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Examining How To Utilize Microbial Probiotic Solutions To
Treat Paraffin, Scale And Hydrogen Sulfide As An Alternative To Chemical
Solutions Throughout North America
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MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY FOR THE OIL FIELD
➢ Nature of the Products ➢ History of the Products ➢ Application of the Products • Paraffin • Scale • H2S ➢ Case Histories
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NATURE OF MICROBIAL CULTURE PRODUCTS/TECHNOLOGIES
➢ Living product containing microorganisms, nutrients, salts, and water or nutrients that stimulate indigenous well microorganisms
➢ Typically liquid, saline based product although variations occur—dry products that are grown in the field
➢ Specific gravities slightly > 1.0 ➢ Microbial counts > 107/milliliter ➢ Typically not genetically engineered
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NATURE OF MICROBIAL CULTURE PRODUCTS/TECHNOLOGIES
➢ Microbial content is typically a mixture of bacterial or archaeal species targeted for a specific function (paraffin, scale, asphaltene,etc.)
➢ Quality controlled for microbial content, “bad bacteria” absence, etc.
➢ Grown by fermenter technology ➢ Lot controlled with shelf life ➢ Microbial counts > 107/milliliter
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THE HISTORY OF USING MICROBES IN THE OIL FIELD
➢ First patents in 1952 (Claude ZoBell-Scripps Institute
➢ Research in 1970s and 80s-Federal and Private-emphasis on enhanced oil recovery MEOR
➢ 1986 First commercially successful product for paraffin control
➢ 1990s Products for scale, corrosion, H2S control ➢ 1990s Production stimulation ➢ 2000s Emphasis on Service
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SAFETY ASPECT OF MICROBIAL CULTURE PRODUCTS
➢ Low intrinsic toxicity. Typically LD50 >50,000 ppm toxicity in standard EPA water toxicity tests. Many oil field chemicals more toxic by 50 to 1000 fold. Low environmental impact.
➢ Soap and water clean up for spills ➢ Disposal down sanitary sewer ➢ No need for respirator or elaborate safety
equipment for use or storage
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HOW ARE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS APPLIED?
➢ Similar to chemicals—batch or continuous treatments down backside or can be squeezed in the formation for well treatment
➢ Displacement with produced water, KCl solutions
➢ Shut-in may be required—on a case by case basis
➢ Surface equipment treated in a similar fashion (tanks, flow lines, separators)
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OTHER APPLICATIONS BESIDES PARAFFIN, SCALE, H2S
➢ Well Stimulation
➢ Asphaltene Control
➢ Frac Damage Repair
➢ EOR Waterflooding
➢ Tank Cleaning
➢ Bioremediation
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PARAFFIN CONTROL WITH MICROBIAL CULTURE PRODUCTS
MECHANISMS ➢ Similar to Chemicals in Many Respects ➢ Biochemical production of solvents such as alcohols,
aldehydes, ketones. ➢ Biosurfactants (typically trehalose glycolipids)remove
paraffin deposits and reduce paraffin aggregates ➢ Unique microbial aspect—metabolism of paraffin—
paraffin is degraded by biochemical processes ➢ Small chemical factory at the site of wax deposition
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PARAFFIN CONTROL WITH MICROBIAL CULTURE PRODUCTS
➢ Eliminates the need for chemical treatments, hot oil and hot water treatments
➢ Reduces the frequency of workover units. ➢ Reduces electricity costs by reducing drag on
pumps due to paraffin and by reducing oil viscosity ➢ Shifts hydrocarbon fraction to produce lighter, more
profitable oil
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EFFECTS ON OIL PROPERTIES
➢ Reduced pour / cloud point ➢ Decreased viscosity ➢ Elevation in API gravity ➢ Increase in volatile content ➢ Lower interfacial tensions
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SCALE CONTROL WITH MICROBIAL CULTURE PRODUCTS
➢ Similar to Chemicals—Chelating activity produced by microorganisms (dicarboxylic acids)
➢ Scaling reactants (cations and anions) are used in microbial metabolism and removed from the water environment
➢ Biosurfactants prevent scale aggregation and set down.
➢ Chemical “factory” at the site where scale deposition occurs
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HSS CONTROL WITH MICROBIAL CULTURE PRODUCTS
➢ Probiotic “good” bacteria colonize well and surface equipment displacing populations of sulfate reducing acid producing bacteria by competing for food sources and changing metabolic environment.
➢ Problem of microbial resistance to biocides and difficulty of treating SRBs and APBs in biofilms is eliminated.
➢ Offers possibility of a permanent solution to H2S and MIC (microbial induced corrosion) problems.
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CASE HISTORIES—MICROBIAL CONTROL OF PARAFFIN, SCALE AND CORROSION
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Case Studies: Permian Basin #1
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Case Studies: Permian Basin #2
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PARAFFIN CONTROL CASE HISTORY 1
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PARAFFIN CONTROL CASE HISTORY 2 PERMIAN BASIN
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Case History #1 Scale Control Oklahoma
Waterflood Sample 3 weeks treatment
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Microbial Culture Scale Control Case History Oklahoma Water Floods
Incompatible produced waters before comingling with and without microbial culture product. 400X magnification.
Calcium sulfate
Untreated scale Product Treated
Barium sulfate
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Permian Basin # 1: H2S Control
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Permian Basin # 2: H2S Control
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