This paper reports on an investigation into the transient compressible flow physics that impacts transmission system operation under variable gas quality conditions. Gas quality issues are becoming more prominent due to the diversification of…
This paper contains a comparative analysis of the various methods used for gas, crude oil and oil gaseous and liquid derivatives. The analysis is made in terms of quality, efficiency and safety criteria. Historical and statistical data is provided in…
This paper is written with the intention of promoting collaboration in standardizing a methodology for collecting and handling natural gas samples when using portable chromatography to determine calorific value. It is important to reinforce…
Some goods transported by sea can be hazardous during transport because of their chemical nature. They are classified as dangerous goods. It is estimated that more than half of packed goods and bulk cargoes transported by sea today can be regarded as…
Measurement of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a critical practice for quality control and safety purposes. Without precise quantification of H2S in a process, efficient processing of crude oil is not possible. To maintain safety when transporting crude…
The types of crude oil for producing asphalt have a decisive influence on various performance measures (including aging resistance and durability) of asphalt. To discriminate and predict the crude oil source of different asphalt samples, a…
Production operations planning is an important function for the integration of petroleum midstream delivery activities, as it defines the strategy for product delivery at the operational level in order to meet delivery contracts. This paper describes…
JANAF Plc has started the construction at the Omialj Terminal of 8 crude oil storage tanks with capacity of 80.000 m3 each. Ground investigation works consisted of seismological, geological, engineering-geological, geophysical and geomechanical site…
Production operations planning is an important function for the integration of petroleum midstream delivery activities, as it defines the strategy for product delivery at the operational level in order to meet delivery contracts. This paper describes…
There is an increasing innovation and improvement in production scheduling of crude-oil refineries. Commercial solvers for optimization of industrial problems are progressively robust and efficient
The fermentation process for tea seed oil production is a brand-new process for vegetable oil production, which is mainly composed of 4 parts: cleaning and soaking of tea seed, pulp refining processing of tea seed by adding water, fermenting of tea…
Dean Stark and Retort are solvent and thermal fluid extraction methods used for evaluating the water and oil content in unconventional reservoir rocks and for calculating their porosity and pore fluid saturations. Unfortunately, they provide…
Hydrothermal liquefaction is a promising process for conversion of algae to bio-oil that is especially suitable for the high moisture content of algal feedstock. A two-stage sequential hydrothermal liquefaction (SEQHTL) alternative was developed to…
Characterization of kerogen, the insoluble organic fraction of sedimentary rocks, is of key importance in investigations of the geochemistry of ancient depositional systems, paleo climates, basin thermal history, and petroleum generation systematics.…
A modern air separation plant control system must solve a host of problems, including variation in conditions of plant operation with full guarantee of its automatic flow. The procedure of gearing the plant from one operation mode to another is based…
Horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing have enhanced unconventional hydrocarbon recovery but raised environmental concerns related to water quality. Because most basins targeted for shale-gas development in the USA have histories of both active…
Abundant measured data from source rocks, crude oils and oil inclusions in the Dongying Depression were used to identify the oil generation, expulsion and cracking stages under geological conditions, so as to build a fluorescence evolutionary model…
Crude oil fractionating column is an important unit in the refining processes of petrol production. The quality of gasoline from the fractionating column side stream is usually evaluated by dry point that is difficult to measure in real-time. In this…
Processing natural gas, as a widely used source of energy in our life, is imperative to eliminate the impurities in order to make it consumable. So, appropriate modeling of different units in a real gas processing plant (GPP) is an essential research…
Natural gas dew point temperature is a vital quality parameter. The effective control of this specification is important if the natural gas integrity and quality are to be maintained. The present work focuses on improving the dew point and…
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is extremely toxic and corrosive. Therefore, in order to improve the safety and efficiency of sour natural gas production according to the latest edition of national natural gas standards, it is essential to make online…
Production operations planning is an important function for the integration of petroleum midstream delivery activities, as it defines the strategy for product delivery at the operational level in order to meet delivery contracts. This paper describes…
Production operations planning is an important function for the integration of petroleum midstream delivery activities, as it defines the strategy for product delivery at the operational level in order to meet delivery contracts. This paper describes…
Study “Determination of Fuel Quality Control Method in Indonesia” is conducted to find out the proper monitoring method to be applied in Indonesia. Nowadays regarding determining test parameters, the number and location of supervision are still…
Crude oil fractionating column is an important unit in the refining processes of petrol production. The quality of gasoline from the fractionating column side stream is usually evaluated by dry point that is difficult to measure in real-time. In this…
