evaluation of oil-and-gas properties

Oil and gas reservoir — is a geological rock containing voids of such porosity and permeability properties that identify its capability to contain fluids and ensure their mobility. The reservoir thickness, homogeneity of area and the degree of variation in depth and by… …   Glossary of Oil and Gas

Oil reserves — Proven Oil Reserves, as published by the CIA Factbook, 2009 The total estimated amount of oil in an oil reservoir, including both producible and non producible oil, is called oil in place. However, because of reservoir characteristics and… …   Wikipedia

Oil palm — African Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

Gas porosity — Determining the true porosity of a gas filled formation has always been a problem. While gas is a hydrocarbon, similar to oil, the physical properties of the fluids are very different, making it very hard to correctly quantify the total amount of …   Wikipedia

Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …   Universalium

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Mallik gas hydrate site — The Mallik Methane Hydrate Site (or Mallik Gas Hydrate Production Research Well, Mallik test well) is located in the Beaufort Sea, Canada. Contents 1 Site Highlights 2 Introduction to the Area 3 General physical and geological description …   Wikipedia

Microbial enhanced oil recovery — (MEOR) is a biological based technology consisting in manipulating function or structure, or both, of microbial environments existing in oil reservoirs. The ultimate aim of MEOR is to improve the recovery of oil entrapped in porous media while… …   Wikipedia

Formation evaluation — In petroleum exploration and development, formation evaluation is used to determine the ability of a borehole to produce petroleum. Essentially, it is the process of recognizing a commercial well when you drill one .Modern rotary drilling usually …   Wikipedia

Deepwater Horizon oil spill — 2010 oil spill and BP oil spill redirect here. For other oil spills in 2010, see 2010 oil spill (disambiguation). For the 2006 oil spill involving BP, see Prudhoe Bay oil spill. For the drilling rig and explosion, see Deepwater Horizon… …   Wikipedia

Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory — Established 1 February 1961 (1 February 1961) Research Type …   Wikipedia