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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2016
M-i L.l.c., Houston, TX (US);
James Fajt, College Station, TX (US);
Abraham Zambrano, Cove, AK (US);
M-I L.L.C., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods of controlling a microbial level in an aqueous fluid or a solid component used in an oilfield operation or a pre- or post-production process associated with wellbore production, the method comprising: measuring a microbial parameter of the aqueous fluid; and subsequently using the measured microbial parameter to decide on an appropriate antimicrobial treatment. These proposals also relate to methods further including monitoring of a microbial parameter in such a fluid or on such a solid component over a period of time. The methods and aspects of the present disclosure may be applied in any oilfield operation or a pre- or post-production process associated with wellbore production.