ULTIMO AGGIORNAMENTO BANCA DATI: 13/09/2024 13:00:57
Abstract Through technological advances and due to the rising price of oil and gas, the oil and gas industry has been able to explore and extract in areas deemed too difficult just a decade ago. The risks facing companies over the next 10 years are no longer technical, and chief executives do not stay ...
Abstract The aerial extent of the Haynesville Shale play has been analyzed with regard to regulatory and permitting processes such that unavoidable surface impacts can be planned in a manner that allows operators to minimize both risk and cost from operations in environmentally sensitive areas - the ...
Abstract Exploration, drilling and production of shale gas plays such as the Barnett, Marcellus, Fayetteville, and Haynesville have transformed the unconventional gas industry. These and other existing and developing plays have had significant positive economic impacts to many regions, created tens ...
Abstract Understanding oil slick migration in rivers is important for effective spill response because rivers provide essential services for household purposes e.g. fisheries, water supply, transport, socio-cultural activities and recreation. Rivers constitute the second most important source of household ...
Abstract Kuwait has been drilling and producing from the deep, sour Jurassic reservoirs in the West Kuwait area during the past 25 years. The wells, which are mainly vertical, penetrate heavily fractured, highly pressured reservoirs and produce high quality light oil. New wells are planned to be added ...
Abstract Many companies operating in the upstream gas industry in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are interested in the outstanding successes achieved by the US and Canadian tight and shale gas producers. It seems almost miraculous that companies can obtain economic gas production rates from ...
Abstract Polymer flooding is a mature EOR technique successfully applied in both sandstone and carbonate reservoirs and it is expected to have much wider applications in the future. However, it is currently limited mainly by a combination of reservoir temperature and make-up brine salinity and hardness, ...
Abstract "System is down, cannot approve your expenses!??; "You have missed the system deadline for performance evaluation!?? How many of us have heard one of the above or related remarks? Perhaps we all have and it truly reflects our reliance on technology and systems to manage our most important ...
Abstract The promise of nanotechnology becomes limitless with the possibility of having functionalized molecular agents to "illuminate?? the reservoir and intervene to alter adverse oil recovery conditions. The future reality of the reservoir nanoagents concept is herein lab and field demonstrated with ...
Abstract Oil & gas investments in education are growing rapidly and becoming increasingly strategic. The capability to cultivate and expand the human capital and, at the same time, develop and respond to technological advances, has become a major factor that distinguishes operators who attract, ...
Abstract Carbonate coreflood experiments have demonstrated the potential for Advanced Ion Management (AIMSM) to significantly increase oil recovery compared to waterflood using formation water. AIMSM involves adding and/or removing ions from the injection water to improve waterflood performance. AIMSM ...
Abstract Half of the world's mineral dependent states are concentrated in Sub-Sahara Africa. However, these countries lie at the lowest rank in comparative statistics on human development. Some African countries, for example, Botswana and South Africa, have shown ample evidence that mineral wealth ...
Abstract Over the years environmental legislation has forced changes in the types of scale inhibitor molecule that can be deployed in certain regions of the world. These regulations have resulted in changes from phosphonate scale inhibitor to polymer based chemistry, particularly in the Norwegian and ...
Abstract Hydrophobically modified water-soluble polymers have unique associative and adsorption properties that make them attractive for oilfield use. Previous publications have outlined the use or potential use of these materials for water reduction in producing wells, fluid diversion, leakoff control, ...
Abstract A new thickener based on associative properties and its application in polymer flooding is discussed. The new thickener is an anionic, water-soluble copolymer containing pendant associative groups. These associative groups are based on a novel chemistry (patent application filed). The viscosity ...
Abstract Biocide efficacy studies targeting extended contact times, 7 days, and elevated temperatures, 80o C, led to the discovery of a synergistic combination of Dimethyl Oxazolidine (DMO) and glutaraldehyde. When applied together in specific ratios, most notably a 1:4 ratio of glutaraldehyde to DMO, ...
Abstract Using an inorganic alkali in alkaline/surfactant/polymer (ASP) flooding resulted in scale precipitation when multivalent cations exist in mixing and/or formation brine in some extended field studies. This issue can be critical in the un-swept zones, which are the major target for EOR process, ...
Abstract Shell aspires to maximize unattended operations for all upstream E&P "green?? and "brown?? field assets using the appropriate level of automation. The benefits associated with down manned operations include the following: • Reducing staff exposure to travel hazards e.g., driving, sailing ...
Abstract During the period 2010-2012, two parallel gas pipelines (the Nord Stream Project) are being installed in the Baltic Sea, between Vyborg in Russia and Greifswald in Germany. The pipeline system will enable an annual transport of 55 bcm of natural gas from the large Russian gas fields to the ...
Abstract Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been proposed to mitigate the accumulation of the CO2 in the atmosphere. Although CO2 is captured from large point source and stored in underground formations (depleted oil reservoir, water aquifer, and salt cavern) as a mitigation of global warming, CO2 ...