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SPRINGER Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery Principles And Potential (Hb 2022) by PANDEY L.
This book presents the fundamentals of the reservoir and interfacial engineering. The book systematically starts with the basics of primary, secondary and tertiary (enhanced) oil recovery and emphasizes on the theory of microbial-enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) and its potential toward recovery of oil in place. Different approaches of MEOR such as in-situ, ex-situ, and integration of chemical- and microbial-enhanced oil recovery (EOR) are discussed in detail. This book highlights the link between the effectiveness of MEOR and the local reservoir conditions, crude oil characteristics, and indigenous microbial community. The latest implementations of MEOR across the globe are highlighted as case studies to outline the potential as well as the scope of MEOR. Given the topics covered, this book will be useful for professionals and researchers working in the areas of petroleum science and engineering, chemical engineering, biotechnology, bioengineering, and other related fields. Part I: Reservoir Production oil systemsChapter 1: Physiochemical properties of reservoirsChapter 2: Interfacial properties of crude oils Chapter 3: Oil production mechanismsChapter 4: Secondary oil recovery processesChapter 5: Tertiary oil recovery processesPart I: In-situ MEORChapter 1: Isolation and characterization of indigenous microbial community Chapter 2: Screening of extremophilesChapter 3: Design of consortium to produce the desired metabolitesChapter 4: Effect of reservoir environmental conditions and inherent microorganismsChapter 5: Recent case studies of In-situ MEOR Part II: Ex-situ MEORChapter 1: Screening of microbes based on surface active propertiesChapter 2: Identification of various metabolites like gases, biopolymers and biosurfactantsChapter 3: Optimization of culture conditions for the production of biosurfactantsChapter 4: Suitability of the produced biosurfactants for EOR applicationsChapter 5: Application of biosurfactants for MEOR applicationsChapter 6: Recent case studies of Ex-situ MEOR Part III: Integration of Chemical and Microbial EORChapter 1: Optimum formulation of slug using chemicalsChapter 2: Interfacial properties of chemical surfactants and biosurfactants Chapter 3: Core flooding studies using alkali-surfactant-polymer systemsChapter 4: CO2 enhanced oil recoveryChapter 5: Core flooding studies using biosurfactants systemsChapter 6: Limitations and Future perspectives