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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.
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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
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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).
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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.
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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.
£25.65
Springer Nature Switzerland AG Oil and Gas Reservoir Prospecting and
Book SynopsisThis book discusses topical issues of detailed seismic data interpretation using high-resolution seismic (HRS) techniques, which are based on the numerical method developed by the authors for solving the inverse dynamic seismic problem (IDSP). The authors highlight the range of issues related to the development and application of HRS-Geo technologies on a variety of seismic data, and analyze a significant amount of practical material in various seismic and geological conditions. This analysis allows for the accurate estimation of geological indicators in sediments that are most important for the prediction and exploration of oil and gas deposits, including lithological composition, reservoir properties, and the nature and degree of reservoir rock saturation with fluids. The book is intended for professionals involved in seismic data processing and geological interpretation, students of geophysical and geological specialties, graduate students of these specializations.Table of ContentsChapter 1-Introduction.- Chapter 2-Seismic modeling of wave field dynamic parameters.- Chapter 3-Methods for solving inverse dynamic seismic problems.- Chapter 4-Processing and automated interpretation of well logging data.- Chapter 5-Elastic wave velocity and gradient fields for heterogeneous geological media.- Chapter 6-Determination of statistical dependencies between geological and geophysical characteristics of the real subsurface environment.- Chapter 7-Detailed interpretation of high-resolution seismic data in various seismic and geological conditions.- Chapter 8-Examples of HRS-Geo technology used in other regions.- Chapter 9-Conclusion.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Surface Mining Technology
Book SynopsisThis book gives a brief history and a general overview of the state of surface mining technology with topics ranging from the principles to surface mining methods, systems, and pit planning design. It starts with the definition of surface mine and ends with land reclamation and mine closure. The following chapters address the basics of mineral economics, calculation of stripping ratio; exploitation of difficult parts of ore deposits, slope stability, controlling falls and slides in the surface mines, sorts of freight traffic, scrapers, bulldozers, and loaders. The book serves as a reference text for mining students, engineers, and geologists.Table of ContentsChapter 1 1. Introduction to Mining 1.1. Advancements in Mining Technology 1.2. Introductory to Mining 1.2.1 Mineral 1.2.2 Rock 1.2.3 Metallic ores 1.2.4 Nonmetallic minerals (also known as industrial minerals) 1.3. Surface Mine Terminology 1.4. The Choice between Surface and Underground Mining 1.5. Surface Mining 1.5.1. Open Pit Mining 1.5.2. Open cast mining 1.5.3. Glory Holing 1.5.4. Quarrying or Quarry Mining 1.5.5. Strip Mining 1.5.6. Auger Mining 1.5.7. Placer Mining or Alluvial Mining 1.5.7.1. Panning and Sluicing 1.5.7.2. Hydraulic Mining 1.5.7.3. Dredging 1.5.7.4. In Situ Leaching 1.6. Underground mining 1.7. Preparation of Open pit Field for Mining 1.8. Stages in the Life of a Mine 1.8.1. Prospecting 1.8.2. Exploration 1.8.3. Development 1.8.4. Exploitation 1.8.5. Reclamation 1.9 Unit Operations of Mining Chapter 2 2 Principles of Surface Mining of Mineral Deposits 2.1. Mine Layout 2.1.1. The shape and depth of the deposit 2.1.2. The properties of the ore and overburden 2.1.3. The geometry of the excavating equipment (digging height, dumping height and reach). 