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Machine Learning and Data Science in the Oil and Gas Industry
Author Patrick Bangert
Machine Learning and Data Science in the Oil and Gas Industry explains how machine learning can be specifically tailored to oil and gas use cases. Petroleum engineers will learn when to use machine learning, how it is already used in oil and gas operations, and how to manage the data stream moving f....
Release Date 2021/03 -
Biodesulfurization in Petroleum Refining
Author Hussein Mohamed Nabil Nassar , Nour Shafik El-Gendy
Petroleum refining and process engineering is constantly changing. No new refineries are being built, but companies all over the world are still expanding or re-purposing huge percentages of their refineries every year, year after year. Rather than building entir....
Release Date 2018/10 -
Author Carol Bond
In a world struggling to adapt to seismic social and environmental changes, the time is now for businesses to prioritise creating local conditions of peace. This book builds on original research foregrounding ‘peace’ as a core business outcome for natural resources....
Release Date 2018/07 -
A Profile of the Oil and Gas Industry, Second Edition
Author Linda Herkenhoff
We know that the people of Mesopotamia were using crude oil as a tar for building ships and houses as early as 3000 BC, so it is not by any means a new industry-but it is a volatile one. Oil and gas are important to every aspect of our economy yet this industry is ....
Release Date 2018/04 -
Computational Continuum Mechanics, 3rd Edition
Author Ahmed A. Shabana
An updated and expanded edition of the popular guide to basic continuum mechanics and computational techniques This updated third edition of the popular reference covers state-of-the-art computational techniques for basic continuum mechanics modeling of both small....
Release Date 2018/02 -
Composition and Properties of Drilling and Completion Fluids, 7th Edition
Author George R. Gray , HCH Darley , Ryen Caenn
Composition and Properties of Drilling and Completion Fluids, Seventh Edition, delivers the most up-to-date information on drilling fluid choices and techniques. Long considered the mud bible for the oil and gas professional for over 60 years, this revised referenc....
Release Date 2017/03 -
Well Test Analysis for Multilayered Reservoirs with Formation Crossflow
Author Chengtai Gao , Hedong Sun
Well Test Analysis for Multilayered Reservoirs with Formation Crossflow introduces the fundamentals of well test analysis of a multilayered reservoir with formation crossflow. The effects of reservoir parameters on wellbore pressure and flow rate are examined, as i....
Release Date 2017/03 -
Petroleum Production Engineering, 2nd Edition
Author Xuehao Tan , Xinghui Liu , Boyun Guo
Petroleum Production Engineering, Second Edition, updates both the new and veteran engineer on how to employ day-to-day production fundamentals to solve real-world challenges with modern technology. Enhanced to include equations and references with today’s more com....
Release Date 2017/02 -
Author Alireza Bahadori , Sohrab Zendehboudi
Shale Oil and Gas Handbook: Theory, Technologies, and Challenges provides users with information on how shale oil and gas exploration has revolutionized today’s energy industry. As activity has boomed and job growth continues to increase, training in this area for ....
Release Date 2016/11 -
Fluid Phase Behavior for Conventional and Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoirs
Author Alireza Bahadori
Fluid Phase Behavior for Conventional and Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoirs delivers information on the role of PVT (pressure-volume-temperature) tests/data in various aspects, in particular reserve estimation, reservoir modeling, flow assurance, and enhanced o....
Release Date 2016/11 -
Oil Spill Science and Technology, 2nd Edition
Author Mervin Fingas
Oil Spill Science and Technology, Second Edition, delivers a multi-contributed view on the entire chain of oil-spill related topics from oil properties and behaviors, to remote sensing through the management side of contingency planning and communicating oil spill ....
Release Date 2016/11 -
Dynamic Risk Analysis in the Chemical and Petroleum Industry
Author Faisal Khan , Nicola Paltrinieri
Dynamic Risk Analysis in the Chemical and Petroleum Industry focuses on bridging the gap between research and industry by responding to the following questions: What are the most relevant developments of risk analysis?How can these studies help industry in the prev....
Release Date 2016/08 -
Reducing Risk in the Petroleum Industry
Author Naveen Viswanath
The oil and gas industry was one of the first aggregators of what we now call “big data,” but the amount of information these companies currently collect is truly unprecedented. In 1990, one square kilometer yielded 300 megabytes of seismic data; in 2015, it was 10....
Release Date 2016/08 -
Risk Analysis and Control for Industrial Processes - Gas, Oil and Chemicals
Author Hans J Pasman
Risk Analysis and Control for Industrial Processes - Gas, Oil and Chemicalsprovides an analysis of current approaches for preventing disasters, and gives readers an overview on which methods to adopt. The book covers safety regulations, history and trends, industri....
