
As a green biological adjuvant in oil and gas extraction and environmental protection, rhamnolipids can reduce interfacial tension, emulsify and reduce the viscosity of heavy oil, adjust formation wettability and promote hydrocarbon biodegradation. They are resistant to high temperature, acids and alkalis, suitable for various water qualities and a wide pH range, and can be compounded with mainstream oilfield chemicals for better synergistic effects, making them an ideal alternative to traditional chemical adjuvants.
In oil and gas extraction, they act as an adjuvant to reduce flow resistance, activate indigenous microorganisms and enhance crude oil recovery in mature oilfields and heavy oil reservoirs. When compounded and injected into fracturing, well washing and gathering pipelines, they can remove wax and asphaltene blockages, improve imbibition and oil-washing efficiency, and reduce pipeline transportation energy consumption.
In oilfield environmental protection, they are suitable for treating oily sludge, drilling sludge, contaminated soil and water, and produced water. They can emulsify and solubilize recalcitrant petroleum hydrocarbons, improve their bioavailability and assist microbial degradation. The products are 100% biodegradable with no chemical residues, in line with the green extraction and low-carbon emission reduction direction of the petroleum industry.
ARTEMIS relies on mature and stable fermentation mass-production processes to optimize oilfield extraction formulation costs. While increasing crude oil production, it reduces the overall operating costs of extraction and oil pollution treatment, making it an ideal biological solution for green oilfield development.