2.2. Types of Surface Mining Deposits 2.2.1. As regards their shape 2.2.2. The surface relief 2.2.3. Depending on their position 2.2.4. By the angle of inclination (dip) 2.2.5. The Capacity or depth of deposits 2.2.6. The quality of a mineral 2.2.7. By the prevailing type of rock 2.3. Kinds of Surface Mining 2.4. Kinds and Sizes of Open-pit Fields 2.5. Variations of Open Pit Mining 2.6. Surface Mining Economics 2.6.1. The Concept of “Cut-off” 2.6.2. Profit Margin 2.7. Maximum vs. Overall Stripping Ratio 2.8. Different stripping ratios 2.8.1. Industrial excavation ratio 2.8.2. Exploitation excavation ratio 2.8.3. Current excavation ratio 2.8.4. Expansion excavation ratio 2.8.5. Layer ratio 2.8.6. Border excavation ratio (Critical ratio) 2.9. Difficult parts 2.9.1. Case 1.a: Difficult part near to one of the borders 2.9.2. Case 1. b: Difficult part near to two borders: 2.9.3. Case 2- Turning Point: 2.9.4. Case 3-Intersection: 2.10. The important coefficients in surface mining Chapter 3 3. Slope Stability 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Physical properties of the Soil slope material 3.2.1. Formation of Soil 3.2.2. Soil Types 3.3. Some Physical Properties of Soil 3.3.1. Soil Moisture Content 3.3.2. Permeability 3.3.3. Capillarity 3.3.4. Shear strength of the soil slope material 3.4. Stability Analysis of Slopes 3.4.1. Factors Contributing to Slope Failures 3.4.2. Classification of slides 3.4.3. Mode of Rupture 3.4.4. Plane Rupture Surfaces 3.4.5. Circular Sliding Surface 3.4.6. Seepage Force 3.4.7. Seismic Forces 3.4.8. Friction-Circle Method 3.4.9. Remedial Work against Failures of Slopes Chapter 4 4. Prevention of slides and falls in surface mines 4.1. General Characteristics of Slides and falls in Opencast Mines 4.2. Stability of Pit Benches and Faces 4.3. Stability of Pit Wall 4.4. Stability of Waste Banks Chapter 5 5. Surface Mine Development 5.1 Order of Development of Opencast Mining Work 5.2 The Concepts of Regimes and Stages of Mining Work 5.3 The Theory of Stripping of Mining Levels 5.3.1 The Order of Formation of Freight Traffic 5.3.2 Kinds of Freight Traffic 5.3.3 Prerequisites for the Formation of Freight Traffic 5.3.4 Initial Stages of Mining Work Development 5.3.5 Stripping Workings. 5.3.6 Methods of Stripping of Working Levels in a Quarry 5.3.7 Routes of Stripping Workings 5.3.8 Route Forms of Permanent Workings 5.3.9 Volumes of Main Trenches and Half-trenches* 5.3.10 Working Trenches and Pits 5.4 The Nature of Surface Mining 5.4.1 Land Reclamation 5.4.2 Topsoil Stockpiles and Waste Disposal 5.4.3 Advanced Stripping 5.4.4 Plant Layout 5.5 Pit Planning and Design 5.5.1 Introduction 5.5.2 Long-Term Mine Planning 5.5.3 Short-Term Mining Planning 5.5.4 Stripping ratio and pit limit 5.6 Special topics 5.6.1 Calculation of stripping ratios and pit limits 6. Surface Mining Equipments 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Types of draglines 6.2.1 Size of dragline (range and capacity): 6.2.2 The output of draglines 6.2.3 Mining Method 6.2.4 Average mining load per cycle 6.2.5 Fillability: 6.2.6 Cycle times 6.2.7 Theoretical Swing Time 6.2.8 Mining Cycle Time 6.2.9 Percent Operating Time 6.2.10 Costs 6.2.11 Outputs of clamshells 6.2.12 Working ranges of clamshells 6.2.13 Production Rate 6.3 Continuous Excavators (Bucket Wheel and Chain Diggers) 6.3.1 Introduction 6.3.2 Material Transport 6.3.3 Sizing and Operating a BWE 6.3.4 Example of BWE Selection 6.3.5 Estimating BWE costs 6.3.6 Selection of Type of Hauling Equipment 6.3.7 Definition of Payloads 6.3.8 Cost Estimating 6.3.9 Ownership cost items 6.3.10 Operating cost items 6.3.11 Development data for above 6.4 Loading and excavation 6.4.1 Materials Handling 6.4.2 Principles of Loading 6.4.3 Selection of Equipment 6.5 Haulage and hoisting 6.5.1 Principles of Haulage and Hoisting Chapter 7 7. Rock Extraction with Scrapers, Bulldozers and Loaders 7.1 Technological Parameters of Wheeled Scrapers 7.2 Mining Rock with Scrapers 7.2.1 Scraper Capacity 7.3 Rock Extraction with Bulldozers 7.3.1 Bulldozer Capacity 7.4 Technological Fundamentals of Mining Automation 7.5 Technological Characteristics of Loaders 7.5.1 Rock Extraction with Loaders 7.5.2 Loader Capacity 7.6 Rock Extraction with Single-Bucket Excavators 7.6.1 Technological Parameters of Power Shovels 7.7 Working Parameters of Draglines 7.7.1 Dragline Faces 7.7.2 Road width 7.7.3 Services 7.7.4 Stockpiles 7.7.5 Mine layout 8. Surface Mining Methods and Systems 8.1 Surface mining methods 8.1.1 Strip Mining 8.2 Introduction 8.3 Opening up the Deposit 8.4 Advance benching (or side benching or chop -down) 8.5 Dragline bucket size 8.5.1 Dragline selection 8.5.2 Dragline geometry 8.6 Introduction to strip mine design 8.6.1 Major Factors 8.6.2 Stripping Ratio 8.7 Terrace Mining (multi-bench, lateral advance) 8.7.1 Terrace mining 8.8 Reclamation 8.9 Conveyor advancement 8.9.1 Bench Conveyors 8.9.2 Bench Lift Conveyors 8.9.3 Shuttle Conveyors 8.10 The Conical Pit Mining 8.10.1 Introduction 8.10.2 Design considerations 8.11 Classification of Opencast Mining Systems 8.12 Classification of Mining Systems 8.12.1 Based on the direction of transfer of overburden and the method of stripping work 8.12.2 Development Schemes 9. Glossary of Surface Mining Terms References
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Pipeline Inspection and Health Monitoring
