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                                   production  13%  monitored  decreased  injectivity  the  treatment  thousand  oil additional  and  viscosity  in  recovery  increases  500%,  to  thus increases  permeability  occurred  have  oil  been



                                   oil  about  all  at  wells  35%  as  on  by  70  oil  result  oil  oil  rate  10%  39%  32%  tertiary  recovered  has
                                   of          caused        of              from  recovery  average  content
                                   rate  improved  WOR  producing  much  effects  were  microbial  Recovering  tonnes  Reducing  residual  improved  Production  range  averaging  Significant  reduction  M 3  been  increased
                                   The  The  as  No                             Oil  far    13.1  CO 2


                                                           with  of  added
                                                           water  salts  and  phosphorus  sal  19%

                                   Molasses                Injected  mineral  nitrogen  water  Salt  &  15%  Molasses


                                                               in
                                                               formed  of  nourishment  anaerobic,  aerobic  bacteria

                                         rod
                                   sp.  licheniformis        of  hydrocarbons  media  anaerobic  capable  of  and
                                   Clostridium  Bacillus  sp.  Bacillus  Gram-negative  Microbiological  degradation  porous  Facultative  bacteria  deriving  Populations  facultative  halophilic





             are  Zulu  averages  depth  average  feet.  80  is  reservoir  at  15  and  open  of  m  2.27  0.784  to  4450  ft  1.7  18   F  to  ppm  injector
             wells  the  in  vertical  an  of  temperature  the  estimated  formation  wells  wells  are  saturation  80   F  mD  52  cP  7  Saturation:  permeability:  18 2 60  0.079 2 0.232  permeability:  110  one  production
             treated  completed  formation.  structure  true  with  thickness  Reservoir  while  is  psi  producing  completions  oil  t  f  600  viscosity:  35   API  thickness:  0.187  :  oil  m 2  depths:  ft  thickness:  mD  salinities:  8000 2 180,000  has  3  and

             the   of  8975 0  (TVD)  sand  pressure  3400  Sandstone  injection  hole  Average  30%  Depth:  Temperature:  Permeability:  Density:  pay  Porosity  Absolute  0.328  Reservoir  6900  Porosity:  Effective  300  to  Temperatures:  chlorides  pilot  well  wells
             All   Top       196   F  21  Well         Oil  Net  Initial  Net     Water  The
             in                    field                   oil
             field                                         of                           pilot
             oil                                           areas     of  projects
             Bay                   Delaware-Childers       pilot     studies            field
             Prudhoe  Alaska                               Seven  fields  Case  successful  Microbial





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