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States Academic Press Advances in Coal Science and Technology
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£109.49
Callisto Reference Introductory Mining Engineering
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£100.49
University of Nevada Press One Shot for Gold: Developing a Modern Mine in
Book SynopsisIn 1978, a geologist working for the Homestake Mining Company discovered gold in a remote corner of California's Napa County. This discovery led to the establishment of California's most productive gold mine in the twentieth century. Named the McLaughlin Mine, it produced about 3.4 million ounces of gold between 1985 and 2002. The mine was also one of the first attempts at creating a new full-scale mine in California after the advent of environmental regulations and the first to use autoclaves to extract gold from ore.One Shot for Gold traces the history of the McLaughlin Mine and how it transformed a community and an industry. This lively and detailed account is based largely on oral history interviews with a wide range of people associated with the mine, including Homestake executives, geologists, and engineers as well as local neighbors of the mine, officials from county governments, townspeople, and environmental activists. Their narratives— supported by thorough research into mining company documents, public records, newspaper accounts, and other materials—chronicle the mine from its very beginning to its eventual end and transformation into a designated nature reserve as part of the University of California Natural Reserve System.A mine created at the end of the twentieth century was vastly different from the mines of the Gold Rush. New regulations and concerns about the environmental, economic, and social impacts of a large mine in this remote and largely rural region of the state-required decisions at many levels. One Shot for Gold offers an engaging and accessible account of a modern gold mine and how it managed to exist in balance with the environment and the human community around it.Trade Review“When people think about gold mining in California, what comes to mind is surely not an open-pit mine on the edge of Napa County, a place known more for its vineyards than its minerals. In one of the first mining histories set almost entirely after 1980, Eleanor Swent’s One Shot for Gold covers the development, operation, and afterlife of the McLaughlin Mine, the last major gold mine operated by the famous Homestake Mining Company. . . . It is rare for a mining history to dig up so much ground from so many perspectives.” —Brian Leech, associate professor of history, Augustana College, and author of The City That Ate Itself “The Homestake Mining Company had many successes during its nearly 125-year history, and the McLaughlin Mine was one of its more noteworthy. With a strong commitment to environmental stewardship, community engagement, and technological advancement, the company set a high standard for modern gold mining. By relying on oral histories gathered as part of Berkeley’s Western Mining series, Eleanor Swent gives a fascinating account of the inception, development, and closing of California’s most productive Twentieth-Century gold mine.” —David A. Wolff, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Black Hills State University
£44.06
University of Nevada Press The Weight of Gold
Book SynopsisMining in North America has long been criticized for its impact on the natural environment. Mica Jorgenson's The Weight of Gold explores the history of Ontario, Canada's rise to prominence in the gold mining industry, while detailing a series of environmental crises related to extraction activities. In Ontario in 1909, the discovery of exceptionally rich hard rock gold deposits in the Abitibi region in the north precipitated industrial development modeled on precedents in Australia, South Africa, and the United States. By the late 1920s, Ontario's mines had reached their maturity, and in 1928, Minister of Mines Charles McRae called Canada "the mineral treasure house to [the] world."Mining companies increasingly depended upon their ability to redistribute the burdens of mining onto surrounding communities—a strategy they continue to use today—both at home and abroad. Jorgenson connects Canadian gold mining to its international context, revealing that Ontario's gold mines informed extractive knowledge which would go on to shape Canada's mining industry over the next century.Trade ReviewThe Weight of Gold makes a substantial contribution to the neglected history of mining in Canada through a detailed study of one of Canada's leading hard-rock mining