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STATUS OF

WEEKLY REPORT ON
MICROBIAL ENHANCE OIL RECOVERY









Submitted in the partial fulfilment of the award of
BIOTECHNOLOGY
(Amity University, NOIDA)
In
AMITY INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY







Submitted to: - Submitted
by:-
Dr. Shital Shirodkar Name: - Mohit Rana
Roll No. : BTBM/13/213


Microbial Enhance Oil Recovery
A TECHNOLOGY TOOL FOR
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF
RESIDUAL OIL


26
th
May 2014: Firstly I created a
rough overview of my main report. Then, I
started with gathering facts on this interesting
topic.

While learning about this I got to know about
some second and third generation techniques
of EOR which are as follows-
Water Flooding (Water
Injection)
Gas Injection
Carbon Dioxide Flooding
Steam Injection and in-situ burning
Surfactants or foam injections
Microbial Enhance Oil Recovery Methods

27
th
May 2014: Focused more deeply on this topic and about the origin of the need of this method.

WHAT IS MICROBIAL ENHANCE OIL RECOVERY?
Use of microbes to improve oil recovery, established by Beckman 1926
How much additional oil can be produced? Up to 60% oil in place after primary recovery.
28
th
May 2014:

HISTORY-
First experiments in 1926
First practical demonstration in 1940 by Claude Zobel
First patent in 1944
1950s Americans took interest
29
th
May 2014: Now the question arises Why do we need to employ MEOR when we are already producing
oil?
Peak oil predictions are falling
Previously un-extractable oil reserves are more-costly to produce
Remaining well reserves require more costly-stimulation
30
th
May 2014: We all know every coin has two sides, so does this topic.

ADVANATGES OF MICROBIAL ENHANCE OIL RECOVERY-
Less expensive setup
Fast and easy application
Increases oil production
Reduced Corrosion
Low energy input requirement
DISADVANATGES OF MICROBIAL ENHANCE OIL
RECOVERY-
Oxygen deployed in aerobic MEOR can act as
corrosive agent or non-resistant topside
equipment and down-hole piping
Anaerobic MEOR requires large amount of
sugar limiting its applicability in offshore
platforms

31
st
May 2014: After going through many documents and
studies I came through some LIMITING FACTORS OF
MICROBIAL ENHANCE OIL RECOVERY-
High salinity, temperature, pressure in oil reservoirs
pH
Pore geometry
Then I found some cases of Microbial Enhance Oil Recovery and read them in detail.
Selective Plugging
Hydrocarbon Chain Degrading Bacteria
Cycle Microbial Recovery

1
st
June 2014: Some more facts on Microbial Enhance Oil Recovery.

Microbes replicate -process is self-sustaining
Eliminates logistical hassle
Find their own carbon source in the reservoir
Create recovery enhancing chemicals where needed
A Rather cheap method compared to CO
2
injection
2
nd
June 2014:

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