Biochemically enhanced oil recovery and oil treatment

Premuzic, E T; Lin, M

Title: Biochemically enhanced oil recovery and oil treatment

Patent · Tue Mar 29 00:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:5109946

Premuzic, E T; Lin, M

This invention relates to the preparation of new, modified organisms, through challenge growth processes, that are viable in the extreme temperature, pressure and pH conditions and salt concentrations of an oil reservoir and that are suitable for use in microbial enhanced oil recovery. The modified microorganisms of the present invention are used to enhance oil recovery and remove sulfur compounds and metals from the crude oil. 62 figures.

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DOE Contract Number:: AC02-76CH00016

Assignee:: Associated Universities, Inc., Washington, DC (United States)

Patent Number(s):: US 5297625; A

Application Number:: PPN: US 7-905391

OSTI ID:: 5109946

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 29 Jun 1992

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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