Biodentify
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Biodentify uses microbiological DNA analysis and machine learning models to predict prospectivity before drilling with >70% accuracy. They de-risk conventional onshore prospects and delineate reservoirs accurately. For unconventional resources, they enable operators to drill highly productive wells in shale. Offshore, they de-risk offshore wells before drilling and rank prospects in terms of PoS. Their patented workflow includes soil sampling, DNA analysis, machine learning, and prospect mapping. They aim to reduce risk, maximize returns, save money, provide accuracy, offer global reach, and lessen environmental impact.
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Features
• high accuracy
• global reach
• less environmental impact
• saves money compared to seismic exploration
• maximizes returns
• reduces risk in drilling
FAQs
When was the process of microseepage discovered?
First indications date from 1933. The idea of microseepage has a close association of surface ‘geochemical’ anomalies with subsurface petroleum generation and entrapment is well known.
What is the difference between microseepage versus macroseepage?
Macroseepage: large concentrations of migrated hydrocarbons, visible oil staining, and odour. Microseepage: chemically detectable but far lower the concentrations than macroseepage. Nonvisible hydrocarbons or odour
Do faults impact the migration path of microseepage?
Microseepage occurs, with or without the presence of faults, as small gas bubbles, colloids of molecules of nano-meters size, travel vertically upwards to the surface.
Does macroseepage influence the signal or the outcome of Biodentify’s predictive reservoir or prospectivity mapping?
Macroseepage is usually visible at the surface near fault or fracture boundaries. In order to get the best results, macroseep areas should be avoided when sampling.
How long does it take for gas bubbles (through microseep) to migrate to the surface from the reservoir?
Microseep gas bubbles can take a couple of weeks up to some years to reach the surface, depending on the depth of the reservoir.
When were hydrocarbon oxidizing micro-organisms and bacteria discovered?
Methane-oxidizing bacteria were the first type of bacteria studied to pinpoint petroleum accumulations. Mogilewskii (1938) described the possibility of using methane-oxidizing bacteria for gas exploration.
If gas molecules are present at the surface (through microseep) why can’t we just measure this instead of looking for microbes?
The concentrations of gas from microseepage are so small that surface accumulations are not immediately measurable. These small concentrations are, however, even so lightly, influencing the microbial ecosystem.
How quickly do biomarker indicators change in a producing area?
The evidence of the hydrocarbon biomarkers can change within 1 year as a result of changes in the reservoir conditions.
Can the method of Biodentify determine if a hydrocarbon reservoir is empty?
Micro-organism reservoir identification is based on the presence of hydrocarbon microseeps. Seepage is conditional on the capillary pressure being higher than displacement pressure
Can Biodentify’s methodology distinguish oil and gas or wet gas from dry gas?
In the Biodentify studies today the database sample set does not distinguish between different oil or gases, just that there are hydrocarbons present.
If there is a high permeability layer above a hydrocarbon accumulation, will the microseepage not also follow that layer instead of going up vertically?
Microseep is driven by buoyancy, which is going up vertically, 100-1000 times faster compared to the convection-diffusion equation, hence the resulting vector is predominately vertical.
What evidence of microseepage have been published?
There have been many studies and publications dating back to the 1930s. More recently in 1994, an AAPG Hedberg conference was held on “_Hydrocarbon Migration and Its Near-Surface Expression_“, gathered to discuss the concept.
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