Augmenting a Microbial Selective Plugging Technique with Polymer Flooding to Increase the Efficiency of Oil Recovery - A Search for Synergy | Zendy

Lewis R. Brown | Zendy; A.A. Vadie | Zendy; Charles U. Pittman | Zendy; F. Leo Lynch | Zendy

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Augmenting a Microbial Selective Plugging Technique with Polymer Flooding to Increase the Efficiency of Oil Recovery - A Search for Synergy

Author(s) -

Lewis R. Brown,

A.A. Vadie,

Charles U. Pittman,

F. Leo Lynch

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.2172/807624

Subject(s) - barrel (horology) , enhanced oil recovery , petroleum engineering , microbial enhanced oil recovery , flooding (psychology) , environmental science , water flooding , pulp and paper industry , waste management , engineering , geology , microorganism , mechanical engineering , psychology , paleontology , bacteria , psychotherapist

The overall objective of this project was to improve the effectiveness of a microbial selective plugging technique of improving oil recovery through the use of polymer floods. More specifically, the intent was to increase the total amount of oil recovered and to reduce the cost per barrel of incremental oil

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