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Title: Biochemically enhanced oil recovery and oil treatment

Abstract

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.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. East Moriches, NY
  2. Rocky Point, NY
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Associated Universities, Inc., Upton, NY (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
869206
Patent Number(s):
5297625
Assignee:
Associated Universities, Inc. (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-76CH00016
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
biochemically; enhanced; oil; recovery; treatment; relates; preparation; modified; organisms; challenge; growth; processes; viable; extreme; temperature; pressure; ph; conditions; salt; concentrations; reservoir; suitable; microbial; microorganisms; enhance; remove; sulfur; compounds; metals; crude; growth process; oil recovery; enhanced oil; sulfur compounds; remove sulfur; crude oil; oil reservoir; modified microorganisms; microbial enhanced; extreme temperature; growth processes; challenge growth; salt concentrations; modified organisms; oil treatment; ph conditions; sulfur compound; /166/435/

Citation Formats

Premuzic, Eugene T, and Lin, Mow. Biochemically enhanced oil recovery and oil treatment. United States: N. p., 1994. Web.
Premuzic, Eugene T, & Lin, Mow. Biochemically enhanced oil recovery and oil treatment. United States.
Premuzic, Eugene T, and Lin, Mow. Sat . "Biochemically enhanced oil recovery and oil treatment". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869206.
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abstractNote = {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.},
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year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994},
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