Houston Company Developing Green Well Bioclde

摘要

One of the key issues facing E&P companies working with hydraulic fracturing in the developing shale plays is bacterial growthin the wellbore, which can cause corrosion of the well pipe and, as it builds up, affect the flow rate. Houston-based Universal Bacteria Specialist (UBS) has stepped in with a specialized completely biodegradable product that will eliminate the bacteria. And once the material, known as an anolyte, has degraded, it leaves no residue in the well. UBS Founder George Sanford, said the company's Electro-Chemical Activation Technology (Ecat) anolyte achieved a superior bacteria kill count when tested in the fracturing process of 10 wells in the Barnett Shale and West Texas.