Petroleum Industry A Nontechnical Guide

Name: Petroleum Industry A Nontechnical Guide
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ISBN: 9780878147632

ISBN-10: 0878147632

ISBN-13: 9780878147632

Edition: 1999

Authors: Charles F. Conaway

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Description:

This work provides an overview of the petroleum industry, including: geology and the origins of oil and gas formation; techniques used to find, drill, and produce oil; and storage, transportation and marketing.

Book details

List price: $79.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Fire Engineering Books & Videos
Publication date: 1/15/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 289
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Preface


Introduction: A History of the Industry



How the Earth Was Formed


Origin of the Earth


Structure of the Earth


Tectonics


Types of Rock


Formation of Sedimentary Rocks


Geologic Structure


Geology of Common Land Forms



Petroleum Origins And Accumulation


Origin of Petroleum


Chemistry of Petroleum


Reservoir Rock Properties


Fluid Saturations


Migration and Entrapment


Types of Traps


Reservoir Pressure



Petroleum Exploration


Exploration Geology


Exploration in the Past


Seismic Exploration


Other Geologic Tools



Contracts And Regulations


Land Ownership


Acquiring Mineral Rights In the United States


Regulatory Oversight


International Petroleum Contracts



Reservoir Performance


Reservoir Fluids


Oil Reservoirs--Primary Drives


Gas Reservoirs


Water Flooding


Thermal Recovery


Miscible Flooding


Mobility Ratio Improvement


Microbial Floods


Oil and Gas Reserves



Drilling


Introduction


Early Drilling Rigs


Rotary Drilling System


Routine Drilling Procedures


Well Control


Stuck Pipe


Directional Drilling


Drilling Rig Conveyances


Contracts and Crews



Formation Evaluation


Data Requirements


Drilling Operations Log


Coring


Productivity Tests


Open-Hole Well Logs


Reservoir Fluid Samples



Well Completion


Casing


Primary Cementing


Perforating the Casing


Well Stimulation


Sand Control


Equipping the Well to Produce



Field Appraisal And Development


Onshore Development


Over-the-Water Development


Site Preparation


Well Workovers



Artificial Lift


Natural Lift


Sucker-Rod Pumping


Gas-Lift


Electric Submersible Pumping


Other Systems



Surface Facilities


Equipment Elements


Equipment Systems


Facility Layout



Natural Gas


Markets


Remote Gas Fields


Field Handling of Natural Gas


Disposal of Surplus Associated Gas


Natural Gas Processing


Natural Gas Pipelines


LNG (liquefied natural gas)


GTL (gas-to-liquids) Processing



Refining and Petrochemicals


Feedstocks


Processes


Petrochemicals



Petroleum Marketing


Crude oil marketing


OPEC and crude pricing


Natural gas marketing


Refined and petrochemical product marketing


Postscript


Glossary


Index