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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"shale oil"”.
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Solvent extraction of shale oil
Includes bibliographical references.
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PRODUCTION FORECASTING FOR SHALE OIL: WORKFLOW
With the demand for oil rising, unconventional oil reservoirs have taken a prominent role in the United States as a source of crude oil. Different methodologies to estimate reserves for shale gas and coal bed methane have, thus far, proved to be reliable, but no simple yet accurate workflow has …
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A Model for the Combustion Retorting of Shale-Oil
In the combustion retorting of oil shale, a combustion wave is caused to move down through a bed of raw shale particles. Hot inert gases flow ahead of the wave and decompose the kerogen in the raw shale. Oil produced by this pyrolysis reaction is carried from the hot zone as a vapor, which …
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Applications of optimization to shale oil and gas monetization
… addresses the challenges brought forth by the shale oil and gas revolution through the application of formal optimization techniques. Two frameworks, each addressing the monetization of shale oil and gas resources at different ends of the scale spectrum, are developed. Importantly, these …
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Steam pyrolysis of shale oil derived feedstocks for production of chemical intermediates
Includes bibliographical references.
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Development of graphical user interface tools for optimal fluid management in shale oil and gas operations
Oil and gas extraction is increasing in many parts of the country due to the use of hydraulic fracturing. Hydraulic fracturing is a technique to extract oil and gas from shale rock formations that is characterized by the input of large quantities of pressurized water into horizontal wells. The high …
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Study of the hydrodenitrification of 2,6 - lutidine (a preliminary study of nitrogen removal from shale oil), A
Includes bibliographical references (pages 92-98).
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Chemical treatment and gas huff-n-puff for enhanced oil recovery in oil shale reservoirs
Shale oil contributes more than 60% to the US oil production. Shale oil production has been feasible because of technological development for horizontal wells with multistage hydraulic fracturing. However, after primary production, more than 90% of the oil is left behind in shale oil reservoirs due …
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The fluidized retorting of oil shale from the Mahogany ledge of the Green River formation of Colorado
… work has been done on the economic production of shale oil from oil shale. Of the possible materials which could replace crude petroleum as used today, oil shale possesses the greatest possibilities since, when retorted, it produces a shale oil very similar to crude petroleum, and on refining the …
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Rock Physics Study of Lacustrine Shales and Applications in Geophysical Prediction of Sweet Spot
… seismic data with reservoir properties. Although shale oil reservoirs are considered to be significant hydrocarbon resources, their exploration and extraction still pose challenges, especially in lacustrine shale environments. I conducted a comprehensive rock physics study and predicted sweet …
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Sorption of selected inorganic materials on raw and retorted oil shales
Shale oil is an attractive, alternative fuel source for a world in which there is an increasing demand for energy. However, it is necessary to assess the environmental impacts of the shale oil industry before widescale production is begun. Diversity of retorting processes, the subsequent …
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Frequency Limitation for Triaxial Induction Tools and Dielectric Tools in 1-D Multi-Layered Transverse Isotropic Formation
… are vital in distinguishing thinly laminated shale oil/gas detection. Dielectric tools have higher working frequency than triaxial induction tools. In this thesis, an analytical method is used to simulate the responses of triaxial induction tools in one-dimensional multi-layered transverse …
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Nonequilibrium Phenomena in Multiphase Flow, Transport, and Phase Change in Porous Media: Pore-Level Physics, Network Modeling, and Upscaling
… including vadose zone contaminant transport and shale oil and gas production. Understanding these complex physical processes requires quantitative modeling approaches across scales---from pore-scale (e.g., nanometer to millimeter), to representative-elementary-volume (REV)-scale (e.g., centimeter …
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Laser-based optical activity detector for high performance liquid chromatography
… are obtained for various saturated fractions of shale oil, having different particle sizes and from different sources. Separation is accomplished by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography and the eluate is monitored by the optical activity detector. The chromatograms show an …
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The Williston time capsule
This project is a time capsule of the oil economy, created by entombing everyday objects made from and powered by petroleum into a landscape that spatially recreates the processes of drilling and fracking a contemporary oil well. It consists of two interrelated landscape systems. The first is a …
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Hydrothermal liquefaction for energy recovery from high-moisture waste biomass
… waste biomass into energy dense “biocrude” oil that can be used for direct combustion or refined for transportation grade fuels. This study investigates the influence of biomass composition on the chemical characteristics of hydrothermal liquefaction biocrude oil, and the potential of algal …
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Implementing the Third Industrial Revolution : a case study of a French example
… in great part thanks to their exploitation of shale oil and gas that has provided a surge of economic activity in the sector and has benefited to the whole economy through cheaper energy. Europe cannot rely on such natural resources to restart its economy and is facing difficult times since the …
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An empirical analysis of manufacturing re-shoring and supply chain risk
… These advantages along with the expected U.S. shale oil energy boom create an attractive opportunity for U.S. companies to re-shore their operations. This empirical manufacturing study analyzes the survey responses from a large number of companies with global manufacturing footprint and …
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Production Analysis and Enhancement in The Unconventional Tight Formations
… using multistage hydraulic fracturing for tight/shale oil and gas development. Analysis of the existing wells’ performance and development of production enhancement techniques are of critical interest for the improvement of the development efficiency in these formations. Production modelling and …
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Predictions of produced water quality and quantity for spatially-distributed wells in Niobrara formation
Two main problems facing the oil and gas industry are the availability of water for well construction and disposal of the produced water. Produced water is typically only treated for a limited number of constituents, and common disposal options have been deep well injection, evaporation or …
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