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Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 12, 2025
Applicant:

Cameron International Corporation, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Paul Barnes, Aberdeen, GB;

James Fajt, College Station, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/34 (2006.01); C09K 8/60 (2006.01); E21B 37/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/605 (2013.01); E21B 37/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for applying a biocide to a wellbore includes providing a precursor biocide to a location within a wellbore extending through an earth formation, the precursor biocide comprising an acetal or a hydroxyaldehyde, and reacting the precursor biocide in the wellbore or the earth formation in-situ to form a biocide comprising propenal. The method may further include treating the wellbore for effects of microorganisms using the biocide. Related methods and systems for applying the biocide to the wellbore are also disclosed.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Barnes, Paul. (2026). Systems and methods for applying a biocide using a precursor biocide (U.S. Patent No. 12674088). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12674088

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