Shale oil and gas production processes 1st edition elsevier. Case study of shale oil production abstract shale oil or retort oil is rapidly emerging as a significant unconventional fuel in usa and successfully found a place in the world energy mix. Development of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing is crucial for economic production of shale gas reservoirs, but it must be performed with caution and as a multidisciplinary approach. Mining and processing of oil shales has particularly challenging. Shale oil and gas are exactly the same product as oil and natural gas from conventional extraction. The hydraulic fracturing process was used in conventional limestone and sandstone reservoirs for decades. The production of shale oil lowered the current crude oil prices proved that this type of viable energy. Shale gas resources are becoming an important energy source for meeting rising energy demand over the next few decades. Easytoread understand overview of the chemistry, engineering, and technology of shale oil. Determine which method of production of shale oil is the most feasible.
Please read our short guide how to send a book to kindle. Shale oil is a substitute for conventional crude oil. The upgrading of shale oil is one of the new technologies of top industries in the world. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, opened up more natural gas for production, but the technology added costs to the oil extraction process. Shale oil production processes 1st edition elsevier. Purchase shale oil production processes 1st edition. Shale oil is light, lowviscosity, and low in sulfur, making it desirable to process.
Shale oil extraction is an industrial process for unconventional oil production. Shale oil costs more than conventional oil to extract. Methods which should reduce environmental footprint. Contributions of coal and oil shale electricity production systems to climate change. The resultant shale oil is used as fuel oil or upgraded to meet refinery feedstock specifications by adding hydrogen and removing sulfur and nitrogen impurities shale oil extraction is usually performed. The potential scientific and technological treatments of highgrade shale oil production from oil shale is.
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