18455222. REAL-TIME MONITORING OF MICROBIAL GROWTH IN WATER FLUID WELLS (SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY)
REAL-TIME MONITORING OF MICROBIAL GROWTH IN WATER FLUID WELLS
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Inventor(s)
Abdulmohsen A. Al-humam of Dhahran (SA)
Manar Alahmari of Dhahran (SA)
REAL-TIME MONITORING OF MICROBIAL GROWTH IN WATER FLUID WELLS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18455222 titled 'REAL-TIME MONITORING OF MICROBIAL GROWTH IN WATER FLUID WELLS
Original Abstract Submitted
Methods for monitoring total microbial concentration in a water fluid well comprising water-based fluid. The methods include collecting a water-based fluid sample from the water fluid well; mixing the sample with a liquid reagent comprising luciferase enzyme; measuring photon release of the sample-liquid reagent composition mixture in a luminometer; determining the total microbial concentration of the water-based fluid in the water fluid well; assigning an ATP-based action level based on the total microbial concentration of the water-based fluid in the water fluid well; and performing an action based on the assigned ATP-based action level.