Glori Energy To Collaborate With Winogradsky Institute Of Microbiology

12.06.2012

Glori Energy To Collaborate With Winogradsky Institute Of Microbiology

Glori Energy, a leader in sustainable, enhanced oil recovery and provider of the AERO (Activated Environment for Recovery of Oil) System, has announced the signing of a strategic research collaboration with the Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
 
The collaboration will focus on the microbiology of carbonate oil reservoirs. Shared knowledge and research will be used to develop effective enhanced oil recovery methods to be used in carbonate reservoirs and complement Glori’s AERO System.
 
The collaboration builds on Glori’s strategy of identifying leaders in the field of enhanced oil recovery research around the world and engaging in collaborative ventures to advance Glori’s product offerings.
 
Glori has already successfully employed this strategy with Norway’s Statoil and India’s TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute in New Delhi). The Winogradsky Institute collaboration represents another important step in advancing Glori’s mission of sustainably and efficiently recovering billions of barrels of unrecovered oil.
 
“The Winogradsky Institute is pleased to be working in collaboration with Glori Energy to study the microbiology of carbonate oil reservoirs,” said academician Mikhail V. Ivanov of Moscow’s Winogradsky Institute. “Scientists at the Institute have a long history of studying microbes for use in enhanced oil recovery and then applying this knowledge to field programs throughout the world. We are confident that the collaboration with Glori will lead to further successes in extracting more oil from carbonate reservoirs around the world.”
 
“Glori Energy is excited to be working in collaboration with the Winogradsky Institute,” said Thomas Ishoey, chief technology officer of Glori Energy. “We identified their groundbreaking work in enhanced oil recovery from carbonate reservoirs several years ago as they completed numerous successful field deployments in Russia and China. We expect to drive their success to the next level to complement our AERO System, broadening its applicability to encompass nearly 90 per cent of the world’s reservoirs.”
 
Glori Energy’s mission is to sustainably and efficiently recover billions of barrels of oil trapped in reservoirs using existing oil wells. Glori partners with oil producers to significantly increase their oil production through the deployment of its AERO System. The system makes use of existing non-potable water sources, optimizing the water quality to activate and sustain the indigenous reservoir microbial life with the desired metabolic activities. The AERO System provides a new, viable option to recover previously trapped oil with minimal new footprint or investment.
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