Experimental kinetic data on the reactions of pure chemicals, destruction of heavy hydrocarbons, and gas formation have been combined with thermodynamic theory and empirical data on oil and gas occurrences to constrain the range of plausible activation energies and frequency factors for oil destruction and gas formation in nature. It is assumed explicitly here that the kinetics of oil destructi...

The growths of oil and gas exploration and production activities have increased environmental problems, such as oil spillage and the resulting pollution. The study of the methods for cleaning up oil spills is a critical issue to protect the environment. Various techniques are available to contain oil spills, but they are typically time consuming, energy inefficient and create secondary pollutio...

Fluorosurfactants are effective in a variety of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) techniques including (i) improving subterranean wetting, (ii) increasing foam stability, and (iii) modifying the surface properties of the reservoir formation. While fluorosurfactants have been used in gas and oil exploration for four decades, the increased demand for petroleum and the greater understanding of the benef...

The objective of this paper is to present some of the key challenges faced when defining and building virtual workspaces for oil & gas Exploration & Production (E&P) activities. First, we present the main E&P processes that can benefit from the VR technology. Secondly, we classify and describe the different challenges.

the main purpose of this research paper is to compare qiujiahe formation (є1q) and longmaxi formation (s1ln) in north sichuan basin where shale gas exploration has not been fully researched, and hence represents the possibility of shale gas concentration under the complex geological conditions. based on valid laboratorial analysis, there are optimistic prospects for є1q and s1ln of research are...

The most costly operation in the oil exploration is the well network drilling. One of the most effective ways to reduce the cost of drilling networks is decreasing the number of the required wells by selecting the optimum situation of the rig placement. In this paper, Balas algorithm is used as a model for optimizing the cost function in oil well network, where the vertical and directional dril...

The effects of groundwater flow and biodegradation on the long-distance migration of petroleum-derived benzene in oil-bearing sedimentary basins are evaluated. Using an idealized basin representation, a coupled groundwater flow and heat transfer model computes the hydraulic head, stream function, and temperature in the basin. A coupled mass transport model simulates water washing of benzene fro...

Tropical peatlands store globally significant quantities of carbon and are ecologically culturally important, but little is known about their vulnerability to oil gas exploration extraction. Here, we analyse the exposure tropical activities petroleum industry review what sensitivity these activities. We find that 8.3% (107,000 km 2 ) total area overlaps with a 30-km buffer around infrastructure...