New technology of share deposits by using perfogenerators. Study on a selected group of propellants dedicated for intensification of oil and gas production Nowa technologia udostępniania złóż za pomocą perfogeneratorów. Badania wytypowanej grupy paliw (propelantów) przeznaczonych do intensyfikacji wydobycia ropy naftowej i gazu

Nanotechnology encompasses the science and technology of objects with sizes ranging from 1 nm to 100 nm. Today, exploration and production from conventional oil and gas wells have reached a stage of depletion. Newer technologies have been developed to address this problem. Maximum oil production at a minimum cost is currently a huge challenge. This paper reviews nanotechnology applications in the oil and gas production sector, including in the fields of exploration, drilling, production, and waste management in oil fields, as well as their environmental concerns. The paper reviews experimental observations carried out by various researchers in these fields. The effect of various nanoparticles, such as titanium oxide, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide, copper oxide, and carbon nanotubes in drilling fluids and silica nanoparticles in enhanced oil recovery, has been observed and studied. This paper gives a detailed review of the benefits of nanotechnology in oil exploration and production. The fusion of nanotechnology and petroleum technology can result in great benefits. The physics and chemistry of nanoparticles and nanostructures are very new to petroleum technology. Due to the greater risk associated with adapting new technology, nanotechnology has been slow to gain widespread acceptance in the oil and gas industries. However, the current economic conditions have become a driving force for newer technologies.

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Offshore Oil and Gas: The Future Engineering Contribution

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers ◽

10.1243/pime_proc_1974_188_006_02 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 188 (1) ◽

pp. 11-24 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

L. C. Allcock

Keyword(s):

Continental Shelf ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

New Technology ◽

Gas Production ◽

Oil And Gas Development ◽

Oil And Gas Production ◽

The Future ◽

Offshore Oil And Gas ◽

Offshore Oil ◽

Production Industry

Development of offshore oil and gas production from the continental shelf and in even deeper water will be dependent on engineers. It is of primary importance to understand the nature of the oil and gas production industry in order to follow more clearly the contribution that will be required from many of the professional branches of engineering, and a great deal of new technology must be developed in order that the problems of the future may be overcome. The difficulty may not be in defining the future engineering of oil and gas development but in finding engineers in sufficient numbers to meet the demand.

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Waste Disposal by Injection Into Deep Wells

Part A: Combustion and Alternative Energy Technology; Computers in Engineering; Drilling Technology; Environmental Engineering Technology; Composite Materials Design and Analysis; Manufacturing and Services ◽

10.1115/etce2001-17093 ◽

2001 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Bozidar Omrcen ◽

Bozidar Loncaric ◽

Vladislav Brkic

Keyword(s):

Waste Disposal ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

New Technology ◽

Injection Pressure ◽

Gas Production ◽

Reservoir Pressure ◽

Oil And Gas Production ◽

Process Waste ◽

Deep Wells ◽

Geological Formation

Abstract There has been a long tradition of process waste disposal into existing deep wells in Croatia. Previously, liquids were separated from solids and injected into geologically appropriate formations. Solids were left in the existing mud pits or transferred into selected deposits. An essential disadvantage of such a procedure was the settlement of heavy metals and their penetration into sediments containing fresh water. The authors of this project have elaborated a new technology that presumes joint injection of liquids and solids into deep wells properly designed, so that the slurry may penetrate through geologically adequate formations. Wells have been classified into three groups upon which the following requirements are imposed: (1) reservoir pressure of a selected geological formation is lower than the hydrostatic one; (2) reservoir pressure is higher than the hydrostatic one, but lower than the fracturing pressure of that formation; and (3) possibility of obtaining an injection pressure that creates fractures and thus enables waste disposal. With regard to the fact that a relatively large number of dry exploration wells and depleted production wells exist in Croatia, the study illustrates that a number of wells can be classified into these three groups. Currently, the technological waste created during drilling, workover, oil and gas production and refining processes is permanently disposed by applying a specific procedure developed in Croatia. Besides, there has been a serious debate over the possibility of a permanent low and middle radioactivity waste disposal created in health services, pharmacy and food industry, following the referred procedure. For that purpose, an adequate law regulation to enable the application of the referred procedure is under preparation.

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