The Oil Field Microbiome – How Can M etagenomics H elp the Oil I ndustry?
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John Crane Proprietary The Oil Field Microbiome – How Can Metagenomics Help the Oil Industry? Isaac Newton Institute Open for Business event - 14 th April 2014 Richard Johnson – Senior Technologist - SMITHS CONFIDENTIAL -
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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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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
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What are microbes doing in oil fields? - Souring
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What are microbes doing in oil fields? - Souring
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What are microbes doing in oil fields? - Corrosion
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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.
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What are microbes doing in oil fields? - Other
Filter plugging Reservoir plugging Reducing separation efficiency Reducing product quality
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An oil field cycle
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Monitoring and mitigation
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Analysis – A paradigm shift – Bug Bottles
SRB Test
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GAB/GAnB Test
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Analysis – A paradigm shift - qPCR
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Analysis – A paradigm shift - NGS
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How does this help?
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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?
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