Book SynopsisThis book includes six chapters aiming to introduce global pipeline inspection and health monitoring technologies comprehensively. The pipeline is the blood vessel of the energy system and a vital lifeline project. After many years of service, the pipeline gradually enters the aging stage. Pipeline inspection and health monitoring can effectively reduce the failure and accident risks of the pipeline, and it is conducive to integrity management. Through case analysis, practitioners can have a deeper understanding of the application of related technologies.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Pipeline Inspection Technology.- Pipeline Health Monitoring Technology Based on Hardware.- Health Monitoring Technology Based on Signal Processing.- Health Monitoring Technology Based on Artificial Intelligence.- Data Preprocessing Technology in Pipeline Health Monitoring.- Heterogeneous Data Preprocessing and Alignment Technology in Pipeline Health Monitoring.- Application and Cases of Pipeline Inspection Technology.- Application and Cases of Pipeline Health Monitoring Technology.
£142.49
Springer Verlag, Singapore Hydraulic Fracturing and Rock Mechanics
Book SynopsisThis open access book is the first to consider the effect of non-uniform fluid pressure in hydraulic fractures. The book covers the key topics in the process of hydraulic fracture nucleation, growth, interaction and fracture network formation. Laboratory experiments and theoretical modeling are combined to elucidate the formation mechanism of complex fracture networks. This book is suitable for master’s/Ph.D. students, scientists and engineers majoring in rock mechanics and petroleum engineering who need to use a more reliable model to predict fracture behavior.Table of Contents1 Introduction.- Part I Laboratory observation.- 2 Rock mechanics in hydraulic fracturing operations.- Part II Laboratory observation.- 3 Reservoir characteristics.- 4 Constant flow injection.- 5 Constant pressure injection.- Part III Theoretical modeling considering Nonuniform fluid pressure.- 6 Fracture initiation.- 7 Fracture propagation.- 8 Fracture interaction behaviors.- Part IV Field implication.- 9 Formation of complex networks.- Epilogue.- References.
£42.74
Taylor & Francis Ltd Social Terrains of Mine Closure in the Philippines
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Geomechanical Processes during Underground Mining School of Underground Mining 2012
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Advances in Terrestrial Drilling
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Taylor & Francis Ltd International Mining Forum 2005 New Technologies in Underground Mining Safety and Sustainable Development Proceedings of the Sixth International Wieliczka Poland 2327 February 2005
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Geomechanical Processes during Underground Mining School of Underground Mining 2012
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Underground Ventilation
Book SynopsisUnderground Ventilation contains the proceedings of the 19th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium held at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (South Dakota Mines) in Rapid City, South Dakota, June 17-22, 2023. South Dakota Mines organized this symposium in collaboration with the Underground Ventilation Committee (UVC) of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME). The Mine Ventilation Symposium series has always been a premier forum for ventilation experts, practitioners, educators, students, regulators, and suppliers from around the world to exchange knowledge, ideas, and opinions. Underground Ventilation features sixty-seven selected technical papers in a wide range of ventilation topics including: auxiliary and primary systems, mine fans, case studies, computational fluid dynamics applications, diesel particulate control, electric machinery, mine cooling and refrigeration, mine dust monitoring and contTable of ContentsAuxiliary VentilationCase Studies of Mine VentilationComputational Fluid Dynamics Applications in Mine VentilationDiesel Particulate ControlElectric Machinery in Mine VentilationMine Cooling and RefrigerationMine Dust Monitoring and ControlMine FansMine Fires and Explosion PreventionMine GasesMine HeatMine Ventilation and AutomationOccupational Health and Safety in Mine VentilationRenewable/Alternative Energy in Mine VentilationVentilation Monitoring and MeasurementVentilation Network Analysis and OptimizationVentilation Planning and DesignIndex
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Cambridge University Press Environmental Engineering in Mines
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Cambridge University Press Rock Fractures in Geological Processes
