Open AccessNew technology for sulfide reduction and increased oil recovery. Second quarter progress report
Publication year - 1998
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/656569
Subject(s) - sulfide , quarter (canadian coin) , reduction (mathematics) , production (economics) , degradation (telecommunications) , environmental science , waste management , pulp and paper industry , chemistry , engineering , economics , history , organic chemistry , mathematics , archaeology , telecommunications , geometry , macroeconomics
The purpose of this project is to demonstrate reduction of sulfide contamination, as well as possible improvement of production in oil and gas production systems. This will be accomplished by application of the BioCompetitive Exclusion (BCX) process developed by GMT. A broad spectrum of well types and geographical locations is anticipated. The BCX process is designed to manipulate indigenous reservoir bacteria with the addition of synergistic inorganic chemical formulae. These treatments will stimulate growth of beneficial microbes, while suppressing metabolic activity of sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB), the primary source of harmful sulfide production. Progress in 7 oil and gas fields is summarized