06-03-2014 дата публикации
Номер: US20140061123A1
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There is provided a safe, natural, environmentally sound means of controlling bacterial contamination, corrosion, and souring of oil and gas wells and reservoirs that result from bacteria-contaminated water in a well. In one aspect it is a process for remediation of souring of petroleum reservoirs and coalbeds by adding to the water used in flooding and “fracing” operations an effective amount of virulent (non-lysogenic) bacteriophages (phages) specific for problematic target bacteria. The invention also provides a means for combating loss of effectiveness of bacterial control by staging bacteriophage production and application to control dominant and sub-dominant target bacteria in a community of target bacteria. 1. A process for remediation of souring of oil , gas and coalbed geological reservoirs comprising adding to the water used in a hydrofracturing or flooding operation an effective amount of virulent bacteriophage derived from non-lysogenic bacteria and specific for target bacteria , the target bacteria comprising acid producing bacteria and sulfate reducing bacteria.2. The process of wherein the virulent bacteriophage comprises a multi-panel of virulent bacteriophages claim 1 , each having at least two bacteriophages virulent for each species of target bacteria.3. The process of wherein the effective amount of bacteriophage comprise bacteriophage indigenous to the general location where it is to be applied to remediate reservoir souring.4. The process of wherein the first solution of bacteriophage has a concentration of bacteriophage of about 1×10to 1×10.5. The process of wherein target bacteria(s) comprise sulfate reducing bacteria claim 1 , sulfur-oxidizing bacteria capable of generating sulfuric acid claim 1 , and iron-oxidizing bacteria.6. The process of comprising;{'sup': '5', 'providing a water pond or storage tanks or tanks, adding a solutions of bacteriophages virulent for target bacteria to the pond or storage tank solution to at least 1×10pfu/ml ...
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