Oil Sand Production Processes

• Author : James G. Speight
• Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
• Release : 23 October 2012

The combination of global warming and peak oil has made finding alternative sources of energy more important than ever. Written in an easy-to-read format, Oil Sands Production Processes provide the reader with an understandable overview of the chemistry, engineering, and technology of oil sands. The various chapters have been written to include the latest developments in the oil sands industry, including evolving and new processes as well as the various environmental regulations. Overview of the chemistry, engineering, and technology of

• Author : James G. Speight
• Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
• Release : 05 March 2013

As conventional-oil resources are depleted worldwide, vast heavy oil reserves available in various parts of the world become increasingly important as a secure future energy source. Brief but readable, Heavy Oil Production Processes discusses the latest improvements in production processes including; thermal methods (steam floods, cyclic steam stimulation, SAGD) as well as non-thermal methods (cold flow with sand production, cyclic solvent process, VAPEX). The book begins with an overview of the chemistry, engineering, and technology of heavy oil as they

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 22 January 1996

The cold production process involves the simultaneous production of heavy oil containing large numbers of small bubbles of exsolved gas and sand from vertical wells through the use of progressive cavity pumps. A critical component of the process is the initiation of sand production, which occurs at the casing perforations and also in the near wellbore region and in the far-field. Development of predictive models for initiation of sand production requires identification of the dominant initiation mechanisms. This paper assesses

• Author : James G. Speight
• Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
• Release : 22 January 2022

Provides a brief overview of the chemistry, engineering, production, and processing of shale oil, including evolving processes and environmental regulations.

• Author : James G. Speight
• Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
• Release : 18 October 2012

Shale Oil represents a huge additional global fossil fuel resource. However, extracting oil from the shale is no simple task; much still needs to be understood to make the process more cost-effective to increase economic flow rates. Clear and rigorous, Oil Shale Production Process will prove useful for those scientists and engineers already engaged in fossil fuel science and technology as well as scientists, non-scientists, engineers, and non-engineers who wish to gain a general overview or update of the science

• Author : Thomas H. Glanfield
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 22 January 2022

• Author : Noah Arthur Frazier
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 22 January 1980

• Author : James G. Speight
• Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
• Release : 18 November 2019

Shale Oil and Gas Production Processes delivers the basics on current production technologies and the processing and refining of shale oil. Starting with the potential of formations and then proceeding to production and completion, this foundational resource also dives into the chemical and physical nature of the precursor of oil shale, kerogen, to help users understand and optimize its properties in shale. Rounding out with reporting, in situ retorting, refining and environmental aspects, this book gives engineers and managers a

• Author : James G. Speight
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 22 October 2014

Handbook of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations is an authoritative source providing extensive up-to-date coverage of the technology used in the exploration, drilling, production, and operations in an offshore setting. Offshore oil and gas activity is growing at an expansive rate and this must-have training guide covers the full spectrum including geology, types of platforms, exploration methods, production and enhanced recovery methods, pipelines, and envinronmental managment and impact, specifically worldwide advances in study, control, and prevention of the industry's impact

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 22 January 1976

• Author : James G. Speight
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 13 June 2019

The petrochemical industry is a scientific and engineering field that encompasses the production of a wide range of chemicals and polymers. The purpose of this book is not only to provide a follow-on to form the later chapters of the highly successful Chemistry and Technology of Petroleum 5th Edition but also provides a simplified approach to a very diverse chemical subject dealing with the chemistry and technology of various petroleum and petrochemical process. Following from the introductory chapters, this book

• Author : James G. Speight,M. R. Islam
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 27 March 2018

Does the Earth contain enough oil to provide energy for the human race indefinitely? If not, how long will the oil last? What about renewable energy technologies like wind and solar? Will they be able to supply an indefinite supply of energy for the human race? If not, how long will it last? And what role does overpopulation play in our world's energy supply? Even with multiple forms of energy available, how long will it last as long as more

• Author : James G. Speight
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 26 October 2016

Petroleum refining involves refining crude petroleum as well as producing raw materials for the petrochemical industry. This book covers current refinery processes and process-types that are likely to come on-stream during the next three to five decades. The book includes (1) comparisons of conventional feedstocks with heavy oil, tar sand bitumen, and bio-feedstocks; (2) properties and refinability of the various feedstocks; (3) thermal processes versus hydroprocesses; and (4) the influence of refining on the environment.

• Author : James G. Speight
• Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
• Release : 14 May 2015

Fouling in Refineries is an important and ongoing problem that directly affects energy efficiency resulting in increased costs, production losses, and even unit shutdown, requiring costly expenditures to clean up equipment and return capacity to positive levels. This text addresses this common challenge for the hydrocarbon processing community within each unit of the refinery. As refineries today face a greater challenge of accepting harder to process heavier crudes and the ongoing flow of the lighter shale oil feedstocks, resulting in

• Author : Shouwei Zhou,Fujie Sun
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 06 January 2016

This book investigates sand production problems in the development of unconsolidated sand reservoirs and suggests novel technical solutions and improvements to sand management issues. This book is divided into six chapters: (1) geologic characteristics of unconsolidated sand heavy oil reservoirs and concept of sand management technology; (2) sand production mechanisms and its effect on reservoir petrophysical quality; (3) sand production quantity prediction and well productivity evaluation methods, especially for fluid-solid coupling prediction model; (4) completion technology for sand management; (5) sand flow in well bore