Field and laboratory studies into the detection and treatment of microbiologically influenced souring (MIS) in natural gas storage facilities

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OSTI ID:80057

Morris, III, E A; Dziewulski, D M; Pope, D H; Paakkonen, S T ^[1]

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1. Bioindustrial Technologies, Inc., Georgetown, TX (United States)

Microbiologically influenced souring (MIS) is the production of hydrogen sulfide (H{sub 2}S) through the metabolic activities of microorganisms. There is better potential for mitigating MIS in some downhole environments using biocides if the problem is detected early in the souring process. However, if the H{sub 2}S producing community is allowed to spread into subsurface regions which are less accessible to biocides (profuse-stage MIS), the problem becomes less mitigable by conventional means. Attempts to mitigate profuse-stage NUS in a gas storage field are reported in this paper. A diagnostic strategy for differentiating early-stage MIS from geochemical souring is also reported.

• OSTI ID: 80057
• Report Number(s): CONF-940222-; TRN: IM9532%%184
• Resource Relation: Conference: Corrosion 94: National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) international annual conference, Baltimore, MD (United States), 28 Feb - 4 Mar 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Corrosion/94 conference papers; PB: 5005 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

03 NATURAL GAS
STORAGE FACILITIES
BIOLOGICAL FOULING
NATURAL GAS
UNDERGROUND STORAGE
HYDROGEN SULFIDES
BIOSYNTHESIS
FUNGICIDES
MITIGATION
SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIA
EXPERIMENTAL DATA