LATA Group is a privately owned petroleum and environmental biotechnology business and research/development company, headquartered near Tulsa, Oklahoma U.S.A. As part of the distinguished Geo-Microbial Technologies organization with combined experience of nearly 300 years, the LATA-GMT team of scientists and field technicians excel in the area of oil field microflora, field operations, and the role of microorganisms in oil and gas exploration and recovery, H2S souring and corrosion, and the environment.

Winner of R & D Magazine’s 1997 award for “One of the 100 Most Technologically Significant New Products of the Year”, LATA is the exclusive global provider of our patented Bio-Competitive Exclusion technology and powerful, environmentally friendly Max-Well 2000 products for H2S Elimination and Improved Oil Recovery.

In short, our organization has the technology and experience to help you expect more bottom line profitability from every project site. That’s LATA Group…expect more.

Is this a new technology?
The most accurate description is that the technology and products are “emerging”. Industry now understands the mechanisms and benefits of our H2S Control and IOR process that have been field-tested for many years, and are a commercial reality.

Can you control sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB)?
Yes. Our treatment system not only prevents SRB from making poisonous, corrosive H2S, but eliminates existing H2S from the reservoir/production system as well.

Can your system really make more oil?
Yes. This is a tertiary improved oil recovery system that uniquely establishes a beneficial population of naturally occurring, indigenous nitrate reducing bacteria insitu, that continuously and simultaneously make oil-releasing bio gases, surfactants, and solvents within the pore matrix where oil is trapped.

Does LATA add microbes to my reservoir or produced water system?
No. Our expertise is in identifying and purposefully manipulating naturally occurring, indigenous bacteria that exist throughout reservoirs and produced water systems.

Are the Max-Well 2000 products harmful to my production system?
No. LATA has developed extremely effective and economical blends of nitrate based, environmentally friendly chemical nutrients that are compatible with any system.

How much does it cost?
Each producing system is unique, and our customized treatment approach is designed to achieve the best economics possible. Our highly competitive sevice and product costs are detailed in each written project proposal.

• New Sulfide Control and IOR projects are starting up in many places around the globe. Contact us today to schedule an evaluation of your H2S control and increased oil recovery potential.

• Latest SPE paper #89453

U. S. Department of Energy Success Story

• November 2004 World Oil Magazine article: New Nitrate-Based Treatments Control Hydrogen Sulfide in Reservoirs
Visit the web site of Geo-Microbial Technologies: www.gmtgeochem.com
The LATA team has many years of experience conducting contract research for both industry and government in the following areas:

Oil and Gas
Environmental
Mining

Our research staff and well-equipped laboratories can provide your organization with confidential, top-flight research and development on a contract basis. Just another reason to expect more from LATA.