camps, the Porcupine. The book will be read with interest by scholars in environmental history and Canadian history." —Jeremy Mouat, professor emeritus of history, University of Alberta, author of Metal Mining in Canada, 1840-1950"This book makes a substantial contribution to the history of mining through a detailed study of one of Canada's leading hard-rock mining camps, the Porcupine. More than just a profile of a single mine or camp, this study situates the Porcupine within global trends, networks, and developments in early twentieth-century mining, while also illustrating how the Porcupine cemented Canada's place as a leading mining nation." —Arn Keeling, professor of geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland, coeditor of Mining and Communities in Northern Canada: History, Politics and MemoryTable of Contents Cover Page Mining and Society Series Title Page Copyright Page Contents Preface: Mining Stories Acknowledgments Introduction: The Mining Environment at Porcupine Lake Chapter One: "Promise of Reward to the Prospector": Making Mines Out of Muskeg in Northern Ontario Chapter Two: The Great Fire: Clearing the Way for Economies of Scale After 1911 Chapter Three: No Energy for Industry: Powering the Porcupine into the 1920s Chapter Four: Mine Waste: Environmental Disaster Above- and UndergroundChapter Five: World of Dust: The Rise of Canadian Silicosis Science Conclusion: Industrial Dreams, Industrial Nightmares Epilogue: Living Well with Mined Land Bibliography Notes Index About the Author
£32.21
Texas Tech Press,U.S. Doodlebugs and Dowsers: A History of Unusual Ways
Book SynopsisWhat lies beneath the ground? Our poor eyesight cannot penetrate even an inch into the soil, so for centuries, fortune-seekers have tried every way imaginable to see below the surface. Whether searching for mineral veins, groundwater, or buried treasure, people have looked for ways to avoid the plodding and backbreaking process of digging. They have followed dreams, seers, dowsing rods, and advice from the spirit world. When petroleum became an item of commerce, oil-hunters took to all these methods. Many built homemade inventions called doodlebugs, which they said could detect underground oil. It took a while, but science finally came up with its own toolbox of oil-finding methods in the early twentieth century. Finding oil is still expensive and risky, however. The old ways? They are mostly gone, but a few oil-dowsers still stride across fields with rod or pendulum, and no doubt people still consult dreams and psychics. And don’t pretend that you yourself haven’t wondered if that dowser might be onto something, or if that famous psychic can really tell where there is oil, or if that inventor stumbled onto a better way to detect underground oil. Of course you have. History is written by the victors, and scientists won over the oil industry—rightly so. But their accounts give short shrift to the rich history of less traditional ways to find oil. Although ignored, the records of nonscientific methods and their contributions to the oil business are well worthy of study. Lacking in science, they are rich in humanity. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear . . . wait, scratch that . . . these things are still going on. Join us in a visit to a place where dreams, seers, and spooks are taken seriously, where forked twigs dip toward oil pools and homemade oil-finding gizmos blink or beep with the promise of riches tucked just below the surface of the known world.
£22.46
Turner Publishing Company Historic Photos of Colorado Mining
Book SynopsisIn 1859, 100,000 folks started the journey to the Pikes Peak goldfields, but only 50,000 completed the trip. An additional 25,000 soon gave up and went back home. The remainder not only brought statehood to the central Rocky Mountains, but they also brought the industrial world to isolated areas in the high mountains, where they mined mineral deposits for gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper, among others.This book, Historic Photos of Colorado Mining, provides an introduction to Colorado's mining history through photographs from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Accompanying captions provide specific contexts for the photos and tell the story of the prospectors, miners, engineers, teamsters, railroaders, and townspeople who served as entrepreneurs and workers in industrializing the Colorado Rocky Mountains.Many ruins from the mining days are now recognized as historic landmarks. But the stories behind the ruins are often as fascinating as the ruins themselves—the struggle to survive and thrive in the wilderness is always a compelling tale.
