Microbial enhanced oil recovery · Marginal, fracked and heavy-oil wells
Treat the root cause. Keep wells profitable longer.
Paraffin, iron sulfide, scale, emulsions, corrosion and H₂S start downhole, where the oil’s chemistry meets the well’s biology. They keep coming back because the usual fixes remove only what has already formed. We restore wellbore health with microbes that go after the source: no acid, no heat, no upfront capital.
Proforma example: A 1.5 BOPD marginal well with $1,200 a month in lifting costs and $60/bbl oil.
- +39%net profit per well$933 → $1,300 a month
- +9 yearsof profitable life8 → 17 years for a treated well
- $300 → $667back for each month’s treatmentLOE savings plus extra oil, per well
Illustrative values, not a forecast for any specific well. Run your own numbers in the Marginal Well Calculator.
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Wellbore BioChemistry
Where paraffin, iron sulfide, scale, emulsions, corrosion and H₂S start downhole, and how MEOR treats the cause.
6 root causes behind rising lifting costs
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Marginal Wells
How many marginal wells are at risk of becoming unprofitable, how MEOR changes the economics, and a calculator for your well.
+39% net profit per well in the proforma
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Fracked Wells
How paraffin and leftover frac fluid block a fracked well’s fractures, when to treat, and what a slower decline is worth.
>70% of the rate gone in year one
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Heavy Oil
Known heavy-oil reserves that can’t be produced profitably today, and how microbes could help produce them.
3.4 billion barrels in the Illinois Basin
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Case Studies
Field results, from a 1,353-well program in China to treated wells, a waterflood and a pipeline.
+40% to +213% oil in four North Dakota wells
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Synergistic Solutions
Wellbore cleanout, progressive cavity pumps and electric downhole heating that work together with BioActive’s microbial treatment.
3 solutions that work with MEOR
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Production Pilot
Start with 3 to 10 wells and your own cost records as the baseline.
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