Publisher Summary This chapter discusses that natural gas accumulations with high CO2 concentrations may be useful natural analogs for the study of long-term CO2 storage in geologic strata if viewed in the context of “CO2 systems.” The CO2 system…
Publisher Summary TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. (TransCanada) is Canada's largest natural gas pipeline company. TransCanada owns and operates a 37000 kilometer pipeline system that contains more than 110 gas compression facilities, 1200 gas metering…
Publisher Summary TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. (TransCanada) is Canada's largest natural gas pipeline company. TransCanada owns and operates a 37000 kilometer pipeline system that contains more than 110 gas compression facilities, 1200 gas metering…
The Petroleum Analytics Learning Machine (PALM) is a machine-learning-based, “brutally empirical” analysis system for managing the Internet of Things (IoT) in upstream and midstream oil and gas operations. PALM was developed in the new unconventional…
The Petroleum Analytics Learning Machine (PALM) is a machine-learning-based, “brutally empirical” analysis system for managing the Internet of Things (IoT) in upstream and midstream oil and gas operations. PALM was developed in the new unconventional…
The Petroleum Analytics Learning Machine (PALM) is a machine-learning-based, “brutally empirical” analysis system for managing the Internet of Things (IoT) in upstream and midstream oil and gas operations. PALM was developed in the new unconventional…
At its May 1991 meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia the Executive Board established Task Force 2 under the Environmental Affairs Committee with the following objectives: (i) (ii) (iii) To prepare an inventory of the environmental policies and practices…
In this study, we investigated facile "dragging mode"electrohydrodynamic (EHD) jet printing of a polymer-wrapped semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotube (s-SWCNT) ink, for fabrication of NO gas-sensing field-effect transistors (FETs). The…
Innovative geological theory and key exploration fields are the eternal subjects for the disciplinary development of petroleum geology as well as hydrocarbon exploration and discovery. Geological theory innovations have been leading the petroleum…
Ion storage structure widely exists in organisms, which is used to harvesting energy in environment and converting it into ion concentration gradient to maintain complex life activities. The construction of ion storage structures relies on isolating…
The Coast Guard is responsible for protecting the marine environment, promotingthe safety of life and property, and ensuring security on the U.S. OuterContinental Shelf (OCS). Based on authorities provided under the OuterContinental Shelf Lands Act…
Problem Statement: Due to the availability of large quantities of real-time data, many operators are faced with the challenge of extracting meaningful information from it. In many cases, analysis of the data, the updating of models for Wells,…
In August of 1998, the Z facility leaked approximately 150 gallons of deionized water into the dielectric oil of its energy storage section (ESS). After processing the oil to remove existing particulate and free water, the dielectric breakdown…
The China sustainable development is the simultaneously three key facets, including urbanism, industrialization, and information. Building a Smart Low-carbon City is an energy strategy for the sustainable development of Chinese cities. One technology…
Plastic wastes are introduced into the environment inevitably and their exposure in the environment causes deterioration in its mechanical and physicochemical properties. This leads to the formation of plastic fragments, which are considered as micro…
Over the years, optical fibers and fiber-optic based sensors have seen increased acceptance and widespread use for a variety of industrial, civil, process control, and defense applications. Given their EM immunity, intrinsic safety, small size &…
Well-intended preannounced carbon mitigation policies can lead to adverse impacts such as the green paradox. This paper examines conditions impacting the prevalence of this phenomenon, when suppliers of carbon-free energy, similarly to carbon…
Hydrocarbon exploration leads to a collection of stratigraphic, lithologic, rock-properties, hydrodynamic, geothermal, hydrochemical and geochemical data. These data are unevenly distributed, of variable quality, and usually are analyzed separately.…
Russia is one of a few countries in the world, that fully satisfies its needs in natural gas and exports it to other countries. The specific weight of Russian gas reserves in the world balance is 36%. 594.9 billion m3 of gas were produced in 1995 in…
Russia is one of a few countries in the world, that fully satisfies its needs in natural gas and exports it to other countries. The specific weight of Russian gas reserves in the world balance is 36%. 594.9 billion m3 of gas were produced in 1995 in…
The demand of natural gas in Europe is increasing steadily, thus North African countries, and Middle East producers in a longer term, represent an excellent opportunity to fulfil1 the increasing gap between European demand and indigenous…
Source of Natural Gas Supply: There are rich sedimentary basins which are adequate for production of natural gas in North East Asian countries. Russian Far East region and East Siberia: Sakhalin, Sakha (Yakut), Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk Region. In China,…
A continuance of explosive economic development and increasing concern on environment in northeast Asia has stimulated a significant rise in natural gas demand-a high quality primary energy. It is predicated that the gas demand in northeast Asia will…
With the growing gas demand for the coming years and the rising cost of labour and construction, emphasis has been put on improving the economics of gas projects by reducing the Capital and Operations Expenditure. The result of the considerable on…
