SPE OKC March Monthly Luncheon
Schedule
Thu Mar 19 2026 at 11:30 am to 01:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Devon Energy | Oklahoma City, OK
About this Event
Organic Oil Recovery- Utilizing Indigenous Ecology for Additional Recovery
Zach Broussard
Hunting Energy Services
Abstract:
Organic Oil Recovery is a tertiary oil recovery process that only stimulates certain resident microbes that already exist in your reservoir to release residual, bypassed and trapped oil — without chemicals, downhole modifications, topside changes, or capex. By feeding the microbes a specific targeted nutrient blend, we activate a gene in the target microbial species to move them from the water phase (hydrophilic) to the oil/water interface (hydrophobic) where they reduce interfacial tension and release oil left behind by conventional methods. The process is simple: batch treatments using ISO tanks and temporary pumping equipment.
Biography:
Zach Broussard is Product Line Manager, Americas, for Hunting, where he leads commercialization of Organic Oil Recovery (OOR), a technology that utilizes indigenous microbes to increase oil recovery. Prior to Hunting, Zach co-founded Gold H2 (now Eclipse Energy) and served as CTO, advancing microbial pathways for in-situ hydrogen generation. Before that, he held roles at ChampionX focused on mitigating microbiologically influenced corrosion in upstream oilfield applications, bridging lab development with field implementation. He has overseen multi-disciplinary teams across R&D, pilot design, and reservoir diagnostics, integrating DNA sequencing, microbial ecology, and production analytics with operator workflows.
Where is it happening?
Devon Energy, 333 West Sheridan Avenue, Oklahoma City, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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