Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Inhibition of bacterial growth in pipelines
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Application No.: US14917475Application Date: 2014-07-17
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Publication No.: US10344905B2Publication Date: 2019-07-09
- Inventor: Kristian Mogensen , Trine Ljungstrøm , Jan Larsen
- Applicant: Total E&P Danmark A/S
- Applicant Address: DK København Ø
- Assignee: TOTAL E&P DANMARK A/S
- Current Assignee: TOTAL E&P DANMARK A/S
- Current Assignee Address: DK København Ø
- Agency: Brinks Gilson & Lione
- Priority: EP13179903 20130809
- International Application: PCT/EP2014/065459 WO 20140717
- International Announcement: WO2015/018624 WO 20150212
- Main IPC: F16L58/00
- IPC: F16L58/00 ; B08B17/00 ; B08B9/027 ; C02F3/34 ; B08B9/055 ; A01N59/00 ; C09K8/54 ; C02F1/32 ; C02F1/50 ; C02F103/36
Abstract:
Use fresh water or water with sufficiently reduced salinity to trigger burst of bacterial cell wall due to osmotic pressure gradient. Combine the freshwater with conventional biocide treatment and pigging to increase the likelihood of killing the bacteria responsible for reservoir souring.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160215920A1 INHIBITION OF BACTERIAL GROWTH IN PIPELINES Public/Granted day:2016-07-28
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