With the growing gas demand for the coming years and the rising cost of labour and construction, emphasis has been put on improving the economics of gas projects by reducing the Capital and Operations Expenditure. The result of the considerable on…
Though the problem of urban pollution continues to grow unabated, the demand for transportation fuels remains high. As a result, interest in the development of alternative fuels for vehicles is on the increase in Canada and elsewhere. In recent…
Though the problem of urban pollution continues to grow unabated, the demand for transportation fuels remains high. As a result, interest in the development of alternative fuels for vehicles is on the increase in Canada and elsewhere. In recent…
Though the problem of urban pollution continues to grow unabated, the demand for transportation fuels remains high. As a result, interest in the development of alternative fuels for vehicles is on the increase in Canada and elsewhere. In recent…
A corrosion study of the influence of a mist flow (two phases) on materials commonly used in natural gas wells was conducted. The study was carried out in a way to simulate conditions normally found in natural gas wells in which a mist flow of…
Venezuela has 297 billion barrels (297 x lo9 bbl, 47.2 x lo9 m') of heavy and extraheavy oil and natural bitumen reserves that are recoverable by primary means and steam injection. An important portion of these reserves, mainly of heavy and…
A bacterial strain able to operate the oxidative cleavage of the C-S bond has been isolated in Eniricerche laboratories. The strain was obtained from a soil formerly contaminated by a heavy crude oil at high content of Sulfur which was cleaned up by…
Multi-disciplinary teams of geoscientists and engineers have been deployed on a series of studies in the North Sea. The purpose of these teams is to employ comprehensive data sets on projects aimed at improving our subsurface predictive…
Future trends in olefin production are characterized by: o Technical improvements of conventional pyrolysis processes, o An increased use of heavy crude oil fractions and, o Efforts to develop new technologies for processing methanol, synthesis gas…
In the discovery of new commercial reserves, gas production development will be carried out against a background of increased demand for energy. The advantages of gas, as an energy source, including ecological advantages, are given in the…
The majority of the world's crude oil is transported in tanker vessels, currently estimated to be 1300 million tonnes annually rising to approximately 1450 million tonnes by the turn of the century. Transportation of crude oil by sea has increased…
The majority of the world's crude oil is transported in tanker vessels, currently estimated to be 1300 million tonnes annually rising to approximately 1450 million tonnes by the turn of the century. Transportation of crude oil by sea has increased…
The situation in western Europe today is characterized by European integration on the basis of different structures in individual countries. This situation is to be seen against the background of historical developments.Depending on such factors as…
The transportation sector accounts for over 20% of the total energy consumption in member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), reaching 30% in highly industrialized countries and 60% in the U.S.A. To a large…
Petroleum distribution in the United States is accomplished through a complex network of pipelines, ships, barges, railroads and trucks. The tradeoff between scale economies and the need for flexibility greatly influences which transportation mode is…
Petroleum distribution in the United States is accomplished through a complex network of pipelines, ships, barges, railroads and trucks. The tradeoff between scale economies and the need for flexibility greatly influences which transportation mode is…
Understanding the complex process of petroleum expulsion is essential for predicting the timing, amount and composition of petroleum migration and accumulation in a prospect area. The determining factors are related to the depositional environment of…
Groundwater supplies nearly 50% of the household water used in the United States, 26% in Canada and more than 70% in most of Europe. Groundwater usage is high in many other countries. The number of wells that have been found to be contaminated in…
CONCAWE, the institute of the oil industry in Europe for environmental studies, have made an assessment of the relative contribution of the various oil industry operations to the total hydrocarbon emissions in Western Europe. The cost effectiveness…
Improved technology and methodology in geophysical surveys in the USSR permit a planned approach to identification and mapping of various types of nonanticlinal traps. The paper reviews most typical exploration targets: reefal features, erosional…
Medium and heavy duty vehicle fleets of trucks and buses are large users of diesel fuel energy. As the third world continues development, increased needs for transport will create a sharp increase on world fuel energy consumption and…
Medium and heavy duty vehicle fleets of trucks and buses are large users of diesel fuel energy. As the third world continues development, increased needs for transport will create a sharp increase on world fuel energy consumption and…
At present the China natural gas industry has significant development. The accumulated proved gas reserves are 1124.57 G m3, the accumulated proved solution gas reserves are 826.64 G m3 up to 1995.The production of natural gas in China is 16.13 G…
This poster session focuses on processing options to condition natural gas for pipeline transport and use as a feedstock for petroleum refinery and petrochemical processing. New advances in technology make this route for converting low-value gas to…
This poster session focuses on processing options to condition natural gas for pipeline transport and use as a feedstock for petroleum refinery and petrochemical processing. New advances in technology make this route for converting low-value gas to…