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

Abstract

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

Inventors:
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1371930
Patent Number(s):
9708526
Application Number:
14/353,267
Assignee:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
DOE Contract Number:  
FG02-98ER62689,
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012 Oct 24
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
58 GEOSCIENCES

Citation Formats

Coates, John D. Methods for producing authigenic rock mineral for altering rock hydrology. United States: N. p., 2017. Web.
Coates, John D. Methods for producing authigenic rock mineral for altering rock hydrology. United States.
Coates, John D. Tue . "Methods for producing authigenic rock mineral for altering rock hydrology". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1371930.
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