ECOLOGY SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES OF UNCONVENTIONAL OIL RESERVES RECOVERY FOR SUSTAINABLE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT

Sand productions are inclusive of various types of major key challenges for gas and oil productions as the sand managements are rapidly growing in becoming significant to manage wells of high rates. Since approximately 70% of gas as well oil reserves around the globe are sand formations Sand production is an unavoidable by-product in oil and gas industry as 70% gas and oil reserves of the world oil are sand formation. Transportation of the particles from the wellbore to the surface will cause the damage to the amenities and tools. Wells producing gas and oils can potentially fail because of the erosion of the major solid particles. It can be illustrated through an example like producing wells having considerable amount of production of sand might affect negatively over the fitting and components of the pipeline, well tubing as well as the equipment used for the production. Thus can cause highly priced potential ecofriendly damages, equipment loss and downtime production. The current study provides outcomes gathered through examining and analyzing various factors for determining the severities and amount of the erosion of sand over the pipe bend. To solve the phenomena of the flow of the fluid, this study has used CFD. To design the pipe’s elbow, CATIA-V5 is brought in use and meshing is done with the help of the ANSYS. Different cases will be studied here by varying the percentage of water and EG with respect to sand particle size 160m and 370m. Erosion rate, Skin friction Coefficient and Swirl velocity are the three major effects which will be studied further. Through the observation of the study, it can be said that material’s character and flow velocity are the predominant factors which might affect the rate of sand erosion within the pipelines. The observation is made over every factor and is also analyzed.

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The Civic Informatics of FracTracker Alliance: Working with Communities to Understand the Unconventional Oil and Gas Industry

Engaging Science Technology and Society ◽

10.17351/ests2017.128 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

pp. 528 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Kirk Jalbert ◽

Samantha Malone Rubright ◽

Karen Edelstein

Keyword(s):

Civil Society ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Oil And Gas Industry ◽

Knowledge Flows ◽

Public Understanding ◽

Gas Industry ◽

Critical Knowledge ◽

Unconventional Oil ◽

Unconventional Oil And Gas

Unconventional oil and gas extraction is fueling a wave of resource development often touted as a new era in US energy independence. However, assessing the true costs of extraction is made difficult by the vastness of the industry and lack of regulatory transparency. This paper addresses efforts to fill knowledge gaps taken up by civil society groups, where the resources produced in these efforts are used to make informed critiques of extraction processes and governance. We focus on one civil society organization, called FracTracker Alliance, which works to enhance public understanding by collecting, interpreting, and visualizing oil and gas data in broad partnerships. Drawing on the concepts of civic science, we suggest that the informational practices of civil society research organizations facilitate critical knowledge flows that we term “civic informatics.” We offer three case studies illustrating how different characteristics of civic informatics enable public-minded research as well as build capacity for political mobilizations. Finally, we suggest that empirical studies of civic informatics and its facilitators offer insights for the study of “engaged” Science and Technologies Studies (STS) that seek to generate new models of science at the intersection of praxis and theory.

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ANALYSIS OF TRENDS OF OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN RUSSIA

Oil and Gas Studies ◽

10.31660/0445-0108-2017-5-89-95 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 89-95

Author(s):

A. V. Solodovnikov ◽

A. N. Makhneva

Keyword(s):

Growth Rates ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Statistical Data ◽

Oil And Gas Industry ◽

Gas Production ◽

Gas Industry ◽

Oil And Gas Production ◽

Industry Development

The trends of the basic indicators of oil and gas production and export in Russia based on the statistical data were analyzed. The chain and basic absolute increments, growth rates and increments were identified. On the basis of general indicators of the dynamics of development of the oil and gas industry the average characteristics were determined. The perspective of development of oil and gas industry in the country was estimated.

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Evolution of Completion Techniques in the Lower Shaunavon Tight Oil Play in Southwestern Saskatchewan

10.2118/spe-173368-ms ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

D. J. Schlosser ◽

M.. Johe ◽

T.. Humphreys ◽

C.. Lundberg ◽

J. L. McNichol

Keyword(s):

Oil And Gas ◽

New Technology ◽

Oil And Gas Industry ◽

Field Trials ◽

Gas Industry ◽

Point Energy ◽

Horizontal Drilling ◽

Oil Reserves ◽

Coiled Tubing ◽

Open Hole

Abstract The Oil and Gas industry has explored and developed the Lower Shaunavon formation through vertical drilling and completion technology. In 2006, previously uneconomic oil reserves in the Lower Shaunavon were unlocked through horizontal drilling and completions technologies. This success is similar to the developments seen in many other formations within the Williston Basin and Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin including Crescent Point Energy's Viewfield Bakken play in southeast Saskatchewan. In the Lower Shaunavon play, the horizontal multistage completion era began in 2006, with horizontal divisions of four to six completion stages per well that utilized ball-drop sleeves and open-hole packers. By 2010, the stage count capabilities of ball-drop systems had increased and liners with nine to 16 stages per well were being run. With an acquisition in 2009, Crescent Point Energy began operating in the Lower Shaunavon area. The acquisition was part of the company's strategy to acquire large oil-in-place resource plays. Recognizing the importance that technology brings to these plays, Crescent Point Energy has continuously developed and implemented new technology. In 2009, realizing the success of coiled tubing fractured cemented liners in the southeast Saskatchewan Viewfield Bakken play, Crescent Point Energy trialed their first cemented liners in the Lower Shaunavon formation. At the same time, technology progressed with advancements in completion strategies that were focused on fracture fluids, fracture stages, tool development, pump rates, hydraulic horsepower, environmental impact, water management, and production. In 2013, another step change in technology saw the implementation of coiled tubing activated fracture sleeves in cemented liner completions. Based on field trials and well results in Q4 2013, Crescent Point Energy committed to a full cemented liner program in the Lower Shaunavon. This paper presents the evolution of Crescent Point Energy's Lower Shaunavon resource play of southwest Saskatchewan. The benefits of current completion techniques are: reductions in water use, increased production, competitive well costs, and retained wellbore functionality for potential re-fracture and waterflooding programs.

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TRENDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OIL AND GAS MARKET AND THE MAIN MEASURES OF STATE SUPPORT AIMED AT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARCTIC OIL AND GAS PROJECTS

EKONOMIKA I UPRAVLENIE: PROBLEMY, RESHENIYA ◽

10.36871/ek.up.p.r.2021.11.05.005 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (11) ◽

pp. 31-38

Author(s):

Igor V. Selin ◽

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Mikhail V. Ulchenko ◽

Keyword(s):

Oil And Gas ◽

Oil And Gas Industry ◽

Gas Production ◽

State Support ◽

Gas Industry ◽

Oil Companies ◽

Oil Reserves ◽

Exploration Drilling ◽

Gas Market ◽

High Level

This article is devoted to the study of the main trends in the development of the oil and gas market, as well as the transfer of state support aimed at the implementation of Arctic oil and gas projects. The analysis showed that 2020 turned out to be extremely difficult for the oil and gas industry as a whole. The volumes of oil and natural gas production and consumption decreased, and due to a reduction in revenue, large domestic companies began to save on exploration drilling. Given the high level of «depletion» of oil reserves in traditional fields, with an increase in demand, in the short term, domestic oil companies will not be able to quickly increase production volumes and take advantage of favorable market conditions.

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