Bug floods are in fashion
Adjusting nutrients to grow microbes faster
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After starting the flood, one operator includes information on adjusting the nutrient content in the injectant. He believes that all the nutrient will be consumed in the reservoir and none will be produced.
His explanation shows the detailed analysis of injectors, producers, pressure, break through, and any anomalies expected on this experimental scheme.
This pool started on microbial flood very late in life, when most of the water flood reserves had already been recovered.
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Get details of this cool tech Subscribers get them for freeThe allure of microbial flooding
The promise of microbial flooding is inexpensive water channeling control. No diversion chemicals such as polymer need be injected. Rather a small amount of nutrient is added to a fresh water injectant base.
The hope is that microbes already in-situ will thrive on the nutrient, grow and block water channels in the pool. The expectation is that as water channels become plugged, water will be forced into unswept pore channels increasing sweep and recovery.
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