£24.29
Allen & Unwin This is Not a Drill: Just another glorious day in
Book SynopsisCarter writes as if he has ADD, careering through his life on oil rigs in exotic locations. He won't win the Booker, but his yarns burn with anarchic energy . in a word, irrepressible.' - Herald SunHe's back on the rigs and back in trouble.Picking up right where he left off, Paul Carter pulls out more tall tales of a mad, bad and dangerous life in the international oil trade. Starting with action and mayhem galore This Is Not A Drill sets an unrelenting pace that just doesn't let up, as Paul almost drowns when the Russian rig he's working on begins to capsize; is reunited with his Dad - another adrenaline junkie; gets married; hangs out with his rig pig buddies in exotic locations; gets hammered on vodka in Sakhalin; and spends a couple of interesting weeks in Afghanistan with some mates who run an outfit that just happens to contract out mercenaries for hire .This is the next fast, furious and very funny book from Paul Carter, the author of the bestselling Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, She Thinks I'm a Piano Player in a Whorehouse.
£16.96
IWA Publishing Smart Water Utilities: Complexity Made Simple
Book SynopsisToday there is increasing pressure on the water infrastructure and although unsustainable water extraction and wastewater handling can continue for a while, at some point water needs to be managed in a way that is sustainable in the long-term. We need to handle water utilities “smarter”. New and effective tools and technologies are becoming available at an affordable cost and these technologies are steadily changing water infrastructure options. The quality and robustness of sensors are increasing rapidly and their reliability makes the automatic handling of critical processes viable. Online and real-time control means safer and more effective operation. The combination of better sensors and new water treatment technologies is a strong enabler for decentralised and diversified water treatment. Plants can be run with a minimum of personnel attendance. In the future, thousands of sensors in the water utility cycle will handle all the complexity in an effective way. Smart Water Utilities: Complexity Made Simple provides a framework for Smart Water Utilities based on an M-A-D (Measurement-Analysis-Decision). This enables the organisation and implementation of “Smart” in a water utility by providing an overview of supporting technologies and methods. The book presents an introduction to methods and tools, providing a perspective of what can and could be achieved. It provides a toolbox for all water challenges and is essential reading for the Water Utility Manager, Engineer and Director and for Consultants, Designers and Researchers.
£59.25
Oneworld Publications Gold Fever: One Man's Adventures on the Trail of
Book SynopsisHave you ever imagined giving up your day job and heading for the hills in search of gold? Journalist Steve Boggan decided to do just that when the price of the precious metal scaled dizzying heights in the wake of the global financial crisis. Clueless, and with neither equipment nor experience, Boggan flew to California and followed in the footsteps of the '49ers', miners who fuelled the original Gold Rush of 1849. Along the way, terrified of bears, bubonic plague and rattlesnakes, he met a cast of colourful characters, including a former Navy Seal who risked his life every day and a man who once went on the run for five years in the mistaken belief that he was wanted by the law. In charming and witty prose, gold-fevered Boggan recaptures the excitement, the hopes and disappointments of the hunt, going beyond the story of modern prospectors to give a moving insight into the birth of modern America.Trade Review'Entertaining, informative and interesting…Carefully researched, funny and inspiring'. * The Sun *'Among his fellow miners [Boggan] found acceptance, comradeship and a wealth of personal stories, many tragic but most concealing a golden glimmer of hope beneath the sadness'. * Daily Mail *'A really fascinating, and funny, cautionary tale of the unexpected allure of lives spent in search of "the colour"'. * World Travel Guide *‘The expectation of the prospecting, the excitement of the panning, the thrill of the find… conveys powerfully the extent to which gold transformed America… moving’ * Daily Telegraph *‘A lively narrative history… Boggan is a hugely likeable companion… this book is a romp’ * Spectator *‘[Boggan] has a wonderful time, respectful of men prepared to give up everything in return for very little, but roguish enough to drop the wink on their ornery, old-fashioned optimism’ * Saga *'A perfect mixture of travelogue, history and down