The microbial prospection for oil and gas (MPOG) technique is based on the principle that light hydrocarbons from oil and gas fields escape to the surface of earth.

• 摘要石油天然气的微生物勘探法是通过测定土壤中以微渗漏轻烃为食物来源的微生物菌落来圈定烃类渗漏的范围。