Release Date 2015/06 -
The Guide to Oilwell Fishing Operations, 2nd Edition
Author Joe P. DeGeare
Unpredictable, unwanted, and costly, oil and gas well fishing is not a typical practice for drilling, workover and completion projects, but roughly one in every five wells experience this intervention. To stay on top, The Guide to Oilwell Fishing Operations, Second ....
Release Date 2014/11 -
Author Geoffrey Hewitt , Francesco Coletti
With production from unconventional rigs continuing to escalate and refineries grappling with the challenges of shale and heavier oil feedstocks, petroleum engineers and refinery managers must ensure that equipment used with today’s crude oil is protected from fouli....
Release Date 2014/11 -
Author M. Rafiqul Islam
Natural gas, especially unconventional gas, has an increasingly important role in meeting the world's energy needs. Experts estimate that it has the potential to add anywhere from 60-250% to the global proven gas reserve in the next two decades. To maintain pace wi....
Release Date 2014/10 -
Surface Production Operations: Vol 2: Design of Gas-Handling Systems and Facilities, 3rd Edition
Author Maurice Stewart
Updated and better than ever, Design of Gas-Handling Systems and Facilities, 3rd Edition includes greatly expanded chapters on gas-liquid separation, gas sweetening, gas liquefaction, and gas dehydration —information necessary and critical to production and process ....
Release Date 2014/08 -
Applied Petroleum Reservoir Engineering, Third Edition
Author J. Brandon Rogers , Ronald E. Terry
The Definitive Guide to Petroleum Reservoir Engineering–Now Fully Updated to Reflect New Technologies and Easier Calculation MethodsCraft and Hawkins’ classic introduction to petroleum reservoir engineering is now fully updated for new technologies and methods, prep....
Release Date 2014/08 -
Author Arent van 't Spijker
How can you leverage the value of your company's data? Well over a century ago oil drove the development of innovations such as the internal combustion engine, central heating and plastics, changing our world and our economy. Oil, as a technology, fueled an economi....
Release Date 2014/07 -
Volcanic Gas Reservoir Characterization
Author Min Tong , Lin Yan , Yuanhui Sun , Yongjun Wang , Qiquan Ran
Volcanic gas reservoirs are the new natural gas frontier. Once thought too complex, too harsh on the drilling bit, and too difficult to characterize, reservoir engineers and petroleum geologists alike now manage more advanced seismic and logging tools, making these ....
Release Date 2014/03 -
Thermal Insulation Handbook for the Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Industries
Author Alireza Bahadori
Thermal Insulation Handbook for the Oil and Gas Industries addresses relative design, materials, procedures, and standard installation necessities for various oil and gas infrastructure such as pipelines, subsea equipment, vessels, and tanks. With the continued incr....
Release Date 2014/03 -
A Profile of the Oil and Gas Industry
Author Linda Herkenhoff
Oil and gas are important to every aspect of our economy, yet the oil and gas industry is distinguished by its combination of increasing demands and decreasing discovery volumes--and it is an industry shrouded in an environment of extremely volatile pricing. Al....
Release Date 2013/11 -
Author Richard Turgeon
Indie Rock 101 is a clear, concise, all-in-one primer for beginning to mid-level musicians looking for the essential fundamentals behind running, recording and promoting their band. It's all the basics that can take years to collate from more specialized or t....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Petroleum Production Systems, Second Edition
Author A. Daniel Hill , Christine Ehlig-Economides , Ding Zhu , Michael J. Economides
The Definitive Guide to Petroleum Production Systems–Now Fully Updated With the Industry’s Most Valuable New TechniquesPetroleum Production Systems, Second Edition, is the comprehensive source for clear and fundamental methods for about modern petroleum production e....
Release Date 2012/09 -
Petroleum Engineer's Guide to Oil Field Chemicals and Fluids
Author Johannes Fink
Oilfield chemical demand has risen 4.3% annually through 2011. Gains are driven by a rise in rig counts, more use of well stimulation and enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods, and more deepwater drilling and production. Petroleum Engineer's Guide to Oil Field C....
Release Date 2011/05 -
Petroleum Reservoir Engineering Practice
Author Nnaemeka Ezekwe
The Complete, Up-to-Date, Practical Guide to Modern Petroleum Reservoir EngineeringThis is a complete, up-to-date guide to the practice of petroleum reservoir engineering, written by one of the world’s most experienced professionals. Dr. Nnaemeka Ezekwe covers topic....
Release Date 2010/09 -
Author Walter Foster Creative Team
This compilation of projects from some of our most popular How to Draw and Paint and Artist’s Library series titles provides inspiration and instruction on every aspect of oil painting. From the fundamentals to advanced techniques, The Art of Oil Painting is filled ....
Release Date 2003/01