and dirty experience, leavened by rich veins of humour and pathos. A gem, or should I say a nugget.' -- Mick Conefrey – author of Everest 1953'Terrific. Pack your bag, grab your pick, and set out with master storyteller, Steve Boggan, for a trip in this highly original travelogue.' -- Daniel Klein – Sunday Times bestselling author of Travels with Epicurus‘Gold Fever is a wonderful mix of history, journalism and good old-fashioned adventure. It is this last aspect that really lends the book a unique appeal; Boggan is not afraid to get his hands dirty, and he shares his experiences and findings with great depth, humour and charisma.' -- Leon McCarron, author of The Road Headed West: A Cycling Journey Through North America‘A well-crafted story with heady fast-forward momentum. A dogged investigator’s obsessive quest for Californian gold, and the backstory of the gold fields.' -- Iain Sinclair, author of London Orbital‘Boggan does a good job relating this story’ * Independent *"Steve Boggan takes the reader on an exciting adventure and proves that prospecting is as much about digging for humor and hope as it is finding gold." * Jennifer Pharr Davis, author of Becoming Odyssa: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail *
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Emerald Publishing Limited Creating Shared Value to get Social License to
Book SynopsisNo matter how hard employees work, an organization is in real trouble if strategic decisions are not made effectively. Doing the right things (effectiveness) is more important than doing things right (efficiency). Creating Shared Value to get Social License to Operate in the Extractive Industry showcases concepts and tools to make strategic decisions that determine the future direction and competitive position of extractive company enterprises to create shared value to earn SLO. Exploring a challenging and exciting keystone topic, Creating Shared Value to get Social License to Operate in the Extractive Industry presents techniques and models that will enable you to actually formulate, implement, and evaluate strategies to shared value to earn SLO.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Shared Value Creation to Earn Social License to Operate Chapter 2. A Meta Model of Social Conflict Analysis Chapter 3. The Internal and External Assessment Chapter 4. The Creation of Shared Value based on Good Company-Community Relationships Chapter 5. Building Legitimacy and Trust to Create Shared Value Chapter 6. The Extractive Game Triangle Model: Do We Need to Change the Mining Game for Development? Chapter 7. Implementation of Shared Value Creation to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
£45.59
Llygad Gwalch Cyf Slate Quarrying in Wales: A Gazetteer
Book SynopsisThis is a revised guide of Alun John Richards'' Gazetteer of Slate Quarrying in Wales of 2007, itself a revision of his first one published in 1991. The guide does not purport to be totally complete although as complete as possible with 769 entries.
£15.00
Zeticula Ltd Broxburn Shale: The Rise and Fall of an Industry
£14.95
ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc Electrohydraulic Fracturing of Rocks
Book SynopsisThis book presents a new fracturing technique that should be considered as a potential alternative, or a companion technique, to hydraulic fracturing of tight gas reservoirs and low permeability rock masses. As opposed to hydraulic fracturing which generates a few numbers of large cracks, electro-hydraulic fracturing induces diffuse micro-cracking and fragmentation of rocks. Laboratory tests demonstrate that increases of permeability by two orders of magnitude can be reached, without major cracking in tested specimens. This book discusses the principles of this new technique, reports experiments which have been developed is order to prove the concept and finally describes the numerical model from which the potentialities of this technique in representative reservoir conditions can be assessed.Table of ContentsPreface vii Introduction xi Chapter 1 Experiments in a Representative Environment 1 1.1 Mechanical set-up 1 1.2 Pulsed arc electric generator 4 1.3 Material properties 6 1.4 Measurements of radical permeability 7 1.5 X-ray tomography 9 1.6 Results on model materials 10 1.7 Summary of the results on sandstone 17 1.8 Discussion 18 Chapter 2 Computational Modeling of the Process: Principles 21 2.1 Pressure generated by the pulsed arc electrical discharge 22 2.2 Mechanical modeling of rocks under dynamic loads 29 2.3 Coupled effects between damage and permeability 41 2.4 Summary and conclusions 44 Chapter 3 Validation of the Computational Model 47 3.1 Simulation of the experiments in uniaxial compression 47 3.2 Confined tests on hollow cylinders 52 3.3 Isotropic versus anisotropic permeability 67 3.4 Conclusions 68 Chapter 4 Computations on Representative Reservoir Geometries 71 4.1 Effect of repeated shocks 72 4.2 Simulation on a typical reservoir geometry 75 4.3 Optimization of the process 79 Concluding Remarks and Future Outlook 91 Bibliography 97 Index 103
