Petroleum related projects
MIOR - Microbial Improved Oil recovery
A number of projects on MIOR have been carried out in IRIS the last 15-20 years. Project focusing on describing the microbial population dynamics in the Ekofisk chalk Reservoir and its potential for imporved oil production was carried out from 2003-2008. The aim has been to understand the microbial mechanisms and processes and on the basis of this, develop strategies and external growth processes to stimulate oil production. The overall objective has been to develop model and simulation tools for microbial processes in the reservoir. A follow-up study on mechanisms, with focus on biofilm and growth rates was initiated in 2010.
Financing:
The Research Council of Norway (RCN) and ConocoPhillips has financed the projects targeting Ekofisk. Other projects have been financed with support from several oil companies such as BP, Saga and Shell, and the RCN.
The MEOR projects have been carried out as collaboration between IRIS Petroleum og IRIS Biomiljø.
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