Transformation of iron sulfide to greigite by nitrite produced by oil field bacteria |
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Authors: | Shiping Lin Federico Krause Gerrit Voordouw |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada;(2) Department of Geociences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada |
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Abstract: | Nitrate, injected into oil fields, can oxidize sulfide formed by sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) through the action of nitrate-reducing
sulfide-oxidizing bacteria (NR-SOB). When reservoir rock contains siderite (FeCO3), the sulfide formed is immobilized as iron sulfide minerals, e.g. mackinawite (FeS). The aim of our study was to determine
the extent to which oil field NR-SOB can oxidize or transform FeS. Because no NR-SOB capable of growth with FeS were isolated,
the well-characterized oil field isolate Sulfurimonas sp. strain CVO was used. When strain CVO was presented with a mixture of chemically formed FeS and dissolved sulfide (HS−), it only oxidized the HS−. The FeS remained acid soluble and non-magnetic indicating that it was not transformed. In contrast, when the FeS was formed
by adding FeCl2 to a culture of SRB which gradually produced sulfide, precipitating FeS, and to which strain CVO and nitrate were subsequently
added, transformation of the FeS to a magnetic, less acid-soluble form was observed. X-ray diffraction and energy-dispersive
spectrometry indicated the transformed mineral to be greigite (Fe3S4). Addition of nitrite to cultures of SRB, containing microbially formed FeS, was similarly effective. Nitrite reacts chemically
with HS− to form polysulfide and sulfur (S0), which then transforms SRB-formed FeS to greigite, possibly via a sulfur addition pathway (3FeS + S0 → Fe3S4). Further chemical transformation to pyrite (FeS2) is expected at higher temperatures (>60°C). Hence, nitrate injection into oil fields may lead to NR-SOB-mediated and chemical
mineral transformations, increasing the sulfide-binding capacity of reservoir rock. Because of mineral volume decreases, these
transformations may also increase reservoir injectivity.
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Keywords: | Sulfate-reducing bacteria Nitrate-reducing sulfide-oxidizing bacteria Nitrite Sulfur Iron sulfide Greigite Oil field Souring |
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