Microbiologically Induced Corrosion (MIC) costs the oil and gas industry billions of dollars each year.
Applications:
Toxicity in produced water
Trace metals in fracking
Toxicity in fracking
SRB in pipeline corrosion
ATP
Oil Sands Toxicity
TPH/ VOCs in discharge
Pipeline and storage leakage
Major pollution incidents
Typically one of the factors driving high costs and a cause of considerable frustration for corrosion engineers is the necessity to determine the presence of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria (SRB).
Modern Water’s QuickChek SRB test kit is designed for on-site use and makes SRB identification easy in a field portable kit. The SRB test kit does not require pipetting or serial dilution with the quantitative detection of the APS-reductase enzyme only present in SRB. This testing can help to prevent souring of product due to elevated hydrogen sulfide gas by offering real-time determination of biocide treatment decisions.
ATP is the first step in the biocide treatment decision tree. The presence of ATP could indicate the presence of MIC causing agents. DeltaTox ATP analysis can provide test results in less than 15 minutes and assess biocide effectiveness.
Both above technologies give an added level of verification for the presence of bacteria.
Microtox technology is a predominant tool in oil spill scenarios, drilling additive testing. Drilling fluids have complex chemistries for which environmental risk assessment is performed. Regulatory testing for drilling muds is large application in the oilfield.
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