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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Transworld Technologies Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Edward Connors, Denver, CO (US);
Jordan Andrew Bradfish, Thornton, CO (US);
Roland Peter Debruyn, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Helen Mitchell, Denver, CO (US);
Joseph Edward Zemetra, Lakewood, CO (US);
Assignee:
Transworld Technologies Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/16 (2006.01); C12P 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 5/023 (2013.01); E21B 43/166 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of enhancing oil recovery may include accessing a consortium of microorganisms in a geologic formation that includes oil. The methods may include delivering an aqueous material incorporating dissolved hydrogen to the consortium of microorganisms. The methods may include increasing production of gaseous materials by the consortium of microorganisms. The methods may also include recovering oil from the reservoir.