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Cambridge University Press FluidInduced Seismicity
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Cambridge University Press Disenchanting the Senses
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Applied HydroAeromechanics in Oil and Gas
Book SynopsisAn all-in-one reference combining hydrodynamic theory with drilling applications for the design, planning, and optimization of drilling operations Hydromechanical processes underlie the majority of technology operations in drilling and present a crucial concern as the pace and depth of drilling increasesin today''s energy-hungry world. Applied Hydro-aeromechanics in Oil and Gas Drilling offers a unique resource for properly modeling and understanding the hydro-dynamic forces affecting a drilling site. Combining hydrodynamic theory with specific drilling applications, this coverage provides readers with a comprehensive reference for designing, planning, and optimizing drilling operations. Featuring the latest technologies and developments affecting the field, Applied Hydro-aeromechanics in Oil and Gas Drilling covers topics including: The physics of hydro-aeromechanical phenomena in drilling processes Calculation methodsTable of ContentsPreface. Notation. 1 Main results and development lines in hydro-aeromechanics of drilling processes. 2 Basic problems of hydro-aeromechanics in drilling processes. 3 Multiphase media in drilling processes. 4 Hydro- aeromechanic equations in drilling processes. 4.1 Mass conservation equation. 4.2 Momentum (motion) equation. 4.3 Thermodynamic equations of state. 4.4 Rheological equations of state. 4.5 Equation of concentrations. 4.6 Formulation of hydro-aerodynamic problems for drilling processes. 5 Hydrostatics of single-phase fluids and two-phase mixtures in gravity field. 5.1 Hydrostatics of single-phase fluids. 5.2 Hydrostatics of incompressible fluid at τw = 0. 5.3 Hydrostatics of single-phase compressible fluid (gas) at τw = 0. 5.4 Hydrostatics of slightly compressible fluid τw = 0. 5.5 Hydrostatics of a fluid with dynamic shear stress (τw‡0). 5.6 Hydrostatics of two-phase fluids. 6 Stationary flow of fluids in elements of well circulation system. 6.1 Equations for stationary flows of homogeneous incompressible fluids. 6.2 Calculation of pressure in laminar flows of viscous incompressible fluids in circular slots, pipes and annular channels. 6.3 Calculation of pressure in laminar flow of viscous-plastic fluids in circular slots, pipes and annular channels. 6.4 Calculation of pressure in laminar flow of power incompressible fluids in circular slots, pipes and annular channels. 6.5 Calculation of pressure in turbulent flow in circular pipes and annular channels. 6.6 Transition of laminar flow of viscous, viscous-plastic and power fluids into turbulent one. 6.7 Calculation of pressure in eccentric annulus. Formation of stagnation zones. 6.8 Effect of internal pipe rotation on pressure in annulus. 6.9 Pressure drop in local resistances of circulation system. 7 Equilibrium and motion of rigid particles in fluid, gas and gas-liquid mixture. 7.1 Washing of the well bottom. 7.2 Levitation of rigid particles in fluid, gas and gas-liquid flows. 7.3 Flow rate of fluid, gas and gas-liquid mixture needed for removal of cutting from well bore. 7.4 Calculation of ball drop time in descending flow of washing fluid in a column of pipes. 7.5 Hydraulic calculation of a circulation system in drilling with incompressible washing fluid. 8 Stationary flow of gas and gas-cutting mixture in elements of well circulation system. 8.1 Pressure distribution in ascending flow of gas and gas-cutting mixture in annular channel of a well. 8.2 Pressure distribution in descending flow of gas in pipes. 8.3 Pressure losses in bit heads and pipe joints. 8.4 Calculation procedure of pump capacity and compressor pressure in drilling with blasting. 9 Stationary flows of gas-liquid mixtures in a well. 9.1 Equations of gas-liquid mixture flow. 9.2 Laminar ascending flow of gas-liquid mixtures in pipes and annular channels. 9.3 Calculation of pressure in pipes and annular space in ascending vertical turbulent flows of gas-liquid mixtures. 9.4 Pressure drop in bit heads in flow of gas-liquid mixture. 9.5 Pressure drop in turbo-drills. 9.6 Calculation of pressure in pipes in descending vertical turbulent flow of gas-liquid mixture. 9.7 Method of calculation of delivery and pressure of pumps and compressors in drilling with aerated fluid washing. 9.8 Effect of gas solubility in fluid on pressure of a mixture in a well. 10 Non-stationary flows of single-phase fluids in a well. 10.1 Equations for non-stationary single-phase flows. 10.2 Non-stationary flows of incompressible fluid in round trip operations. 