Robert Scott Pfeiffer
Accountancy at Belmont Way, Parker, CO

2008028, Nov 20, 2008

May 27, 2008

12/127076

Robert S. Pfeiffer - Parker CO, US
Glenn A. Ulrich - Golden CO, US
Gary Vanzin - Arvada CO, US

LUCA Technologies, Inc. - Golden CO

C10G 45/00

435281

An isolated microbial consortium is described that includes a first microbial consortium having to metabolize a complex hydrocarbon substrate into metabolic products comprising an acetate compound. The consortium also includes a second microbial consortium having a methanogen to convert the acetate compound into a final product that includes methane. Also, a method of increasing production of materials with enhanced hydrogen content. The method includes isolating from geologic formation water, culturing the isolated to increase the population, and introducing a consortium of the cultured , which may include spores of , into a hydrocarbon formation containing a complex hydrocarbon substrate.

2009003, Feb 5, 2009

May 27, 2008

12/127083

Robert S. Pfeiffer - Parker CO, US
Glenn A. Ulrich - Golden CO, US
Gary Vanzin - Arvada CO, US

LUCA Technologies, Inc. - Golden CO

C12N 1/20

4352521

An isolated microbial consortium is described that includes a first microbial consortium having to metabolize a complex hydrocarbon substrate into metabolic products comprising an acetate compound. The consortium also includes a second microbial consortium having a methanogen to convert the acetate compound into a final product that includes methane. Also, a method of increasing production of materials with enhanced hydrogen content. The method includes isolating from geologic formation water, culturing the isolated to increase the population, and introducing a consortium of the cultured , which may include spores of , into a hydrocarbon formation containing a complex hydrocarbon substrate.

8479813, Jul 9, 2013

Dec 16, 2009

12/639483

Verlin Dannar - Sheridan WY, US
Robert S. Pfeiffer - Parker CO, US
Roland P. DeBruyn - Highlands Ranch CO, US
Shane Bower - Golden CO, US
Glenn A. Ulrich - Rolla MO, US
Jeffrey L. Weber - Denver CO, US
David Brock - Littleton CO, US
Jim Ford - Gillette WY, US
Travis Meyers - Gillette WY, US
Mark Finkelstein - Morrison CO, US

LUCA Technologies, Inc. - Golden CO

E21B 43/22

166246, 1663051

Methods to enhance biogenic gas production in an anaerobic geologic formation containing carbonaceous material may include the steps of accessing the anaerobic formation, increasing a rate of production of the biogenic gases in the anaerobic formation, and flowing formation water within the anaerobic formation after the increase in the production of biogenic gases. Methods to redistribute formation water in an anaerobic geologic formation containing carbonaceous material may include the steps of locating a reservoir of the formation water within the anaerobic formation, forming at least one channel between the reservoir and at least a portion of the carbonaceous material, and transporting the formation water from the reservoir to the carbonaceous material through the channel. The methods may also include the accumulation of biogenic gas in an anaerobic geologic formation to enhance biogenic gas production.

7696132, Apr 13, 2010

Apr 5, 2006

11/399099

Robert S. Pfeiffer - Parker CO, US
Glenn A. Ulrich - Golden CO, US
Mark Finkelstein - Morrison CO, US

LUCA Technologies, Inc. - Golden CO

C09K 8/60, E21B 43/22

507201, 507267, 166246

Methods of stimulating biogenic production of a metabolic product with enhanced hydrogen content are described. The methods may include accessing a consortium of microorganisms in a geologic formation that includes a carbonaceous material. They may also include providing hydrogen and one or more phosphorous compounds to the microorganisms. The combination of the hydrogen and phosphorous compounds stimulates the consortium to metabolize the carbonaceous material into the metabolic product with enhanced hydrogen content. Also, methods of stimulating biogenic production of a metabolic product with enhanced hydrogen content by providing a carboxylate compound, such as acetate, to a consortium of microorganisms is described. The carboxylate compound stimulates the consortium to metabolize carbonaceous material in the formation into the metabolic product with enhanced hydrogen content.

7845403, Dec 7, 2010

May 29, 2008

12/129441

Robert S. Pfeiffer - Parker CO, US
Glenn Ulrich - Golden CO, US
Gary Vanzin - Arvada CO, US
Verlin Dannar - Sheridan WY, US
Roland P. DeBruyn - Highlands Ranch CO, US
James B. Dodson - Castle Rock CO, US

LUCA Technologies, Inc. - Golden CO

E21B 43/22

166246

A process for introducing microorganisms to carbonaceous material in an anaerobic environment is described. The process includes the step of extracting formation water from a geologic formation, and removing at least a portion of an extractable material from the formation water to make amended formation water. The process may further include introducing the amended formation water to the carbonaceous material. Also, a process for increasing biogenic hydrocarbon production in a geologic formation containing a carbonaceous material is described. The process includes extracting formation water from the formation, removing at least a portion of one or more hydrocarbons from the formation water to make amended formation water, and reintroducing the amended formation water to the geologic formation.

