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Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology in Oilfield Systems

Proceedings from the International Symposium on Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology in Oil Systems (ISMOS-2), 2009

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2011

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Editors:
  1. Corinne Whitby

    1. , Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom

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  2. Torben Lund Skovhus

    1. Danish Technological Institute, Arhus, Denmark

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  • Covering technical and scientific aspects of specific molecular microbiological methods (MMM) Emphasises how MMM can be applied to address the major problems caused by microbes in oil reservoirs, as well as exploit the beneficial activities of microbes Detailed description of the methods/ protocols used in real industry cases

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Table of contents (28 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction, sampling and procedures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Corinne Whitby, Torben Lund Skovhus
      Pages 3-5

    3. Sampling and Nucleic Extraction Procedures from Oil Reservoir Samples

      • Geert M. van der Kraan, Maarten de Ridder, Bart P. Lomans, Gerard Muyzer
      Pages 7-16

  3. Application of molecular microbial methods to the oil industry

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Application of Molecular Microbiological Methods to the Oil Industry to Analyse DNA, RNA and Proteins

      • Sean M. Caffrey
      Pages 19-26

    3. Which Microbial Communities Are Present? Importance of Selecting Appropriate Primers and Probes for Use in Molecular Microbiological Methods (MMM) in Oilfields

      • Ketil Bernt Sørensen
      Pages 27-31

    4. Which Microbial Communities are Present? Application of PCR-DGGE: Case Study on an Oilfield Core Sample

      • Geert M. van der Kraan, Floris Buijzen, Cor A.T. Kuijvenhoven, Gerard Muyzer
      Pages 33-43

    5. Which Microbial Communities Are Present? Application of Clone Libraries: Syntrophic Acetate Degradation to Methane in a High-Temperature Petroleum Reservoir – Culture-Based and 16S rRNA Genes Characterisation

      • Natalya M. Shestakova, Valeriy S. Ivoilov, Tatiana P. Tourova, Sergey S. Belyaev, Andrei B. Poltaraus, Tamara N. Nazina
      Pages 45-53

    6. Which Microbial Communities Are Present? Using Fluorescence In Situ Hybridisation (FISH): Microscopic Techniques for Enumeration of Troublesome Microorganisms in Oil and Fuel Samples

      • Lars Holmkvist, Jette Johanne Østergaard, Torben Lund Skovhus
      Pages 55-61

    7. Which Microbial Communities Are Present? Sequence-Based Metagenomics

      • Sean M. Caffrey
      Pages 63-76

    8. How Many Microorganisms Are Present? Quantitative Reverse Transcription PCR (qRT-PCR)

      • Andy Price, Laura Acuña Álvarez, Corinne Whitby, Jan Larsen
      Pages 77-84

    9. How Many Microorganisms Are Present? Techniques for Enumerating Microorganisms in Oilfields

      • Ketil Bernt Sørensen, Torben Lund Skovhus, Jan Larsen
      Pages 85-91

    10. Which Members of the Microbial Communities Are Active? Microarrays

      • Brandon E.L. Morris
      Pages 93-99

  4. Problems caused by microbes to the oil industry and treatment strategies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
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    2. Problems Caused by Microbes and Treatment Strategies Monitoring and Preventing Reservoir Souring Using Molecular Microbiological Methods (MMM)

      • Antje Gittel
      Pages 103-107

    3. Problems Caused by Microbes and Treatment Strategies The Effect of Nitrate Injection in Oil Reservoirs – Experience with Nitrate Injection in the Halfdan Oilfield

      • Jan Larsen, Torben Lund Skovhus
      Pages 109-115

    4. Problems Caused by Microbes and Treatment Strategies: Monitoring Microbial Responses to Biocides; Bioassays – A Concept to Test the Effect of Biocides on both Archaea and Bacteria in Oilfield Systems

      • Lars Holmkvist, Uffe Sognstrup Thomsen, Jan Larsen, Michael Jensen, Torben Lund Skovhus
      Pages 117-124

    5. Problems Caused by Microbes and Treatment Strategies: Identification of H2S-Producing Bacteria in Corrosion Product of a Gas Pipeline

      • Márcia T.S. Lutterbach, Luciana S. Contador
      Pages 125-131

    6. Problems Caused by Microbes and Treatment Strategies: Rapid Diagnostics of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) in Oilfield Systems with a DNA-Based Test Kit

      • Torben Lund Skovhus, Ketil Bernt Sørensen, Jan Larsen
      Pages 133-140
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About this book

Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology in Oil Field Systems addresses the major problems microbes cause in oil fields, (e.g. biocorrosion and souring) and how beneficial microbial activities may be exploited (e.g. MEOR and biofuels). The book describes theoretical and practical approaches to specific Molecular Microbiological Methods (MMM), and is written by leading authorities in the field from both academia and industry. The book describes how MMM can be applied to faciliate better management of oil reservoirs and downstream processes. The book is innovative in that it utilises real industrial case studies which gives useful technical and scientific information to researchers, engineers and microbiologists working with oil, gas and petroleum systems.

                 

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Corinne Whitby

  • Danish Technological Institute, Arhus, Denmark

    Torben Lund Skovhus

About the editors

Dr Corinne Whitby is a lecturer in Environmental Microbiology at the University of Essex, UK. She has over 10 years primary research experience in molecular microbial ecology. Her research is focused upon the application of Molecular Microbiological Methods (MMM) to analyze the biodegradation of hydrocarbons (e.g. naphthenic acids and polyaromatic hydrocarbons) and how nanoparticles affect hydrocarbon biodegradation. Her research is also involved in analyzing the biogeochemical cycling of nutrients in marine, freshwater and terrestrial systems. She was the original founders of ISMOS1 (with Dr Skovhus) and co-organised ISMOS2, Denmark, 2009 and the forthcoming ISMOS3, Calgary, 2011.   Dr. Torben Lund Skovhus graduated from the University of Aarhus, Denmark, in 2002 with a Master's degree in Biology. In 2005 he finished his PhD from Department of Microbiology, University of Aarhus. In 2005 Torben was employed at Danish Technological Institute (DTI) in the Centre for Chemistry and Water Technology, where he got responsibility for the consultancy activities for the oil and gas industry, molecular detection of troublesome microbes in process and domestic waters and development and introduction of new molecular monitoring tools for the industries. Torben was Head of the DTI Microbiology Laboratories from 2006 to 2008 while he was building up several consultancy activities with the oil and gas industry. He is now in a position as Team Leader in DTI Oil & Gas Center. The team counts dedicated chemists, microbiologists, engineers, consultants. All with a long history in general troubleshooting of technical industrial systems for microbiologically caused problems and with a particular focus on oil, gas and petroleum systems.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology in Oilfield Systems

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings from the International Symposium on Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology in Oil Systems (ISMOS-2), 2009

  • Editors: Corinne Whitby, Torben Lund Skovhus

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9252-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-9251-9Published: 27 October 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-8980-7Published: 23 November 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-9252-6Published: 13 October 2010

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 279

  • Topics: Applied Microbiology, Microbiology, Microbial Ecology, Energy Systems

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