Chemical and Microbial Characterization of North Slope Viscous Oils to Assess Viscosity Reduction and Enhanced Recovery

• Main Authors: Shirish Patil, Abhijit Dandekar, Mary Beth Leigh
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: 02 PETROLEUM; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMMUNITIES; ENHANCED RECOVERY; GENETICS; MICROORGANISMS; OIL FIELDS; OIL SPILLS; PETROLEUM; STRAINS; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACTANTS; TESTING; VISCOSITY; ALASKAN NORTH SLOPE; Milne Point; Alaska North Slope; north slope; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/963366; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/963366; https://doi.org/10.2172/963366

A large proportion of Alaska North Slope (ANS) oil exists in the form of viscous deposits, which cannot be produced entirely using conventional methods. Microbially enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) is a promising approach for improving oil recovery for viscous deposits. MEOR can be achieved using either...