1st Edition
Microbial Bioinformatics in the Oil and Gas Industry Applications to Reservoirs and Processes
1. Bioinformatics and Genomics Breakthroughs That Enabled the Microbiome Revolution
David A. Selinger
2. Unravelling the Oil and Gas Microbiome Using Metagenomics
Nicolas Tsesmetzis
3. A Case for Molecular Biology: How This Information Can Help in Optimizing Petroleum Top Side Facility Operations
Geert M. van der Kraan and Nora Eibergen
4. Using a Holistic Monitoring Approach to Set Effective Control Strategies: How Data Can Lead to Information and Subsequently to "Wisdom"
Heike Hoffmann
5. Influence of Chemical Treatments and Topside Processes on the Dominant Microbial Communities at Conventional Oilfields
Matheus Paschoalino
6. Microbial Control during Hydraulic Fracking Operations: Challenges, Options, and Outcomes
Renato De Paula, Irwan Yunus, and Conor Pierce
7. The Application of Bioinformatics as a Diagnostic Tool for Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion
Nora Eibergen, Geert M. van der Kraan, and Kenneth Wunch
8. Methanogens and MIC: Leveraging Bioinformatics to Expose an Underappreciated Corrosive Threat to the Oil and Gas Industry
Timothy J. Tidwell and Zachary R. Broussard
9. Molecular Methods for Assessing Microbial Corrosion and Souring Potential in Oilfield Operations
Gloria N. Okpala, Rita Eresia‑Eke, and Lisa M. Gieg
10. Microbial Reservoir Souring: Communities Relating to the Initiation, Propagation, and Remediation of Souring
Matthew Streets and Leanne Walker
11. Quantitative PCR Approaches for Predicting Anaerobic Hydrocarbon Biodegradation
Courtney R. A. Toth, Gurpreet Kharey, and Lisa M. Gieg
12. Leveraging Bioinformatics to Elucidate the Genetic and Physiological Adaptation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to Hydrocarbon Rich Jet Fuel
Thusitha S. Gunasekera
Biography
Kenneth Wunch, Marko Stipani?ev, Max Frenzel
