Situ microbial plugging process for subterranean formations
Abstract
Subterranean paths of water flow are impeded or changed by the facilitation of microbial growth therein. Either indigenous bacterial growth may be stimulated with nutrients or the formation may be first seeded with bacteria or their spores which inhibit fluid flow after proliferation. These methods and bacteria are usable to alter the flow of water in a waterflooded oil formation and to impede the outflow of contaminated water.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865700
- Patent Number(s):
- 4558739
- Application Number:
- 06/482,316
- Assignee:
- Board of Regents for University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B09 - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE B09C - RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AS19-80BC10300
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1983 Apr 05
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- situ; microbial; plugging; process; subterranean; formations; paths; water; flow; impeded; changed; facilitation; growth; therein; indigenous; bacterial; stimulated; nutrients; formation; seeded; bacteria; spores; inhibit; fluid; proliferation; methods; usable; alter; waterflooded; oil; impede; outflow; contaminated; subterranean formation; water flow; contaminated water; situ microbial; fluid flow; subterranean formations; microbial growth; growth therein; bacterial growth; /166/435/
Citation Formats
McInerney, Michael J., Jenneman, Gary E., Knapp, Roy M., and Menzie, Donald E. Situ microbial plugging process for subterranean formations. United States: N. p., 1985.
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McInerney, Michael J., Jenneman, Gary E., Knapp, Roy M., & Menzie, Donald E. Situ microbial plugging process for subterranean formations. United States.
McInerney, Michael J., Jenneman, Gary E., Knapp, Roy M., and Menzie, Donald E. Tue .
"Situ microbial plugging process for subterranean formations". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865700.
@article{osti_865700,
title = {Situ microbial plugging process for subterranean formations},
author = {McInerney, Michael J. and Jenneman, Gary E. and Knapp, Roy M. and Menzie, Donald E.},
abstractNote = {Subterranean paths of water flow are impeded or changed by the facilitation of microbial growth therein. Either indigenous bacterial growth may be stimulated with nutrients or the formation may be first seeded with bacteria or their spores which inhibit fluid flow after proliferation. These methods and bacteria are usable to alter the flow of water in a waterflooded oil formation and to impede the outflow of contaminated water.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1985},
month = {12}
}
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