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Title: Methods for producing authigenic rock mineral for altering rock hydrology

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1371930

Methods of reversibly altering the rock hydrology in systems, such as oil reservoirs, by inducing authigenic mineral-precipitating bacteria to produce authigenic rock mineral.

Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-98ER62689,
Assignee:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Patent Number(s):
9,708,526
Application Number:
14/353,267
OSTI ID:
1371930
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012 Oct 24
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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