Environmental aspects of oil and gas production

Oil and gas still power the bulk of our world, from automobiles and the power plants that supply electricity to our homes and businesses, to jet fuel, plastics, and many other products that enrich our lives. With the relatively recent development of hydraulic fracturing ("fracking"), multi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors Robertson, John O. (Author), Chilingar, George V., 1929- (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken, NJ : Beverly, MA : John Wiley & Sons ; Scrivener Publishing, 2017.
Subjects
Petroleum industry and trade > Environmental aspects.
Gas fields > Production methods > Environmental aspects.
Oil fields > Production methods > Environmental aspects.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781119117391
1119117399
9781119117384
1119117380
9781119117421
1119117429
9781523114856
1523114851
9781119117377
1119117372
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • Environmental concerns
  • Migration of hydrocarbon gases
  • Subsidence as a result of gas/oil/water production
  • Effect of emission of CO2 and CH4 into the atmosphere
  • Fracking
  • Corrosion
  • Scaling.

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