£125.06
Amberley Publishing Walkden Yard: The Lancashire Central Coalfield
Book SynopsisLocated close to the Ellesmere Colliery, the Walkden Yard ultimately became the NCB Central Workshops for Lancashire. From here the workshops served the Bridgewater Trustees' collieries, providing engineering support as well as maintaining the numerous railway locomotives and the many hundreds of wagons that the company owned. Opened in 1878, Walkden Yard transferred to the National Coal Board upon nationalization after the Second World War and its importance grew as it served the other Lancashire collieries too. At Walkden there were a machine shop, joiners' shop, electricians' shop, paint shop, tinsmiths', locomotive repair shop, wagon sheds and wagon machine shop. The yard itself employed hundreds of men and boys but was closed in 1986 with the decline of the Lancashire coalfield. A housing estate now sits atop the site of the Walkden yard and it is hard to remember that the site once serviced the many locomotives that belonged to the NCB, or that the Coal Board and its predecessors operated many locomotives over their own lines as well as the railway company ones and that a huge industry was maintained at Walkden yard, repairing locomotives and rolling stock. In this book, Alan Davies tells the story of the Walkden yard and the locomotives of the Lancashire coalfield.
£15.29
Whittles Publishing Rudolph Glossop: and the Rise of Geotechnology
Book SynopsisRudolph Glossop made a unique contribution to the early development of both geotechnical engineering and engineering geology and this volume presents a fascinating and revealing perspective on his involvement by means of selected extracts from personal diaries, letters and journals. From his early experience as an undergraduate and the four years spent in the Gold Coast to the establishment of Soil Mechanics Ltd and his time as director of Mowlems, Glossop became one of the key figures and was involved in many of the key stages in the development of geotechnology. His journal provides a fuller understanding of the Mulberry Harbour, which was a key factor in the success of the D-Day landings in northern France, June 1944; while his diaries give a unique account of the significant challenges that had to be overcome during construction of Derwent Dam, N.E. England.The famous Skempton, in his obituary of Glossop, refers to works of original scholarship, written with the clarity and style of which Glossop was a master - by his own example and by the example of others, he never lost sight of the importance of bringing together the practical and academic aspects of both geology and soil mechanics. A" Ron Williams has painstakingly pieced together a fascinating account of the life and career of an outstanding engineer, and in the process has painted a vivid portrait of Rudolph Glossop and his achievements. Not before time will today's engineers and scientists have the opportunity to appreciate the achievements of one of the key figures in geotechnical engineering.Trade Review'The Early Journals provide a very clear view of the young Glossop, and I found the sections on his time in Africa and his activities during the Second World War particularly fascinating. - a thoroughly engaging read and room is left for a few entertaining social digressions. - I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the often highly personal insights that it affords the reader. This book comes highly recommended to all who have an interest in our profession - ' Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and HydrogeologyTable of ContentsContents: Selected Journals (Royal School of Mines, Introduction to civil engineering, The Gold Coast, The Second World War); Later Journals (Louis Leakey: A portrait, The Norwegian Geotechnical Institute 1955, Highways in Persia 1955-58, North America 1958); Selected Diaries and Letters; Selected Writings (The development of geotechnology, Geotechnology and Geotechnique, Engineering geology and Soil Mechanics, The Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology, The Influence of Karl Terzaghi (The John Mowlem - Siemens Schuckert Partnership, From Theory to Practice in Soil Mechanics. book review, Karl Terzaghi: A personal tribute, The place of site investigation in foundation engineering, The influence of Terzaghi on civil engineering practice in England); Technical Papers: The Early Years (The construction of pavements on a clay foundation soil, Particle-size in silts and sands, Soil drainage with particular reference to road engineering, Soil stability problems in road engineering); Bibliography; references
