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US 2024/0228347 A1Published application
Methods for natural gas injection into water
AssigneeExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
InventorTimothy J. NEDWED
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods that include producing oil and natural gas from a subterranean formation; separating the oil and the natural gas; dissolving at least a portion of the natural gas in water; exposing microorganisms that consume hydrocarbons to the water having the natural gas dissolved therein; and allowing higher-level organisms to consume the microorganisms.
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A method comprising:
- producing oil and natural gas from a subterranean formation;
- separating the oil and the natural gas;
- dissolving at least a portion of the natural gas in water;
- exposing microorganisms that consume hydrocarbons to the water having the natural gas dissolved therein;
- and
- allowing higher-level organisms to consume the microorganisms.
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A method comprising:
- producing oil and natural gas from a subterranean formation;
- separating the oil and the natural gas;
- dissolving at least a portion of the natural gas in water;
- exposing microorganisms that consume hydrocarbons to the water having the natural gas dissolved therein;
- and
- allowing the microorganisms to continue in an aquatic food chain.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.