Economically and environmentally sustainable enhanced oil recovery

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: ISLAM, M. R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] JOHN WILEY, 2018.
Temas:
Enhanced oil recovery.
Pétrole > Récupération assistée.
Enhanced oil recovery
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Opening Remarks
  • 1.2 The Prophets of the Doomed Turned Into Scientists
  • 1.3 Paradigm Shift in Sustainable Development
  • 1.4 Questions Answered in This Book
  • 1.4.1 Where to Look for in the Quest of Sustainable Energy Solutions?
  • 1.4.2 How Do Energy and Mass Evolve in Sustainable System?
  • 1.4.3 What Real Natural Resource Do We Have?
  • 1.4.4 Can the Current Reserve be Expanded without Resorting to EOR?
  • 1.4.5 How Do We Characterize Complex Reservoirs?
  • 1.4.6 When Should We Plan for EOR?
  • 1.4.7 How to Achieve Environmental and Economic Sustainability?
  • 1.4.8 Do We Need to Sacrifice Financially to Assure Environmental Sustainability?
  • Chapter 2 Petroleum in the Big Picture
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Pre-Industrial Revolution Period
  • 2.2.1 Mercury
  • 2.2.2 Sal Ammoniac
  • 2.2.3 Sulphur
  • 2.2.4 Arsenic Sulphide
  • 2.2.5 Refining Techniques
  • 2.3 Beginning of the Petroleum Culture
  • 2.4 The Information Age
  • 2.5 The Energy Crisis
  • 2.5.1 Are Natural Resources Finite and Human Needs Infinite?
  • 2.5.2 The Finite/Infinite Conundrum
  • 2.5.3 Renewable vs Non-Renewable: No Boundary-As-Such
  • 2.6 Conclusions
  • Chapter 3 Natural Resources of the Earth
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Characteristic Time
  • 3.3 Organic and Mechanical Frequencies
  • 3.3.1 Redefining Force and Energy
  • 3.3.2 Transition of Matter from the Sun to the Earth
  • 3.4 The Nature of Material Resources
  • 3.5 The Science of Water and Petroleum
  • 3.5.1 Comparison Between Water and Petroleum
  • 3.5.2 Contrasting Properties of Hydrogen and Oxygen
  • 3.5.3 The Carbon-Oxygen Duality
  • 3.5.4 The Science of Lightening
  • 3.6 Nitrogen Cycle: Part of the Water/Nitrogen Duality
  • 3.7 Conclusions
  • Chapter 4 Growth Potential of Petroleum Reservoirs
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Toward Decarbonization
  • 4.3 The Current State of the World of Oil and Gas
  • 4.4 World Oil and Gas Reserve
  • 4.4.1 Changes in Reserve in 2018
  • 4.5 Organic Origin of Petroleum
  • 4.6 Scientific Ranking of Petroleum
  • 4.7 Reserve Growth Potential of an Oil/Gas Reservoir
  • 4.7.1 Reservoir Categories in the United States
  • 4.7.2 Eolian Reservoirs
  • 4.7.3 Interconnected Fluvial, Deltaic, and Shallow Marine Reservoirs
  • 4.7.4 Deeper Marine Shales
  • 4.7.5 Marine Carbonate Reservoirs
  • 4.7.6 Submarine Fan Reservoir
  • 4.7.7 Fluvial Reservoir
  • 4.7.8 Quantitative Measures of Well Production Variability
  • 4.8 Conclusions
  • Chapter 5 Fundamentals of Reservoir Characterization in View of Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Role of Fractures
  • 5.3 Natural and Artificial Fractures
  • 5.3.1 Interpretation of Borehole Images to Identify Breakouts
  • 5.3.2 Overall In Situ Stress Orientations
  • 5.4 Developing Reservoir Characterization Tools for Basement Reservoirs
  • 5.5 The Origin of Fractures

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