2006022, Oct 5, 2006

Apr 5, 2005

11/099881

Robert Pfeiffer - Parker CO, US
Glenn Ulrich - Golden CO, US
Gary Vanzin - Arvada CO, US

LUCA Technologies, LLC - Denver CO

C12P 5/00, C12N 1/20, C12P 1/04

435166000, 435252100, 435252400, 435170000

A microbial consortia for biogenically increasing the hydrogen content of a carbonaceous source material, where the consortia includes a first microbial consortium to metabolize the carbonaceous source material into one or more first intermediate hydrocarbons, a second microbial consortium, which includes one or more species of microorganisms, to convert the first intermediate hydrocarbons into one or more second intermediate hydrocarbons and oxidized carbon and a third microbial consortium to convert the second intermediate hydrocarbons into one or more smaller hydrocarbons and water, where the smaller hydrocarbons have a greater mol. % hydrogen than the carbonaceous source material.

8302683, Nov 6, 2012

Jun 30, 2011

13/173140

Robert S. Pfeiffer - Parker CO, US
Glenn Ulrich - Golden CO, US
Gary Vanzin - Arvada CO, US
Verlin Dannar - Sheridan WY, US
Roland P. DeBruyn - Highlands Ranch CO, US
James B. Dodson - Castle Rock CO, US

LUCA Technologies, Inc. - Golden CO

E21B 43/22

166246, 1662726, 166309, 166371

A method of increasing biogenic production of a combustible gas from a subterranean geologic formation is described. The method may include extracting formation water from the geologic formation, where the extracted formation water includes at least a first species and a second species of microorganism. The method may also include analyzing the extracted formation water to identify the first species of microorganism that promotes the biogenic production of the combustible gas. An amendment may be introduced to the formation water to promote the growth of the first species of microorganism, and the biological characteristics of the formation water may be altered to decrease a population of the second species in the geologic formation.

7640978, Jan 5, 2010

Jun 10, 2008

12/136728

Robert S. Pfeiffer - Parker CO, US
Glenn Ulrich - Golden CO, US
Gary Vanzin - Arvada CO, US
Verlin Dannar - Sheridan WY, US
Roland P. DeBruyn - Highlands Ranch CO, US
James B. Dodson - Castle Rock CO, US

LUCA Technologies, Inc. - Golden CO

E21B 43/22, C09K 8/58

166246, 507201, 428243

A method for stimulating methane production from a carbonaceous material is described. The methods may include the step of contacting the material with cells of a methanogenic consortium under anaerobic conditions to form a reaction mixture. The method may also include maintaining anaerobic conditions for a time sufficient to permit methanogenesis, and collecting methane from anaerobic water or head space of the reaction mixture.

2010024, Sep 30, 2010

May 18, 2010

12/782311

Robert S. Pfeiffer - Parker CO, US
Glenn A. Ulrich - Golden CO, US
Shelley Haveman - Lakewood CO, US

LUCA Technologies, Inc. - Golden CO

C12P 5/02, C12P 1/00, C12P 3/00

435167, 435 41, 435168

Methods of stimulating biogenic production of a metabolic product with enhanced hydrogen content are described. The methods may include accessing a geologic formation that includes carbonaceous material. The methods may also include introducing an amendment to the geologic formation. The amendments may further include removing compounds with enhanced hydrogen content from the formation.

2012030, Dec 6, 2012

Dec 2, 2011

13/310461

Roland P. DeBruyn - Highlands Ranch CO, US
James B. Dodson - Castle Rock CO, US
Robert S. Pfeiffer - Parker CO, US
Eric L. Szaloczi - Denver CO, US
Glenn A. Ulrich - Golden CO, US
Jeffrey L. Weber - Denver CO, US

LUCA Technologies, LLC - Golden CO

C12P 3/00

435168

Disclosed are strategies for the economical microbial generation of hydrogen, useful as an alternative energy source, from hydrocarbon-rich deposits such as coal, oil and/or gas formations, oil shale, bitumen, tar sands, carbonaceous shale, peat deposits and sediments rich in organic matter through the management of the metabolism of microbial consortia.