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AAPG Bulletin

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Volume: 63 (1979)

Issue: 4. (April)

First Page: 698

Last Page: 698

Title: Microbiological Prospecting for Hydrocarbons: ABSTRACT

Author(s): Lewis R. Brown

Article Type: Meeting abstract

Abstract:

Microbiological prospecting falls under the broad category of soil analysis and thus involves the use of near-surface samples. Most of the methods are designed to detect certain types of microorganisms or the products of their metabolism. Because these methods are predicated upon the microbial utilization of uprising hydrocarbons, they detect microseeps. Therefore, their utility resides in determining the presence of subterranean hydrocarbon deposits and in roughly defining the aereal extent of the deposits. Various methods have been patented and numerous field trials have been made, including blind tests and tests conducted prior to drilling.

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