Enhancing the spontaneous imbibition process using biosurfactants produced from bacteria isolated from Al-Rafidiya oil field for improved oil recovery

Abstract Among 64 bacterial strains isolated in this study, the best two of biosurfactant-producing bacteria were selected and identified based on the phenotypic properties and molecular approach based on 16S rRNA having 100% similarity to the gram-negative Enterobacter aerogenes B19 strain bacteria...

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Main Authors: Asaad Faraj Hamzah, Mohammed Idrees Al-Mossawy, Wijdan Hussein Al-Tamimi, Fahad M. Al-Najm, Zainab Mohsen Hameed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-020-00874-9