£45.00
Whittles Publishing Cores and Core Logging for Geoscientists
Book SynopsisThe previous edition of this book has been widely adopted internationally by the petroleum and mining industries and by geotechnical engineers as an authoritative guide for use at the wellsite, in the laboratory or office. This new edition has been brought up-to-date and incorporates modern developments in coring techniques and core handling. All aspects of cores are covered including cutting and recovery; wellsite handling and logging; recognition of coring damage; laboratory analysis; logging and sampling; and, preservation and storage.In this work, logging and interpretation are dealt with in detail, encompassing structural and engineering investigations in addition to sedimentology. Emphasis is laid throughout on those features most important to the economical development of geological resources. Because the methodology is dealt with extensively, the reader with a background in sedimentology, geotechnical engineering, petrophysics or a related subject is able to put the principles and techniques of core studies into practice. As such, this book will prove invaluable for those working with cores and anyone who uses information derived from them.Trade Review'...was clearly written by a man who loves his job. ...I found myself engaged and interested throughout. ...very well organised... The book is illustrated with clear, simple diagrams and several colour and black and white examples of cores and core logs. ... I would recommend this book to anyone who has been using core data but has no first-hand coring or drilling experience... I strongly recommend this book for any student planning a career in mineral exploration'. Geological Society of New Zealand Newsletter -------------------- '...it will be a valuable addition to the library of any practising geologist or geoscientist. ...this is an impressive little book that presents practical, sensible guidance on an important topic for several branches of applied geoscience - all based on actual rather than academic experience. I have no hesitation in recommending its purchase to all geologists and geoscientists, but most especially to those who are just starting their professional careers, for whom the book will long remain a trusted companion.' Geoscientist ---------------------------------------- Reviews of the first edition: 'I thoroughly recommend this book to all geologists working with core... The book ... sets a definitive standard'. Journal of Petrology -------------------- 'This is a remarkable little book that presents its readers with almost everything they may need to know about cores'. American Association of Petroleum Geologists -------------------- '... Excellent coverage on methodology with emphasis on operational geology ... should provide an excellent standard reference for the geologist'. Marine and Petroleum GeologyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction. Drilling and coring methods. Core handling. Core logging. Core analysis and testing. Interpretation and preperation of final logs. Core preservation and storage. Appendix 1: Standard symbols and abbreviations. Appendix 2: Equipment for wellsite coring operations and core logging. Appendix 3: Standard core barrel sizes. Biblography. Index
£31.50
ITDG Publishing Small-scale Gold Mining: A manual for Suriname
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£9.95
John Wiley & Sons Inc Multiphase Technology
Book SynopsisThis volume provides an international forum for the exchange of the latest and most up-to-date designs for multiphase flow. The development for marginal offshore oil and gas discoveries and/or land-based fields in remote locations have led to significant research aimed at improving our understanding of this complex technology. Better design methods have been developed, not only for transporting multiphase hydrocarbon fluids over long distances, but also for pumping, metering, and processing equipment. Pressure on minimising costs and need to develop smaller, deeper, and more remote fields have continued to spur the application of multiphase technology. However, the uncertainty of adopting new technology will only be overcome with knowledge and expertise, by field use, or by force of circumstances, where it is seen to be the only viable method.Table of ContentsFlow modelling: wellbore temperature profile calculations for underbalanced drilling applications, G.A. Gregory; pipeline transport of oil with