Petroleum

- Explains exergy return on exergy invested (ERoEI) so that the reader can make his own judgements as to the costs of recovering energy from conventional and non-conventional resources - Deals with single phase flow aspects (inertia, anisotropy, slip),...

Discusses modern characterization techniques, such as in-situ TEM, SAXS, SANS, and x-ray and neutron tomography Covers conventional lab-based characterization techniques, such as quart crystal microbalance and FIB-SEM Describes advanced properties of a...

Provides the first specialized atlas about core CT scanned image description and explanationContains supplementary data from various sources, such as image logs, core, and thin section photos and petrophysical measurementsIncludes original CT images from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641163521Author Natalie MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 213Imprint Callisto ReferencePublisher Callisto ReferenceWeight(grams) 785g

Deals with principles and practices in hydrocarbon industry in general and petroleum refinery in particular Focuses on elucidating the principals involved in operation and practices of the major process units aimed at professional engineer Covers acid...

OPEC and the World's Energy Future offers a complete account of OPEC's past, present, and possible future in relation to economic, political, and technological changes. It focuses on the impacts of recent international political and economic developments...

Mitigation of Gas Pipeline Integrity Problems presents the methodology to enable engineers, experienced or not, to alleviate pipeline integrity problems during operation. It explains the principal considerations and establishes a common approach in...

This book presents, in a self-contained form, the equations of fluid flow in porous media, with a focus on topics and issues that are relevant to petroleum reservoir engineering. No prior knowledge of the field is assumed on the part of the reader, and...

Oil and gas industries apply several techniques for assessing and mitigating the risks that are inherent in its operations. In this context, the application of Bayesian Networks (BNs) to risk assessment offers a different probabilistic version of causal...

The greatest challenge facing humanity today is the transition to a more sustainable energy infrastructure while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Meeting this challenge will require a diversified array of solutions spanning across multiple industries...

Applied Mineral Inventory Estimation presents a comprehensive applied approach to the estimation of mineral resources/reserves with particular emphasis on the geological basis of such estimations, the need for and maintenance of a high quality assay data...

This book describes fundamental upscaling aspects of single-phase/two-phase porous media flow for application in petroleum and environmental engineering. Many standard texts have been written about this subject. What distinguishes this work from other...

Geopressure, or pore pressure in subsurface rock formations impacts hydrocarbon resource estimation, drilling, and drilling safety in operations. This book provides a comprehensive overview of geopressure analysis bringing together rock physics, seismic...

This book brings together contributions from leading scientists, academics, and experts from the oil and gas industry to discuss microbial-related problems faced by the industry and how bioinformatics and an interdisciplinary scientific approach can...

The period from 1957 to 1988 was transformative for the international oil industry. The United Kingdon, home to two major oil companies, British Petroleum (BP) and Shell, as well as the possessor of large quantities of oil and gas in its territorial...

Plasticity theory is widely used to describe the behaviour of soil and rock in many engineering situations. Plasticity and Geomechanics presents a concise introduction to the general subject of plasticity with a particular emphasis on applications in...

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the contemporary international petrochemicals business and explains related managerial complexities, business challenges, and opportunities to enhance competitiveness. It enables readers to explore critical...

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Sustainable world economy requires a steady supply of crude oil without any production constraints. Thus, the ever-increasing energy demand of the entire world can be mostly met through the enhanced production from crude oil from existing reservoirs...

Good engineers never stop looking for opportunities to improve the performance of their production systems. Performance enhancement methods are always carefully examined, and production data is analyzed in order to identify determining factors affecting...

Core analysis is an essential source of quantitative data on reservoir properties. These data are used for modeling the distribution and flow of oil and gas reservoirs, CO2 and hydrogen storage, and flow behavior in geothermal reservoirs. While several...

This book presents the thermal and catalytic processes in refining. The differences between each type of process and the types of feedstock that can be used for the processes are presented. Relevant process data is provided, and process operations are...