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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:
Dec. 24, 2013

Filed:

Dec. 21, 2009
Applicants:

Syed Ali, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Shawn Mccleskey Rimassa, Houston, TX (US);

Francois M. Auzerais, Boston, MA (US);

Curtis L. Boney, Houston, TX (US);

Leiming LI, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Inventors:

Syed Ali, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Shawn McCleskey Rimassa, Houston, TX (US);

Francois M. Auzerais, Boston, MA (US);

Curtis L. Boney, Houston, TX (US);

Leiming Li, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/532 (2006.01); C09K 8/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of treating a medium for water fracturing is disclosed, the method comprises: introducing at least one biocide and at least one metabolic inhibitor in the medium, using the medium for water fracturing. In another aspect a method of controlling the post-fracture reservoir souring by the metabolic activities of sulfate reducing bacteria of a well is described: at least one biocide and at least one metabolic inhibitor are introduced in a medium made of water, the medium is used for fracturing the well, and the medium remains in the reservoir to kill and/or inhibit growth of sulfate reducing bacteria.


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