strongly temperature-dependent viscosity, B. Strand, S.M. Djuve; effect of flow improvement chemicals on vertical zero net-liquid flow, L. Liu, S.L. Scott; experimental investigation of multiple solutions for liquid hold-up in upward inclined stratified flow, S.P. Smith et al. Oil-water flow modelling: a new model for dispersed multi-layer oil-water flow, S.S. Jayawardena et al; the effect of surfactants on low water cut oil-water flows in large diameter pipelines, H. Shi et al; modelling of corrosion inhibitor transport in pipelines carrying oil-water mixtures, Y.V. Fairuzov et al. Slug modelling: the effect of inclination on slug characteristics in three phase oil/water/gas flow in large diameter pipes, C. Kang et al; modelling of slug dissipation and generation in a hilly-terrain pipeline, H-Q. Zhang et al; characterisation and active control of slugging in a vertical riser, P.D. Molyneaux et al; three-phase slug tracking with PeTra, M. Larsen, P. Hedne; towards a slug-flow model for multiphase flow with complex liquids, S. Nuland. Field applications in multiphase modelling: new developments in flow modelling and field data verification, J. Nossen et al; application of multiphase flow methods to underbalanced drilling pilot test data, S.P. Smith et al. Multiphase metering: a study of the performance of Venturi meters in multiphase flow, A.R.W. Hall et al; coupling PVT-software with multiphase meters, A.K.Rydahl, H. Soerensen; real-time multiphase metering using non-intrusive microwave sensor, B. Hogan et al; design of a clamp-on ultrasonic liquid flowrate monitor for wet gas pipelines, D. Vedapuri, M. Gopal; development of a wet gas flowmeter, P. Andreussi et al; development and testing of a novel gas-liquid flow meter combining pressure fluctuation generated by vertical and horizontal flow patterns, p. Toma et al. Multiphase equipment: smart sensors for controlling oil-water separation processes, A.J. Jaworski et al. (Part contents).
£553.46
John Wiley & Sons Inc Subsea Control and Data Acquisition: Experience
Book SynopsisDealing exclusively with underwater instrumentation, control, and communication technology for subsea oil and gas production, Subsea Control and Data Acquisition has been structured to cover relevant experience and challenges in frontier subsea developments. Aimed at professionals active in subsea production systems, in particular those engaged in the control and monitoring of such installations, and engineers keen to keep abreast of current practice and technologies, this volume covers operational experience of long offset control and monitoring, as well as enhanced oil recovery and discusses relevant topics in subsea and hole monitoring, such as, Reliability Enhanced oil recovery Subsea and down hole monitoring Long offset control Subsea communication/control Reliability of systems plays a dominant role, and the effect of regional legislation is not forgotten; this volume includes contributions from experienced experts from major oil companies to challenge the reader. The accompanying CD can be requested from the UK Editorial team. Send requests to Debbie Cox, decox@wiley.com.Table of ContentsReliability. Subsea electrics - design for diagnostics and reparability. Obsolescence of electronics - potential impact on subsea controls from an operator's standpoint. BP subsea control systems and umbilicals - improvement strategies. Cost optimisation in testing welds of duplex stainless steel for umbilicals and implementation in a new DNV recommended practice for umbilicals. Enhanced Oil Recovery. Experience and challenges in frontier subsea developments. Subsea production control system designed to contribute to increased oil recovery (IOR). Subsea and Down Hole Monitoring. Permanent seismic sensing system for hydrocarbon reservoirs. Next generation subsea control module. Design, development and implementation of an "add-on" subsea control system. Long Offset Control. Long offset control systems, which facilitate subsea-to-breach field developments, with a particular reference to the Statoil Snohvit project. Ormen Lange - long offset monitoring and control. Subsea production controls for Total's Nuggets development - production evolution to meet demanding requirements, and lessons learned from offshore integration and commissioning. Subsea Communication/Control. Subsea production control fluids - the impact of new environmental legislation. Wet plant trends and challenges for offshore networks. Communication on power lines - constraints and experience. Fibre optics communication system reliability. Standardisation solutions for subsea downhole interface - IWIS project update. Challenges, product development, and qualification of the Kristin Field. Authors Index.
