The petroleum engineering handbook : sustainable operations / [M.I. Khan and M.R. Islam].

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Khan, M. Ibrahim

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781601196279
160119627X
9781933762128
1933762128

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Petroleum engineering handbook.LOC classification:

TN870 .K475 2007eb

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Contents:

The new management guidelines -- Exploration operations -- Drilling and production operations -- Sustainable waste management -- Reservoir engineering and secondary recovery -- Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) operations -- Transportation, processing, and refining operations -- Decommissioning of drilling and product facilities.

Summary: This is the first book in the petroleum sector to shed light on the real obstacles to sustainable development and provides solutions to each problem encountered. Each solution is complete with an economic analysis that clarifies why petroleum operations can continue with even greater profit than before while ensuring that the negative environmental impact is diminished. The new screening tools and models proposed in this book will provide one with proper guidelines to achieve true sustainability in both technology development and management of the petroleum sector.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-452) and indexes.

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This is the first book in the petroleum sector to shed light on the real obstacles to sustainable development and provides solutions to each problem encountered. Each solution is complete with an economic analysis that clarifies why petroleum operations can continue with even greater profit than before while ensuring that the negative environmental impact is diminished. The new screening tools and models proposed in this book will provide one with proper guidelines to achieve true sustainability in both technology development and management of the petroleum sector.

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