Petroleum Engineering

When 3D seismic investigation has been completed, it is time to drill the well. Normally,…

The oil and gas bearing structure is typically porous rock, such as sandstone or washed…

Crude oil Crude oil is a complex mixture consisting of 200 or more different organic…

Natural gas that is mainly methane cannot be compressed to liquid state at normal ambient…

Pipelines can measure anywhere from 6 to 48 inches (15-120 cm) in diameter. In order…

Gas processing consists of separating the various hydrocarbons and fluids from the pure natural gas…

We will go through each section in detail in the following chapters. The summary below…

A whole range of different structures is used offshore, depending on size and water depth.…

Onshore production is economically viable from a few dozen barrels of oil a day and…

This illustration gives an overview of typical oil and gas production facilities: Although there is…