Aim: To evaluate the anaerobic microbial activities and souring potential of a Nigerian onshore oil production facility that uses zero sulfate underground water for injection. Methodology: Key functional group activities such as the ability to reduce sulfate and generate sulfide...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13564
Aim: To evaluate the Anaerobic microbiological activities and souring potential of a Nigerian deep water offshore oil production facility with special emphasis on functional group activities. Methodology: CSB-K medium was used for the anaerobic microbial activity assay such as th...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13588
Aim: To determine the biocidal efficacy of THPS based biocides currently used in oil fields to control souring and corrosion. Methodology: By direct monitoring of inhibition of cell growth and inhibition of microbial functional group activities such as the ability to reduce sulfa...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/11943
Aim: To determine the impacts of some non-oxidizing biocides such as glutaradehyde, sodium azide, isothiazolone on the functional group activities of some oil field microorganisms Methodology: Samples of non-oxidizing biocides were obtained from Microcheck and the inhibition of...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/10039
Aim: To determine the level of inhibition of microbial functional group activities such as the ability to reduce sulfate to sulfide by sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB), reduce nitrate to nitrite by the heterotrophic nitrate reducing bacteria (hNRB), and oxidize sulfide and reduce...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/9705