NDLI: Temperature and injection water source influence microbial community structure in four Alaskan North Slope hydrocarbon reservoirs

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Author	Piceno, Yvette M. Reid, Francine C. Tom, Lauren M. Conrad, Mark E. Bill, Markus Hubbard, Christopher G. Fouke, Bruce W. Graff, Craig J. Han, Jiabin Stringfellow, William T. Hanlon, Jeremy S. Ping, Hu Hazen, Terry C. Andersen, Gary L.
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	A fundamental knowledge of microbial community structure in petroleum reservoirs can improve predictive modeling of these environments. We used hydrocarbon profiles, stable isotopes, and high-density DNA microarray analysis to characterize microbial communities in produced water from four Alaskan North Slope hydrocarbon reservoirs. Produced fluids from Schrader Bluff (24–27°C), Kuparuk (47–70°C), Sag River (80°C), and Ivishak (80–83°C) reservoirs were collected, with paired soured/non-soured wells sampled from Kuparuk and Ivishak. Chemical and stable isotope data suggested Schrader Bluff had substantial biogenic methane, whereas methane was mostly thermogenic in deeper reservoirs. Acetoclastic methanogens (Methanosaeta) were most prominent in Schrader Bluff samples, and the combined δD and δ13C values of methane also indicated acetoclastic methanogenesis could be a primary route for biogenic methane. Conversely, hydrogenotrophic methanogens (e.g., Methanobacteriaceae) and sulfide-producing Archaeoglobus and Thermococcus were more prominent in Kuparuk samples. Sulfide-producing microbes were detected in all reservoirs, uncoupled from souring status (e.g., the non-soured Kuparuk samples had higher relative abundances of many sulfate-reducers compared to the soured sample, suggesting sulfate-reducers may be living fermentatively/syntrophically when sulfate is limited). Sulfate abundance via long-term seawater injection resulted in greater relative abundances of Desulfonauticus, Desulfomicrobium, and Desulfuromonas in the soured Ivishak well compared to the non-soured well. In the non-soured Ivishak sample, several taxa affiliated with Thermoanaerobacter and Halomonas predominated. Archaea were not detected in the deepest reservoirs. Functional group taxa differed in relative abundance among reservoirs, likely reflecting differing thermal and/or geochemical influences.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00409
Starting Page	409
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ISSN	1664302X
e-ISSN	1664302X
Journal	Frontiers in Microbiology
Volume Number	5
Language	English
Publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
Publisher Date	2014-08-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	Frontiers Media S.A.
Subject Keyword	Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Microbiology Microbiology (medical)

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