Progress in the Engineering Application of Microbial Profile Control Technology
Water injection development is currently the main development method for most oil fields in China.Due to the heterogeneity of the formation,injected water is prone to flow along high permeability zones,reducing the water absorption profile and seriously affecting the effectiveness of water injection development.Common chemical profile control agents often have shortcomings such as complex processes,poor stability,severe pollution,and high costs.In recent years,microbial enhanced oil recovery has rapidly developed abroad and gradually received widespread attention from domestic scholars.In this article,the author summarizes the mechanism of microbial profile control technology and reviews the application of microbial profile control technology at home and abroad.Finally,the challenges and prospects of future microbial profile control technology applications are proposed.
water injectionwater pluggingmicrobial profile controlenhanced oil recovery