EP2576763A4 - Procédés pour stimuler la production de méthane biogénique dans des formations pétrolifères - Google Patents

Procédés pour stimuler la production de méthane biogénique dans des formations pétrolifères

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EP2576763A4
EP2576763A4 EP11790489.6A EP11790489A EP2576763A4 EP 2576763 A4 EP2576763 A4 EP 2576763A4 EP 11790489 A EP11790489 A EP 11790489A EP 2576763 A4 EP2576763 A4 EP 2576763A4
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Prior art keywords
hydrocarbon
methods
methane production
bearing formations
biogenic methane
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German (de)
English (en)
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EP2576763A2 (fr
Inventor
Brian G Clement
James G Ferry
Stuart Underwood
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Viridos Inc
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Synthetic Genomics Inc
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Publication of EP2576763A2 publication Critical patent/EP2576763A2/fr
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12N—MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA
    • C12N1/00—Microorganisms, e.g. protozoa; Compositions thereof; Processes of propagating, maintaining or preserving microorganisms or compositions thereof; Processes of preparing or isolating a composition containing a microorganism; Culture media therefor
    • C12N1/26—Processes using, or culture media containing, hydrocarbons
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09K—MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • C09K8/00—Compositions for drilling of boreholes or wells; Compositions for treating boreholes or wells, e.g. for completion or for remedial operations
    • C09K8/58—Compositions for enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons, i.e. for improving the mobility of the oil, e.g. displacing fluids
    • C09K8/582—Compositions for enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons, i.e. for improving the mobility of the oil, e.g. displacing fluids characterised by the use of bacteria
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09K—MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • C09K8/00—Compositions for drilling of boreholes or wells; Compositions for treating boreholes or wells, e.g. for completion or for remedial operations
    • C09K8/60—Compositions for stimulating production by acting on the underground formation
    • C09K8/62—Compositions for forming crevices or fractures
    • C09K8/70—Compositions for forming crevices or fractures characterised by their form or by the form of their components, e.g. foams
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12N—MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA
    • C12N1/00—Microorganisms, e.g. protozoa; Compositions thereof; Processes of propagating, maintaining or preserving microorganisms or compositions thereof; Processes of preparing or isolating a composition containing a microorganism; Culture media therefor
    • C12N1/20—Bacteria; Culture media therefor
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12P—FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE
    • C12P5/00—Preparation of hydrocarbons or halogenated hydrocarbons
    • C12P5/02—Preparation of hydrocarbons or halogenated hydrocarbons acyclic
    • C12P5/023—Methane
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E50/00—Technologies for the production of fuel of non-fossil origin
    • Y02E50/30—Fuel from waste, e.g. synthetic alcohol or diesel

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
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  • Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Preparation Of Compounds By Using Micro-Organisms (AREA)
  • Micro-Organisms Or Cultivation Processes Thereof (AREA)
  • Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)
EP11790489.6A 2010-06-04 2011-06-03 Procédés pour stimuler la production de méthane biogénique dans des formations pétrolifères Withdrawn EP2576763A4 (fr)

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US35170910P 2010-06-04 2010-06-04
PCT/US2011/039120 WO2011153467A2 (fr) 2010-06-04 2011-06-03 Procédés pour stimuler la production de méthane biogénique dans des formations pétrolifères

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EP2576763A2 EP2576763A2 (fr) 2013-04-10
EP2576763A4 true EP2576763A4 (fr) 2013-11-13

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US (1) US20120138290A1 (fr)
EP (1) EP2576763A4 (fr)
AU (1) AU2011261306B2 (fr)
CA (1) CA2801558A1 (fr)
WO (1) WO2011153467A2 (fr)

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US7556094B1 (en) * 2005-10-31 2009-07-07 University Of Wyoming Method for converting coal to biogenic methane
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US3948755A (en) * 1974-05-31 1976-04-06 Standard Oil Company Process for recovering and upgrading hydrocarbons from oil shale and tar sands
US5424195A (en) * 1990-06-20 1995-06-13 Secretary Of The Interior Method for in situ biological conversion of coal to methane
US7556094B1 (en) * 2005-10-31 2009-07-07 University Of Wyoming Method for converting coal to biogenic methane
US20090130734A1 (en) * 2006-06-13 2009-05-21 Laurens Mets System for the production of methane from co2
WO2008002448A2 (fr) * 2006-06-23 2008-01-03 Temple University - Of The Commonwealth Of Higher Education Procédé de maximisation de la production de méthane a partir d'un matériau organique
WO2009140313A1 (fr) * 2008-05-12 2009-11-19 Synthetic Genomics, Inc. Procédés pour stimuler une production de méthane biogénique à partir de formation contenant des hydrocarbures

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AU2011261306A1 (en) 2013-01-10
WO2011153467A3 (fr) 2012-02-16
AU2011261306B2 (en) 2016-05-19
EP2576763A2 (fr) 2013-04-10
WO2011153467A2 (fr) 2011-12-08
US20120138290A1 (en) 2012-06-07
CA2801558A1 (fr) 2011-12-08

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