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  • Air and Gas Drilling Manualby William C. Lyons

    McGraw-Hill 2000; US$ 99.95

    Be prepared for drilling's hottest trend. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, by 2005, 30% of all wells will be drilled using gas and air. The Air and Gas Drilling Manual, by William Lyons -- an internationally known expert and holder of nine drilling patents -- lays out everything you need to apply air and gas drilling to all kinds of operations, from the most basic to the most complex, and for the shallowest to the deepest. You’re shown how to:. Master the air and gas drilling techniques in vital industries: construction and development of water wells, monitoring wells, geotechnical boreholes, mining operations boreholes, and more. Calculate volumetric flow and compressor requirements. Drill with stable foam, unstable foam,... more...

  • Hydraulic Proppant Fracturing and Gravel Packingby D. Mader

    Elsevier Science & Technology 1989; US$ 155.00

    Many aspects of hydraulic proppant fracturing have changed since its innovation in 1947. The main significance of this book is its combination of technical and economical aspects to provide an integrated overview of the various applications of proppants in hydraulic fracturing, and gravel in sand control. The monitoring of fractures and gravel packs by well-logging and seismic techniques is also included. The book's extensive coverage of the subject should be of special interest to reservoir geologists and engineers, production engineers and technologists, and well log analysts. more...

  • Petroleum Resources with Emphasis on Offshore Fieldsby O.T. Gudmestad; A.B. Zolotukhin; E.T. Jarlsby

    WIT Press 2010; US$ 196.00

    Lessons learnt and experience gained from mature Norwegian offshore projects form the cornerstone of this timely new book, whose principle aim is to increase the reader's general understanding of the 'upstream' part of the petroleum industry - the locating of underground resources and their conversion to valuable products. Starting with Chapter (1): The Geology of Petroleum Resources, the text follows the hydrocarbons from their origin in reservoirs through Chapter (3): Drilling, Well Design and Well Completion to Chapter (6): Hydrocarbon Off Take. Against the backdrop of Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico Chapter (7): Overall Field Design and Support Facilities has salutatory advice for the industry, and the authors did... more...

  • Decommissioning the Brent Sparby Tony Rice; Paula Owen

    Spon Press 1999; US$ 99.95

    The Brent Spar saga has become an environmental icon of the late nineties and its recent conclusion will have repercussions into the twenty-first century. more...

  • Remote Sensing for Geologists: A Guide to Imageby Gary L. Prost

    CRC Press 2002; US$ 139.95

    It includes information on the application of several new orbiting sensors and provides expanded coverage of mineral and groundwater exploration, while placing less emphasis on petroleum exploration. more...

  • Extractive Metallurgy of Rare Earthsby C.K. Gupta; N. Krishnamurthy

    CRC Press 2004; US$ 159.95

    The field of the rare earths is fascinating. Important research and development work continues globally to explore and establish ways and means to put the rare earths to use, individually and collectively, in the service of humankind. In terms of rare earth reserves, India ranks among the top ten countries of the world. Indian rare earth research and industry date back to the 1950s and have been based on the monazite available in the beach sands of the eastern and the southern parts of the country. more...

  • Assessing Natural Gas and Oil Resourcesby Tom LaTourrette; Mark Bernstein; Mark Hanson; Christopher Pernin; Debra Knopman

    RAND Corporation 2003; US$ 9.95

    Natural gas demand in the United States is projected to increase by 50 percent over the next 25 years, and much of this demand may be met by increasing production on federal lands in the Intermountain west. This report presents a new approach to assessing natural gas and oil resources. more...

  • Assessing Gas and Oil Resources in the Intermountain Westby Tom LaTourrette

    RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95

    This work examines four traditional assessments of the nation's potential supply of natural gas and oil resources. It suggests a new methodology - estimating "viable" resource, infrastructure and transportation costs. Environmental impacts are also considered. more...

  • Advanced Reservoir Engineeringby Tarek PE PhD Ahmed; Paul McKinney

    Elsevier 2004; US$ 129.00

    Advanced Reservoir Engineering offers the practicing engineer and engineering student a full description, with worked examples, of all of the kinds of reservoir engineering topics that the engineer will use in day-to-day activities. In an industry where there is often a lack of information, this timely volume gives a comprehensive account of the physics of reservoir engineering, a thorough knowledge of which is essential in the petroleum industry for the efficient recovery of hydrocarbons. Chapter one deals exclusively with the theory and practice of transient flow analysis and offers a brief but thorough hands-on guide to gas and oil well testing. Chapter two documents water influx models and their practical applications in conducting comprehensive... more...

  • Drilling Fluids Processing Handbookby ASME Shale Shaker Committee

    Elsevier 2004; US$ 143.00

    Written by the Shale Shaker Committee of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, originally of the American Association of Drilling Engineers, the authors of this book are some of the most well-respected names in the world for drilling. The first edition, Shale Shakers and Drilling Fluid Systems, was only on shale shakers, a very important piece of machinery on a drilling rig that removes drill cuttings. The original book has been much expanded to include many other aspects of drilling solids control, including chapters on drilling fluids, cut-point curves, mud cleaners, and many other pieces of equipment that were not covered in the original book. · Written by a team of more than 20 of the world's foremost drilling experts, from such... more...