Reactive Transport Modeling of Induced Selective Plugging by<i>Leuconostoc Mesenteroides</i>in Carbonate Formations

Vilcáez, Javier; Li, Li; Wu, Dinghao; Hubbard, Susan S.

doi:10.1080/01490451.2013.774074

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“…3 Maximum likelihood derived phylogenetic tree of selected isolates from contaminated soil and related organisms. The length of the branch is proportional to the amount of inferred evolutionary change and the pairwise distance follow the sequence name sand porous medium, carbonate formations and at the sandstone reservoir scale using L. mesenteroides as a model microorganism (Surasani et al 2013;Vilcáez et al 2013;Wu et al 2014). They reported significant dextran formation and the associated porosity and permeability alterations which eventually diverted the injection water into low permeability zones.…”

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Potential in heavy oil biodegradation via enrichment of spore forming bacterial consortia

Al-Bahry

Al-Wahaibi

Al-Hinai

et al. 2016

J Petrol Explor Prod Technol

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It is quite challenging to recover heavy crude oil due to its high viscosity and long chain hydrocarbon contents. In this study the isolation of thermophilic bacterial consortia from crude oil contaminated soil samples and their ability to degrade heavy crude oil were investigated. Thermophilic spore forming bacteria were inoculated with heavy oil in minimal salt media. Maximum growth was observed on 21st day of incubation at 40°C. Samples were analyzed for biosurfactant production, where a substantial decrease in surface tension and interfacial tension was not observed. A well-assay was used to check the potential of bacterial consortia for oil-clearing zones on oil agar plate with bacterial cultures and their cell-free filtrates. 16S rRNA sequencing of 27 isolates from oil contaminated soil showed that isolates belonged to three classes: Alphaproteobacteria, gamma-proteobacteria and Bacilli. Scanning electron microscopy showed that the oil utilizing bacteria were rod-shaped with rough surface and fimbria. Gas chromatography analysis of treated oil after 21 days showed that bacterial consortia efficiently degraded heavy crude oil to light hydrocarbons ranging from C11-C27, from initial C37? carbon chain of untreated controls. These bacterial consortia showed potential in heavy crude oil biodegradation by breaking it down to smaller hydrocarbon composition.

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Potential in heavy oil biodegradation via enrichment of spore forming bacterial consortia

Al-Bahry

Al-Wahaibi

Al-Hinai

et al. 2016

J Petrol Explor Prod Technol

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“…reactions [Brunet et al, 2013;Li et al, 2014;Singha et al, 2011;Surasani et al, 2013;Vilc aez et al, 2013]. The code solves mass, energy, and momentum conservation equations.…”

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Self‐healing of cement fractures under dynamic flow of CO₂‐rich brine

Cao

Karpyn

2015

Water Resources Research

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Fractures and defects in wellbore cement can lead to increased possibilities of CO 2 leakage from abandoned wells during geological carbon sequestration. To investigate the physicochemical response of defective wellbore cement to CO 2 -rich brine, we carried out a reactive flow-through experiment using an artificially fractured cement sample at a length of 224.8 mm. A brine solution with dissolved CO 2 at a pH of approximately 3.9 was injected through the sample at a constant rate of 0.0083 cm 3 /s. Surface optical profilometry analysis and 3-D X-ray microtomography imaging confirmed fracture closure and selfhealing behavior consistent with the measured permeability decrease. Visual inspection of the reacted fracture surface showed the development of reactive patterns mapping the flow velocity field inside the fracture, as well as restricted flow toward the sample outlet. The postexperiment permeability of the core sample was measured at half of its initial permeability. A reactive transport model was developed with parameters derived from the experiment to further examine property evolution of fractured cement under dynamic flow of CO 2 -rich brine. Sensitivity analysis showed that residence time and the size of initial fracture aperture are the key factors controlling the tendency to self-healing or fracture opening behavior and therefore determine the long-term integrity of the wellbore cement. Longer residence time and small apertures promote mineral precipitation, fracture closure, and therefore flow restriction. This work also suggests a narrow threshold separating the fracture opening and self-sealing behavior.

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“…Thus, there exist a variety of numerical models for reactive transport in porous media which involve microbial activity. Applications found in the literature include the interaction of microbes with the subsurface transport of contaminants, [e.g., 37,63,69,74], microbially enhanced oil recovery [e.g., 44,53,54,72], or biomineralization, of which especially the engineered application of MICP has received considerable attention. Most numerical models for MICP are, similarly to the model used in this study, formulated at the REV scale (or Darcy scale) [e.g., 2,17,46,51,[76][77][78], while [64] and [80][81][82] use pore-network and pore-scale models, respectively.…”

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Field-scale modeling of microbially induced calcite precipitation

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Comput Geosci

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The biogeochemical process known as microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) is being investigated for engineering and material science applications. To model MICP process behavior in porous media, computational simulators must couple flow, transport, and relevant biogeochemical reactions. Changes in media porosity and permeability due to biomass growth and calcite precipitation, as well as their effects on one another must be considered. A comprehensive Darcy-scale model has been developed by Ebigbo et al. (Water Resour. Res. 48(7), W07519, 2012) and Hommel et al. (Water Resour. Res. 51, 3695-3715, 2015) and validated at different scales of observation using laboratory experimental systems at the Center for Biofilm Engineering (CBE), Montana State University (MSU). This investigation clearly demonstrates that a close synergy between laboratory experimentation at different scales and corresponding simulation model development is necessary to advance MICP application to the field scale. Ultimately, model predictions of MICP sealing of a fractured sandstone formation, located 340.8 m below ground surface, were made and compared with corresponding field observations. Modeling MICP at the field scale poses special challenges, including choosing a reasonable model-domain size, initial and boundary conditions, and determining the initial distribution of porosity and permeability. In the presented study, model predictions of deposited calcite volume agree favorably with corresponding field observations of increased injection pressure during the MICP fracture sealing test in the field. Results indicate that the current status of our MICP model now allows its use for further subsurface engineering applications, including well-bore cement sealing and certain fracture-related applications in unconventional oil and gas production.

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Reactive Transport Modeling of Induced Selective Plugging byLeuconostoc Mesenteroidesin Carbonate Formations

Cited by 36 publications

References 73 publications

Potential in heavy oil biodegradation via enrichment of spore forming bacterial consortia

Potential in heavy oil biodegradation via enrichment of spore forming bacterial consortia

Self‐healing of cement fractures under dynamic flow of CO₂‐rich brine

Field-scale modeling of microbially induced calcite precipitation

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Reactive Transport Modeling of Induced Selective Plugging byLeuconostoc Mesenteroidesin Carbonate Formations

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Potential in heavy oil biodegradation via enrichment of spore forming bacterial consortia

Potential in heavy oil biodegradation via enrichment of spore forming bacterial consortia

Self‐healing of cement fractures under dynamic flow of CO2‐rich brine

Field-scale modeling of microbially induced calcite precipitation

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Self‐healing of cement fractures under dynamic flow of CO₂‐rich brine