The use of biocides products of low efficiency or that present high toxic character can take serious consequences in terms of the effects for the oil recovery and also, related with aspects of occupational health and environment. Thus, it was developed a study in order to select, among the available active bases in the market, the ones with potential of application in sea water injection systems for secondary oil recovery. The study was divided in two stages: laboratory assays in half-static conditions of flow and laboratory assays in dynamic conditions of flow. In the stage of active bases evaluation under half-static conditions, only the active base tetra(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium sulphate (THPS) and the ammonium quaternary salt (QAT), ammonium dimetil dialquil benzil chloride had been selected for the tests under dynamic conditions of flow due its high efficiency and low toxic character. The evaluation under dynamic conditions had indicated that in presence of a mature biofilm and with high planktonic bacteria contamination, m-SRB and GAnB, the treatment with only 10 ppm(v) of the product containing the QAT was not enough to reduce significantly the contamination in the system. The treatment with 150 ppm(v) of the product containing the active base THPS showed high efficiency for the inhibition of the planktonic bacteria concentration and regular efficiency for mesophilic sulphate-reducing bacteria (m-SRB) adhered to the coupon (biofilm). The treatment with both products presented high efficiency not only on the planktonic microorganisms but also the adhered ones to the coupon.