Review Article

Recent Advance of Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR) in China

Table 6

Luo 801 block microbial flooding field test in Shengli Oilfield.

Area of block (km2)1.25

OOIP (tons)2910000
Reservoir depth (m)1680-1800
Reservoir thickness (m)15.5
Reservoir temperature (°C)75-80
Injectors/producers5/13
Formation brine salinity (ppm)9794
Formation brine divalent (ppm)NA
Average permeability (mD)218
Average porosity (%)23.4
Dead oil viscosity (cP)221.7
Formation oil viscosity (cP)12.8
Original oil saturation (%)60
Water cut86.5
Implementation timeJuly 1999-
Injection slug (PV)0.25
Microbe concentrationNA
Effective wells ratioNA
EOR (% OOIP)4.95
Water cut reduction (%)7.3
Input-output ratio≈1 :  4
Effective duration time>15 years
Expansion testYes