Microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) applies microorganisms or their metabolic products to mobilize residual oil as a tertiary recovery method. This white paper covers MEOR mechanisms, monitoring strategies, and molecular tools for evaluating MEOR performance. Molecular biological tools that are beneficial for MEOR monitoring include CENSUS® qPCR, next generation sequencing, and whole genome sequencing.
This white paper explains how sulfate reducing microorganisms contribute to oil reservoir souring and offers strategies for mitigating reservoir souring. Molecular biological tools like qPCR, next generation sequencing, and whole genome sequencing can be used to monitor microorganisms that are important for oil reservoir souring and souring mitigation.
This paper provides an overview of microorganisms involved in bioscale production and dissolution, which can cause issues in a variety of industries, including oil and gas, mining, and industrial heating systems. It also highlights how molecular biological tools such as qPCR (CENSUS®), next generation sequencing and whole genome sequencing enable effective monitoring and mitigation of…
This brochure provides guidance on how to choose the right sequencing approach for a project. The differences and benefits between next generation sequencing (NGS) and whole genome sequencing (WGS) are discussed.
This brochure provides an overview of whole genome sequencing (WGS), also known as shotgun metagenomics, from the basic workflow to the significance of the data produced. WGS is untargeted, qualitative analysis offering species-level resolution and direct detection of functional genes.
This brochure provides an overview of the molecular microbiological methods (MMMs) relevant to addressing microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) in the context of midstream oil and gas operations. Relevant applications for CENSUS® qPCR, QuantArray®-MIC and next generation sequencing are discussed.
This white paper provides an overview of important types of biofuels, their production methods, and associated environmental concerns. CENSUS® qPCR and next generation sequencing can be used to monitor biofuel systems and assess the biodegradation of biofuels.
This white paper provides an overview of important interactions that can occur between thermophilic microorganisms and industrial materials, including biofouling, bioscaling, and microbiologically influenced corrosion. Next generation sequencing can be used to monitor thermophilic microorganisms.
This product brochure provides an overview of QuantArray®-MIC, which allows site managers to economically evaluate the potential for microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC). This analysis detects microbial groups and functional genes associated with MIC as well as oilfield souring, including sulfate reducing bacteria, acid producing bacteria, methanogens, iron oxidizers, slime formers, denitrifiers, and sulfur oxidizing bacteria.
This Top Tips bulletin explains how molecular microbiological methods improve the monitoring and optimization of microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) by directly measuring subsurface microbial communities and key functional genes. It highlights how tools such as NGS, CENSUS® qPCR, and QuantArray®‑MIC reduce uncertainty by tracking biosurfactant‑producing microbes, nutrient response, and survival of injected cultures.