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Front. Microbiol.
Sec. Microbiological Chemistry and Geomicrobiology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1376536
This article is part of the Research Topic Subsurface Microbiology within Hydrocarbon Resources or Stored Gases View all 4 articles

Metagenome-assembled genomes provide insight into the metabolic poten5al during early produc5on of Hydraulic Fracturing Test Site 2 in the Delaware Basin

Provisionally accepted
Brooke P. Stemple Brooke P. Stemple 1Djuna M. Gulliver Djuna M. Gulliver 2*Preom Sarkar Preom Sarkar 2Kara Tinker Kara Tinker 2Kyle Bibby Kyle Bibby 1*
  • 1 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States
  • 2 National Energy Technology Laboratory (DOE), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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    Demand for natural gas conKnues to climb in the United States, having reached a record monthly high of 104.9 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in November of 2023 (1).Hydraulic fracturing, a technique used to extract natural gas and oil from deep underground reservoirs, involves injecKng large volumes of fluid, proppant, and chemical addiKves into shale units. This is followed by a "shut-in" period, during which the fracture fluid remains pressurized in the well for several weeks. The microbial processes that occur within the reservoir during this shut-in period are not well understood; yet, these reacKons may significantly impact the structural integrity and overall recovery of oil and gas from the well. To shed light on this criKcal phase, we conducted an analysis of both pre-shut-in material alongside producKon fluid collected

    Keywords: hydraulic fracturing, microbial ecology, NATURAL GAS, produced water, Souring

    Received: 25 Jan 2024; Accepted: 14 May 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Stemple, Gulliver, Sarkar, Tinker and Bibby. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Djuna M. Gulliver, National Energy Technology Laboratory (DOE), Pittsburgh, PA 15236, Pennsylvania, United States
    Kyle Bibby, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, 46556, Indiana, United States

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