Formation pretreatment with biogenic methane production enhancement systems
Abstract
Systems for enhanced in-situ or perhaps even ex-situ biogenic methane production from hydrocarbon-bearing formations (1) including coal seam, oil shale, coal, coal derivates and the like are presented in embodiments such as but not limited to: increasing and perhaps even selection of microbial populations (2), amending CBM water and other microbe-containing media, diminishing sulfate reduction competition, enhancing organic matter concentrations and generation of biogenic methane (10), universally treating hydrocarbon-bearing formations, and introducing amendments (3) to hydrocarbon-bearing formations.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1531724
- Patent Number(s):
- 8127839
- Application Number:
- 12/901,169
- Assignee:
- University of Wyoming Research Corporation (Laramie, WY)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B09 - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE B09B - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B09 - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE B09C - RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC26-98FT40322
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2010-10-08
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; 03 NATURAL GAS
Citation Formats
Jin, Song, and Bland, Alan E. Formation pretreatment with biogenic methane production enhancement systems. United States: N. p., 2012.
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Jin, Song, & Bland, Alan E. Formation pretreatment with biogenic methane production enhancement systems. United States.
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"Formation pretreatment with biogenic methane production enhancement systems". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1531724.
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