OSEII Projects and trials

Shell, Nigeria Cawthorne Channel Oil Field

Type of contaminant: Weathered crude oil
Estimated initial concentration: 7.33 - 9.55mg/L TPH
Estimated final concentration: 1.36mg/L TPH
Length of time for bioremediation: Less than 25 days

Greencor Ambiente Sustentable trial,
 Argentina

Type of contaminant: Heavy 
tank 
bottom 
oil
 with
 paraffin’s
 and
 Asphaltenes
Estimated initial concentration: 85,000 ppm TPH
Estimated final concentrations: 99% reduction 7,900 ppm TPH
Length of time for bioremediation: 28 days

AGIP, Nigeria

Type of contaminant: Crude oil
Estimated initial concentration: Up to 17,000mg/kg
Estimated final concentration: 51mg/kg
Length of time for bioremediation: Less than 30 days

Caltex, Australia

Type of contaminant: Sludge
Estimated initial concentration: 500,000mg/kg
Estimated final concentrations: 27,000mg/kg (trial stopped due to time restraints)
Length of time for bioremediation: 6 weeks

Baker Hughes trial, Kuwait

Type of contaminant: Oil based drill mud
Estimated initial concentration: 85,000 TPH
Estimated final concentration: Less than 5,000 TPH
Length of time for bioremediation: 30 days