£312.26
Imperial College Press Fundamental And Applied Pressure Analysis
Book SynopsisThe analysis of well tests constitutes one of the most powerful tools for the effective description of a petroleum reservoir and its subsequent management. This requires that the well test be placed in the proper context of related disciplines, especially geoscience, production and reservoir engineering. Modern methods of automated data processing can conceal mathematical limitations and overlook the need for realistic physical and geologic models. This book emphasizes the plausible physical contexts and mathematical models and limitations, and also the importance of realistic geologic models in analysis.Although the book is clearly targeted at petroleum engineers, the approach taken by the authors will no doubt find favour with practitioners in other areas of fluid flow in porous media, such as hydrology and the flow of pollutants. Scattered throughout the book are worked examples of the use of the methods described in the text. It also contains extensive appendices on permeability, application of Laplace transforms to flow equations valid for single and multi-layered systems, convolution and deconvolution, dimensionless parameters and P-theorems, and physical and thermodynamic properties of gases. This book should appeal to students as well as practitioners in industry; many in the latter group may have benefited before from formal exposure to the underlying theory and its limitations in real reservoir environments.
£148.50
Wits University Press Land, Chiefs, Mining: South Africa's North West
Book SynopsisLand, Chiefs, Mining explores aspects of the experience of the Batswana in the thornveld and bushveld regions of the North-West Province, shedding light on defi ning issues, moments and individuals in this lesser known region of South Africa. Some of the focuses are: an important Tswana kgosi (chief ), Moiloa II of the Bahurutshe; responses to and participation in the South African War and its aftermath, 1899-1907; land acquisition; economic and political conditions in the reserves; resistance to Mangope’s Bophuthatswana; the impact of game parks and the Sun City resort; rural resistance and the liberation struggle; and African reaction to the platinum mining revolution.Written in a direct and accessible style, and illustrated with photographs and maps, the book provides an understanding, for a general reader ship, of the region and its recent history. At the same time it opens up avenues for further research.Table of Contents'The dog of the boers'? Moila I of the Bahurutshe c1795-1875; The South African War and its aftermath 1899-1908; Land, leaders and dissent 1900-1940; Away in the locations': Life in the Bechuanaland reserves 1910-1958; Rural resistance: The Bahurutshe revolt of 1957-58; Blunting the prickly pear': Bophuthatswana and its consequences 1977-1994; Modernity in the Bushveld: Mining, national parks and casinos.
£24.30
The Dovecote Press Stone Quarrying
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Cornish Hillside Publications China Clay: Traditional Mining Methods in
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Whittles Publishing Basic Environmental and Engineering Geology
Book SynopsisAs society becomes more aware of the significance of the environment, such issues become increasingly important. The book exemplifies the vital role of environmental geology and geological processes in understanding the physical environment and the influence and fundamental importance of engineering geology in our modern world, particularly the infrastructure, whether it be foundations, routeways or reservoirs. The influence of geohazards, the significance of soil and water resources, and the impact of mining, waste disposal and pollution/contamination on the environment are all examined in this book. The various aspects of construction that are involved in the development of the infrastructure are also discussed - land evaluation and geological construction materials are therefore taken account of in this context. The book provides a wealth of practical examples and a comprehensive suggested reading list is provided for each chapter.Trade Review'...I would recommend this book... ...as a useful refernce for many different problems that we encounter in our professional lives.' Environmental & Engineering Geoscience '...is a strong comprehensive textbook that deals with the basic principles of environmental and engineering geology and physical geography. It is a practical oriented book and demonstrates extensive experience of the author... ...the book forms a famous source of material for practitioners, advanced undergraduates and postgraduates in geology, physical geography, geomorphology and planning and may also be used as quick reference of geologic and environmental basics.' Zeitschrift fur GeomorphologieTable of ContentsBasic geology; Geology and planning; Natural geohazards; Water resources; Soil and the environment; Mining and the environment; Waste, contamination and the environment; Land evaluation and site assessment; Engineering aspects of soils and rocks; Geology and construction materials; Geology and construction
£58.50
W A Publishing Limited Crikey, That's Oil!: An Outback Adventure
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Tomas Edwards Ethereum: Everything You Need to Know About It's
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Oil and Gas Reservoir Prospecting and
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