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The Oil Field Microbiome – How Can M etagenomics H elp the Oil I ndustry?

The Oil Field Microbiome – How Can M etagenomics H elp the Oil I ndustry?. Isaac Newton Institute Open for Business event - 14 th April 2014. Richard Johnson – Senior Technologist. What are microbes doing in oil fields? - Souring. H 2 S.

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The Oil Field Microbiome – How Can M etagenomics H elp the Oil I ndustry?

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  1. The Oil Field Microbiome – How Can Metagenomics Help the Oil Industry? Isaac Newton Institute Open for Business event - 14th April 2014 Richard Johnson – Senior Technologist - SMITHS CONFIDENTIAL -

  2. What are microbes doing in oil fields? - Souring H2S - SMITHS CONFIDENTIAL -

  3. What are microbes doing in oil fields? - Souring - SMITHS CONFIDENTIAL -

  4. What are microbes doing in oil fields? - Corrosion - SMITHS CONFIDENTIAL -

  5. What are microbes doing in oil fields? - Corrosion From: Larsen, J., Rasmussen, K., Pedersen, H., Sørensen, K., Lundgaard, T. and Skovhus, T.L. 2010. “Consortia of MIC Bacteria and Archaea Causing Pitting Corrosion in Top Side Oil Production Facilities”, NACE Corrosion,10252. - SMITHS CONFIDENTIAL -

  6. What are microbes doing in oil fields? - Other • Filter plugging • Reservoir plugging • Reducing separation efficiency • Reducing product quality - SMITHS CONFIDENTIAL -

  7. An oil field cycle - SMITHS CONFIDENTIAL -

  8. Monitoring and mitigation - SMITHS CONFIDENTIAL -

  9. Analysis – A paradigm shift – Bug Bottles SRB Test GAB/GAnB Test - + - + - SMITHS CONFIDENTIAL -

  10. Analysis – A paradigm shift - qPCR - SMITHS CONFIDENTIAL -

  11. Analysis – A paradigm shift - NGS - SMITHS CONFIDENTIAL -

  12. How does this help? - SMITHS CONFIDENTIAL -

  13. How can metagenomics help the oil industry? Answer the questions... What microorganisms are in there? How many are there (how big is the problem)? What are they doing? How can we stop them? Are there any trends/patterns? How interrelated are oil reservoirs/parts of a system? - SMITHS CONFIDENTIAL -

  14. Thank you - SMITHS CONFIDENTIAL -

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