Thermophilic sulphate-Reducing Bacteria and Reservoir Souring: Practical Consequences of Dormant Forms of t-SRB

Abstract

Thermophilic sulphate-Reducing Bacteria and Reservoir Souring: Practical Consequences of Dormant Forms of t-SRB

The project set out to identify factors which control SRB survival and migration in oil bearing formations. Survival responses of tSRB conditions (cold, low nutrient levels) hold the key to understanding how microbial reservoir souring takes place. The first phase of the project was therefore designed to isolate tSRB and study their growth conditions. Many significant findings have emerged and all the primary objectives of Phase 1 have been met.