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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"oil development"”.
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Sequential investment planning for complex oil development projects
… sequential real investment decisions for the development of discovered oil prospects. Following a decision analysis approach, we propose a methodology to explore the upside of a dynamic drilling strategy, where there is a significant uncertainty about the reservoir complexity. We introduce the …
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Environmental Policy In A Petro-State: The Resource Curse And Political Ecology In Canada'S Oil Frontier
… analyzes environmental policy trends in frontier oil developments in two major Canadian oil dependent provinces: Alberta's tar sands and Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore oil fields. It attempts to account for how the environmental policy systems in these cases permit or do not prevent the …
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Economic analysis of biofuel production from Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) and Sweet Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in the United States
… global warming and high dependence on foreign oil. Development of cellulosic feedstocks provides energy security and also reduces the burden on food crops like corn and sugarcane used for ethanol production. This thesis uses cost-benefit analysis to ascertain the profitability of producing …
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Characterizing shale gas and tight oil drilling and production performance variability
Shale gas and tight oil are energy resources of growing importance to the U.S. and the world. The combination of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing has enabled economically feasible production from these resources, leading to a surge in domestic oil and gas production. This is providing …
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Habitat Resource Selection By Greater Sage Grouse Within Oil and Gas Development Areas in North Dakota and Montana
… Important mineral resources (i.e., gas, oil) are coincident with sage grouse habitats across much of the western United States. Sagebrush steppe habitats along the Cedar Creek Anticline of southeastern Montana and southwestern North Dakota exemplify important sage grouse habitats that …
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Impacts of Oil Exposure During Early Life Development Stages In Sheepshead Minnows (<i>Cyprinodon variegatus</i>) Under Different Environmental Factors
… of approximately 5 million barrels of crude oil into the northern Gulf of Mexico during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill jeopardized estuarine ecosystem health from Texas to Florida. These estuarine habitats, which serve as nurseries for many important fisheries are also prone to rapid …