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University of zawia

Faculty of Oil and Gas Engineering


Petroleum Department

USE OF MICROBES IN OIL RECOVERY


Prepared by : Nader Abdullah and Khalil
Elganga
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CONTENTS…..
 HOW CRUDE OIL IS RECOVERED?
 WHAT IS ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY(EOR)?
 PRIMARY TECHINQUES OF EOR
 WHAT IS MICROBIAL ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY(MEOR)?
 ADVANTAGES OF MEOR
 DISADVANTAGES OF MEOR
 CONCLUSION
 REFERENCE

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HOW CRUDE OIL IS RECOVERED?

There are three ways to recover crude oil


 PRIMARY RECOVERY
 SECONDARY RECOVERY
 TERTIARY RECOVERY/EOR

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PRIMARY RECOVERY……
 It is the initial stage of producing oil from a reservoir.
 Uses natural pressure of the reservoir to push crude oil to the surface
 ALLOWS ABOUT 15% OF THE OIL IN THE RESEVOIR TO BE EXTRACTED
 Its a natural mechanisms . As it uses natural forces(NATURAL GAS) for production
of oil

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SECONDARY RECOVERY….

 Injects pressurised GAS and WATER to drive the residual crude oil and gas
remaining after the primary oil recovery phase to the surface wells
 ALLOWS ADDITIONAL 20%-40% OF THE OIL IN THE RESERVOIR TO BE
EXTRACTED

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TERTIARY RECOVERY/EOR…..

 Injects different materials to improve the flow between oil and recover crude
oil remaining after the primary and secondary oil recovery phases
 ALLOWS ADDITIONAL 60% OF THE OIL IN THE RESEVOIR TO BE EXTRACTED

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DIAGRAMMATICAL VIEW OF PRIMARY ,
SECONDARY AND TERTIARY RECOVERY

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WHAT IS EOR?

 Enhanced oil recovery is also called IMPROVED OIL RECOVERY or TERTIARY


RECOVERY
 ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY (EOR) is the implementation of various techniques
for increasing the amount of crude oil that can be extracted from an oil
field

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OBJECTIVE OF EOR

 The main objective of EOR is to recover as much as possible oil in the


reservoir/wells

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EOR TECHNIQUES…..

THIS MAINLY INVOLVES THREE TECHIQUES


 Gas injection (natural gas , carbon dioxide , nitrogen)
 Thermal injection (introduction of heat , cyclic steam injection , steam
flooding)
 Chemical injection (surfactant flooding , polymer flooding , alkali flooding,
microbes)

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MICROBIAL ENHANCED OIL
RECOVERY(MEOR)
PART OF CHEMICAL INJECTION-(WITH THE HELP OF MICRO-ORGANISMS)
 MEOR is a process in which MICRO-ORGANISM are used to produce
surfactants , acids , and/or gases using growth substrates from the fossil
fuel , to enhance the oil recovery
 BIOSURFACTANT – which decrease the oil viscosity to increase oil flow
 ACID – which increase the rock porosity and hence oil flow
 GASES – to increase the pressure in the reservoir and improve oil recovery

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ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY THROUGH
MICROBES

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MEOR APPLICATION

 Selective Plugging
 Hydrocarbon Chain Degrading Bacteria
 Microbiological stimulation for oil recovery

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1.SELECTIVE PLUGGING RECOVERY
 BLOCKS the high permeability zone in the oil – leads to the increase in oil
recovery

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2.HYDROCARBON CHAIN DEGRADING
BACTERIA
 A large group of bacteria is able to cut hydrocarbon chains thus decreasing
the viscosity of oil

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3.MICROBIOLOGICAL STIMULATION FOR
OIL RECOVERY
 Stimulating naturally occurring bacteria that feed on oil to create conditions
that release residual oil from the reservoir.
 The interfacial tension between water and oil is lowered resulting in easier oil
recovery.

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ADVANTAGES OF MEOR OVER OTHER EOR
TECHNOLOGIES
 Cheap
 Since injected fluids are not petrochemicals, their cost are not depended on
the global crude oil prices
 MEOR eliminates the need of use of harsh chemicals during oil drilling
 Environmentally acceptable alternative
 Do not consume large amount of energy

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DISADVANTAGES….

 The oxygen deployed in aerobic MEOR can act as corrosive agent on non-
resistant topside equipment and down-hole piping
 Need a standardized framework for evaluating microbial activities
 Exogenous microbes require facilities for cultivation

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THE BEST PART OF MEOR

 Microbes REPLICATE- process is SELF SUSTAINING


 Eliminates logistical hassle
 Find their own carbon source in the reservoir
 It’s a cheap method as compare to other EOR technologies

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CONCLUSION…

 Bacterial population can tolerate harsh environments


 Bacterial growth is rapid
 Its availability is widespread
 Efficiency of recovery is high
 MEOR highly contributes to a sustainable oil production and thus

ensures meeting the LONG TERM WORLD ENERGY DEMAND

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REFERENCES….

 https://en.m.Wikipedia.org
 https://www.ogj.com
 https://www.scribd.com
 https://brage.bibsys.no
 https://periodicos.ufsm.br

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