10.3 Hydrodynamic pressure in round trip operation in a well filled by viscous fluid. 10.4 Hydrodynamic pressure generated by drill-stem descent in a well filled by viscous-plastic fluid. 10.5 Examples of pressure calculations in round trip operations. 10.6 Non-stationary fluid flow in a well as wave process. 10.7. Pressure calculation in deterioration of the safety bypass. 10.8 Calculation of pressure in recovery of circulation in a well. 10.9 Calculation of pressure in a well in settling of ball cage on a seat (thrust ring) in drill-stem. 10.10 Calculation of pressure in round trip of a drill-stem as wave process. 11 Flows of formation fluids and rock solids. 11.1 Basic equations of fluid and rock solid flows. 11.2 Stationary laminar flows of incompressible and compressible fluids and gases. 11.3 Nonstationary laminar flows of incompressible and compressible fluids and gases. 11.4 Flows of formation fluids and rock solids at regimes different from laminar. 12 Nonstationary flow of gas-liquid mixtures in well-formation system. 12.1 Estimation of bottom-hole decompression in removal of gas bench from a well. 12.2 Recognition of gas outburst and selection of regimes of its liquidation. 12.3 Calculation of amount, density and delivery of fluid needed to kill the open gas blowout. 12.4 Calculation of pressure at the well mouth in blowout killing by direct pumping of killing fluid into the well. 13 Nonstationary flows of fluid mixtures in well-formation system Calculation of fluid-gas blowout killing. 14 Distribution of concentration and pressure in displacement of Newtonian and viscous-plastic fluids from circular pipes and annular channels. Hydraulic calculation of cementation regime. 14.1 Main reasons of incompletely displacement of fluids. 14.2 Distribution of concentrations in displacement of one fluid by another fluid. 14.3 Taking into account needed displacement completeness in calculations of cementing. 14.4 Method of hydraulic calculation of cementing regimes with regard to given concentration in channel cross-section. 14.5 Calculation of single-stage well cementation. Method and calculation of cementation with foam-cement slurry. 15 Sedimentation of rigid phase in drilling fluid after deadlock of mixing. 15.1 One-dimensional equation for hydraulic pressure in sedimentation of rigid phase of suspension. 15.2 Lowering of hydraulic pressure in a well after deadlock of solution circulation. 16 Experimental determination of rheological characteristics. 16.1 Determination of rheological characteristics with rotary viscometer. 16.2 Determination of rheological characteristics with capillary viscometer. 16.3 Determination of rheological characteristics of rock solids. 16.4 Examples of application of rheological characteristics. References. Author index. Subject index. About the Authors.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Mine to Mill History of the Great Lakes Iron
Book SynopsisThe history of the iron ore trade on the Great Lakes, from 1900 to 1980, is perhaps best related in visual form. Historians and enthusiasts alike can now learn about this important part of our country''s industrial heritage in nearly 300 views of the mines, railroads, loading docks, and ships of the Great Lakes. Through the medium of the picture postcard, discover the underground and huge open-pit mines on the iron ranges in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota, and ride the rails as the iron is moved from the mines to the giant loading docks at the Upper Lake ports. In calm seas and stormy weather, travel from these ports to the international locks at Sault Ste. Marie, in Michigan and Ontario. The accurate descriptions and comprehensive deltiological information will appeal to postcard collectors, rail and nautical enthusiasts, industrial archeologists, and lovers of Great Lakes history.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Mine to Mill History of the Great Lakes Iron
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Antique Mining Equipment and Collectibles
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MP-NEV University of Nevada Calaveras Gold The Impact of Mining on a Mother
Book SynopsisThis work offers a detailed history of mining and its economic impact in Calaveras County in the central Sierra from the first discoveries in the 1840s. It examines the roles of race, gender, and class in this frontier society, and the generation and distribution of capital.
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Petroleum Extension Service Drilling Fluids Lesson 2
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd This Was Mining in the West
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Wave Propagation in Drilling Well Logging and
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