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US 2006/0185851 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for treating fouled wells
OwnerDane Grimshawinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for treating biofouled wells with azide compounds, and/or for preventing biofouling in a well. The well is contacted with an amount of an azide compound effective for treating or preventing biofouling in the well.
Claims20
A method for treating a well comprising contacting the well with an effective amount of azide.
A method for in situ remediation of a contaminant comprising:
- injecting an electron donor into an injection well, wherein the injection well is in fluid communication with a water zone comprising a contaminant;
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- injecting an azide into the injection well, wherein the amount of azide is effective to prevent and/or remedy fouling in the injection well.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.