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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023

Filed:

May. 09, 2019
Applicant:

Exxonmobil Technology and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Giovanni Pilloni, Jersey City, NJ (US);

Zarath M. Summers, High Bridge, NJ (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/64 (2006.01); C12Q 1/689 (2018.01); G01N 33/24 (2006.01); G01V 9/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/02 (2006.01); E21B 49/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/64 (2013.01); C12Q 1/689 (2013.01); E21B 49/0875 (2020.05); G01N 1/02 (2013.01); G01N 33/241 (2013.01); G01V 9/007 (2013.01); G01N 2001/021 (2013.01); G01N 2570/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for identifying in situ presence of a hydrocarbon reservoir or of a pipeline leakage is disclosed. The method can include obtaining a sample from an area of interest, such as a sediment sample or water column sample near a hydrocarbon seep or near an offshore pipeline; analyzing the sample to detect nucleic acid, protein or metabolite signatures that are indicative of cold-shock response; identifying the relative abundance of the cold-shock signatures present in the sample in comparison to the surrounding environment.


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