This paper analyzes technological process of the main fractionator, and takes improvement of product quality as the control target. The control algorithm based on chain system is brought forward. Two major factors which affect quality of the crude…
The operation strategy of a crude unit has to follow the changing conditions which the operators are facing. They consist of two main problems: the changing quality of the feed and the long and varying time delays in the processes. A method to…
Crude oils are extremely complex organic mixtures, composed of various constituents ranging in size, shape and polarity. Obtaining a detailed insight into the petroleum composition is of highest priority for quality evaluation of crude oils and crude…
The quality control of a commercial gasoline includes the assessment of several physical-chemical properties. The main objective of the present work is to investigate the simultaneous use of NIR and 1H NMR data to accurately estimate 13 of those…
This paper focuses on the use of modular construction techniques for installing geosynthetics in petroleum related applications. The petroleum industry uses geosynthetics for drill pad liners, above-ground and in-ground containment ponds, storage…
Crude oil fractionating column is an important unit in the refining processes of petrol production. The quality of gasoline from the fractionating column side stream is usually evaluated by dry point that is difficult to measure in real-time. In this…
This paper analyzes technological process of the main fractionator, and takes improvement of product quality as the control target. The control algorithm based on chain system is brought forward. Two major factors which affect quality of the crude…
The operation strategy of a crude unit has to follow the changing conditions which the operators are facing. They consist of two main problems: the changing quality of the feed and the long and varying time delays in the processes. A method to…
Processing natural gas, as a widely used source of energy in our life, is imperative to eliminate the impurities in order to make it consumable. So, appropriate modeling of different units in a real gas processing plant (GPP) is an essential research…
Natural gas dew point temperature is a vital quality parameter. The effective control of this specification is important if the natural gas integrity and quality are to be maintained. The present work focuses on improving the dew point and…
Heavy oil produced in Pemex Marine Northeast Region (Brownfields Cantarell and Ku Maloob Zaap) have an °API density around 12-21 degrees and high water cut, approximately 50 % and salinity. Current conditions are affecting crude oil quality to…
The performance of coalescing filter cartridges (of four different specifications) after a 410-day field operation for the high-pressure natural gas purification has been evaluated in this study. Our evaluation of field-tested filter cartridges…
This paper focuses on the use of modular construction techniques for installing geosynthetics in petroleum related applications. The petroleum industry uses geosynthetics for drill pad liners, above-ground and in-ground containment ponds, storage…
Petroleum hydrocarbons are a toxic pollutant group, primarily including volatile organic compounds (VOC), semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOC) and non-volatile organic compounds (NVOC). These pollutants can be accumulated on urban roads during dry…
In this paper, the standardization of natural gas composition analysis by Laser Raman Spectroscopy was studied, and the feasibility of Standardization was discussed. When using Laser Raman spectroscopy, multiple components can be measured…
Processing of light tight oils (LTOs) and their blends is challenged with their high fouling propensity. In this study, their fouling potential was attributed to fractions from centrifuge-accelerated settling. A small solid fraction comprising lower…
Coastal waters are showing deteriorating trend in its quality. This leads to the damage of marine ecosystems and interferes in its normal use. In order to tackle this issue, it is important to know about the extent of pollution. Conventional method…
One of the main environmental problems in oil production in the world today is the utilization of associated petroleum gas (APG) by combustion it in flares. At the same time, this process has enormous economic damage, since APG is a potential raw…
Abundant measured data from source rocks, crude oils and oil inclusions in the Dongying Depression were used to identify the oil generation, expulsion and cracking stages under geological conditions, so as to build a fluorescence evolutionary model…
Crude oil fractionating column is an important unit in the refining processes of petrol production. The quality of gasoline from the fractionating column side stream is usually evaluated by dry point that is difficult to measure in real-time. In this…
When developing a high CO2 field, oil and gas companies must consider the best and most economical carbon capture and storage (CCS) plan. After considering the distance of the storage site and storage capacity, PETRONAS has identified 2 carbonate…
Reservoir simulation models aim to reproduce at well, sector and field level the pressure and production behavior observed in the historical data. The size and resolution of the models are essentially capped by the computational resources as the…
Crude oils are extremely complex organic mixtures, composed of various constituents ranging in size, shape and polarity. Obtaining a detailed insight into the petroleum composition is of highest priority for quality evaluation of crude oils and crude…
Petroleum quality indicators should be monitored at all stages of petroleum production, preparation and transportation quickly and efficiently. Such a critically important indicator as the mass fraction of water in petroleum determines not only its…
The GERG-2008 equation is recommended in international standard ISO 20765-2 to calculate the thermodynamic properties of natural gas. Comprehensively evaluating the accuracy of GERG-2008 equation in calculating the compressibility factor, density and…