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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Aaron B. Regberg, Houston, TX (US);
Zarath M. Summers, High Bridge, NJ (US);
A. Lucie N'Guessan, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Comapny, Spring, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2018.01); E21B 49/08 (2006.01); G01V 9/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/28 (2006.01); C12Q 1/64 (2006.01); C12Q 1/6888 (2018.01); C12Q 1/689 (2018.01); G01N 33/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/08 (2013.01); C12Q 1/64 (2013.01); C12Q 1/689 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6888 (2013.01); G01N 33/24 (2013.01); G01N 33/241 (2013.01); G01N 33/2823 (2013.01); G01V 9/007 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of identifying in situ conditions of a hydrocarbon reservoir is disclosed. The method comprises, obtaining a sample from an area of interest, such as a sediment sample or water column sample near a hydrocarbon seep; analyzing the sample to detect nucleic acid signatures that are indicative of microbes associated with hypersaline aquifers; and using the signature to determine the salinity of the hydrocarbon reservoir.