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

• Main Authors: Patil, Shirish, Dandekar, Abhijit, Leigh, Mary Beth
• Other Authors: United States. Department of Energy.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: University of Alaska 2008
• Subjects: Alaskan North Slope; 02 Petroleum; Microorganisms; Genetics; Testing; Chemical Composition; Petroleum; Bacillus Licheniformis; Enhanced Recovery; Surface Tension; Strains; Oil Fields; Surfactants; Viscosity; Bacteria; Oil Spills; Communities; Milne Point; Alaska North Slope; north slope; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2172/963366; https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc933863/

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...