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Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019

Filed:

Dec. 19, 2014
Applicant:

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Parkville, AU;

Inventors:

David Lambourne, Carlton North, AU;

Philip Hendry, Leichhardt, AU;

Assignee:

COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION, Campbell, Australian Capital Territory, AU;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/00 (2006.01); C09K 8/582 (2006.01); E21B 43/16 (2006.01); C12P 5/02 (2006.01); E21B 47/00 (2012.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01); E21B 49/08 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/006 (2013.01); C09K 8/582 (2013.01); C12P 5/023 (2013.01); E21B 43/16 (2013.01); E21B 47/00 (2013.01); E21B 49/00 (2013.01); E21B 49/08 (2013.01); G01N 33/0047 (2013.01); Y02E 50/343 (2013.01);
Abstract

Process for stimulating and maintaining the activity of a microbial consortia within a subterranean solid carbonaceous medium to produce methane are described. The process comprises the steps of: (A) dosing a first nutrient composition into the microbial consortia environment, (B) monitoring the microbial consortia environment, including the generation of methane therein; (C) dosing a second nutrient composition into the microbial consortia based upon the results of step (B); and (D) repeating steps (B) and (C) and, if required, (E) dosing a further nutrient composition into the microbial consortia environment based upon the results of step (D).


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