Research Article

Low-Abundance Dietzia Inhabiting a Water-Flooding Oil Reservoir and the Application Potential for Oil Recovery

Table 1

Relative contents of saturated hydrocarbon and aromatic hydrocarbon in crude oil before and after ZQ-4 treatment.

Experiment groupsSaturated hydrocarbon (%)Aromatic hydrocarbon (%)

Oil degradation in aerobic condition
 Control66.24 ± 0.7414.50 ± 0.69
 3 days55.64 ± 1.1418.65 ± 0.53
Oil degradation in limited oxygen supply condition (Vair/Vliquid 2 : 1)
 Control65.80 ± 1.0113.05 ± 1.01
 60 days56.96 ± 0.8116.72 ± 0.61
Oil degradation in anaerobic condition
 Control65.39 ± 1.0116.76 ± 1.02
 60 days64.84 ± 0.7316.88 ± 0.26