the Petroleum Field: Analyzing the Credibility of Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR)

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Crude oil is a major energy source that is exploited globally to achieve economic growth. To meet the growing demands for oil, in an environment of stringent environmental regulations and economic and technical pressure, industries have been required to develop novel oil salvaging techniques. The remaining ~70% of the world’s conventional oil (one-third of the available total petroleum) is trapped in depleted and marginal reservoirs, and could thus be potentially recovered and used. The only means of extracting this oil is via microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR). This tertiary oil recovery method employs indigenous microorganisms and their metabolic products to enhance oil mobilization. Although a significant amount of research has been undertaken on MEOR, the absence of convincing evidence has contributed to the petroleum industry’s low interest, as evidenced by the issuance of 400+ patents on MEOR that have not been accepted by this sector. The majority of the world’s MEOR field trials are briefly described in this review. However, the presented research fails to provide valid verification that the microbial system has the potential to address the identified constraints. Rather than promising certainty, MEOR will persist as an unverified concept unless further research and investigations are carried out.

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Section: Microbial Methods (Meor)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…MEOR methods originate from laboratory-based studies. A timeline depicting the long chronicle of MEOR history can be seen in Figure 6 [10,13,15,20,60,64,129,161,163].…”

Section: A Vast Chronicle Of Meor History and Case Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%