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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Geo Fossil Fules, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
William J. Kohr, Gig Harbor, WA (US);
Assignee:
GEO FOSSIL FUELS, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/02 (2006.01); C12N 15/10 (2006.01); C09K 8/582 (2006.01); C12N 1/26 (2006.01); E21B 43/16 (2006.01); C12N 1/00 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/102 (2013.01); C09K 8/582 (2013.01); C12N 1/00 (2013.01); C12N 1/20 (2013.01); C12N 1/26 (2013.01); C12N 9/0077 (2013.01); E21B 43/16 (2013.01); C12Y 114/15003 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the invention include methods and compositions for microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR). In particular, the invention focuses on new, efficient, economical and environmentally safe microbial methods to enhance oil recovery in existing oil reservoirs, as well as microorganisms useful in such methods.