Oil reservoir simulating bioreactors: tools for understanding petroleum microbiology
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DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-10311-5
Abstract: Various aspects of the oil fields in terms of microbial activity (souring, biocorrosion, etc.) and oil production (polymer flooding, etc.) have been evaluated through a variety of experiments. The primary step to study these properties… read more here.
Keywords: reservoir simulating; simulating bioreactors; microbiology; oil reservoir ... See more keywords
Flooding numerical simulation of heterogeneous oil reservoir using different nanoscale colloidal solutions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111972
Abstract: Abstract In this study, flooding of oil reservoir by implementing Nanoscale colloidal solutions as a working fluid is simulated. All oil reservoirs are heterogeneous porous media; therefore, in this investigation for more accurate prediction of… read more here.
Keywords: nanoscale colloidal; oil recovery; oil reservoir; colloidal solutions ... See more keywords
New Method Based on CO2-Switchable Wormlike Micelles for Controlling CO2 Breakthrough in a Tight Fractured Oil Reservoir
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b00362
Abstract: CO2 is widely used for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) as a result of its high ability of washing oil and favorable injectivity, especially for a tight oil reservoir. During the EOR process, the oil re... read more here.
Keywords: new method; method based; co2; oil ... See more keywords
Experimental Study and Thoughts on Safety and Environmental Protection of Steam Flooding of Horizontal Wells in a Heavy Oil Reservoir
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DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c00127
Abstract: Based on similarity criteria, a scaled physical model was fabricated, containing four horizontal wells and representing one-fourth of an inverted nine-spot steam-flooding pattern. A series of steam-flooding physical simulation experiments were carried out after different… read more here.
Keywords: steam; oil reservoir; heavy oil; horizontal wells ... See more keywords
Novel clostridial lineages recovered from metagenomes of a hot oil reservoir
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64904-6
Abstract: Oil reservoirs have been shown to house numerous microbial lineages that differ based on the in-situ pH, salinity and temperature of the subsurface environment. Lineages of Firmicutes, including Clostridiales, have been frequently detected in oil… read more here.
Keywords: reservoir; novel clostridial; oil reservoir; oil reservoirs ... See more keywords
The application of sterane in the oil-sources correlation of near-source and multi-source: a case study of CH-8 oil reservoir in Central Ordos Basin, China
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DOI: 10.1080/10916466.2018.1564768
Abstract: Abstract CH-8 oil reservoir holds the characteristics of near-source and multi-source in Ordos Basin, China. The sterane is one of the effective biomarkers in the study of oil-source correlation. The research results show that the… read more here.
Keywords: ordos basin; near source; source; oil reservoir ... See more keywords
Research on the High-Frequency Electromagnetic Acoustic Heating of an Oil Reservoir with Further Pumping of a Solvent
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DOI: 10.1134/s0018151x18060111
Abstract: A method involving high-frequency electromagnetic and acoustic fields (for heating) and subsequent pumping of a low-viscosity solvent is proposed to affect high-viscosity oil reservoirs. The system of heat conduction, peizoconductivity, and diffusion equations is solved… read more here.
Keywords: electromagnetic acoustic; high frequency; frequency electromagnetic; oil reservoir ... See more keywords