Oil Exploration Technology: MPOG & MIOR
MPOG - Microbial Prospection for Oil and Gas
MPOG is a surface oil exploration technology based on the
detection of anomalies in microbial distribution in soil
samples. Microbial Prospection is a unique, stand-alone method
which has proved itself effective even in complex geological
reservoir conditions. Its effective application and the high
level of accuracy attained is the result of many years of
practical experience. The use of specialized microbiological
techniques to detect the presence of various groups of methane-,
propane- and butane-oxidizing micro-organisms can reliably
differentiate between prospective and non-prospective areas, as
well as between oil and gas reservoirs. This process is
inexpensive; and before any intensive seismic exploration is
undertaken, MPOG should be carried out over the whole area on
the basis of a minimum of one test per kilometre. A significant
number (17) of microbial anomalies both onshore and offshore
have been subsequently confirmed by exploratory boreholes over
an area of 6,000 km