EmPower Energy Solutions Microbial/Enzymatic Microemulsion Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR)
The benefits of this technology, in tertiary recovery of oil in existing water floods, are numerous and are explained below.
- The EmPower bacteria produce surfactants and when injected with the injection water and forced through the producing formation the bacteria colonize the formation. By living in the formation they are continually producing surfactants. The microemulsion effects are created throughout the formation and will continue as long as the nutrients, that the microbes need to live, continue to be injected in the injection water. The microemulsion picks up and transports oil through the formation that would not otherwise be produced. Which increases the total recoverable oil.
- The EmPower microbes produce enzymes that turn the paraffin and asphaltenes into oil that can move through the formation easier, effectively increasing the total recoverable oil.
- The EmPower Microbes and Enzymes increase the gravity of the oil including the gravity of the immobile oil until it is light enough to move, increasing the total recoverable oil.
- The EmPower Microbes and Enzymes improve the viscosity of the oil allowing more oil to move through the formation.
- The EmPower Microbes and Enzymes will break down any carbon based blocking material in the formation and around the injection well bores. This is a major benefit in reducing injection pressure and opening new channels for the injection water to move through further colonizing the formation and reaping the benefits listed above including increasing total recoverable reserves.
- The EmPower Microbes and Enzymes will destroy much of the Sulfur Reducing Bacteria. Thereby controlling the production if iron sulfide and H2S gas.
- The above outlined benefits of using the EmPower Microbial/Enzymatic technology for tertiary oil recovery can be accomplished for a fraction of the cost of other tertiary oil recovery technologies. There is no up front equipment cost and the technology can be deployed immediately. The EmPower Microbial/Enzymatic technology can be deployed as batch treatments into the main water facility twice per month or by continuous injection into the main water facility.
Our Mission
To provide a complete paraffin control solution for producing oil and gas wells.
EmPower Microbial / Enzymatic Results Summary
- Reduction of paraffin in produced oil:
Wells treated with EmPower Microbial / Enzymatic treatments down the backside monthly.
Results provided from independent labs.
% paraffin by volume. 24.5%, After 30 days 11%, After 90 days 6%
% paraffin by volume. 10.1%, After 30 days 6%
% paraffin by volume. 15%. After 30 days 8%
2. Reduction of asphaltenes in produced oil:
The produced oil contained less asphaltenes, the tackiness was gone, plating was reduced and the oil was easier to handle.
3. Reduction of hydrogen sulfide gas H2S in production wells:
Wells producing hydrogen sulfide gas are treated with the EmPower Microbial / Enzymatic treatments down the backside twice per month.
Start 40ppm 60 days 0ppm
Start 85ppm 60 days 0ppm
Start 200ppm 60 days 15ppm
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Contact Information
- Telephone
- 405-205-4544
- FAX
- 405-341-3853
- Postal address
- P.O. Box 31255
- Edmond, Oklahoma 73003-0012
- USA
- Electronic mail
- General Information: PaulBrown@Empower-Energy-Solutions.com
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