Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for pre-treatment of subterranean sites adjacent to water injection wells
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Application No.: US12833018Application Date: 2010-07-09
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Publication No.: US08403040B2Publication Date: 2013-03-26
- Inventor: Albert W. Alsop , Robert D. Fallon , Scott Christopher Jackson
- Applicant: Albert W. Alsop , Robert D. Fallon , Scott Christopher Jackson
- Applicant Address: US DE Wilmington
- Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
- Current Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Wilmington
- Agency: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.
- Main IPC: E21B43/16
- IPC: E21B43/16 ; E21B43/26
Abstract:
A method to improve the effectiveness of MEOR or bioremediation processes. In this method toxic chemicals accumulated in subterranean sites adjacent to the water injection wells are either dispersed or removed prior to introduction of microbial inocula for enhanced microbial oil recovery or bioremediation of these sites.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120006552A1 METHOD FOR PRE-TREATMENT OF SUBTERRANEAN SITES ADJACENT TO WATER INJECTION WELLS Public/Granted day:2012-01-12
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