Full Description
This significantly updated edition looks at each stage in the life cycle of petroleum products, from exploration to end use, examining the environmental pressures on the oil industry and its response. Technical developments are progressing in line with environmental concerns and increasing sophistication of computer modelling techniques. These subjects are interrelated, but have often been dealt with independently. This book explores these topics together in a way that is understandable to the non-expert, and those who are expert in one field, but wish to see their expertise discussed in the overall context. Written primarily for those working in the oil and related industries, this book also provides essential reference material for government and research institutions and all those with an interest in environmental technological issues.
Contents
General Introduction.- Environmental Control Technology for Oilfield Processes.- Environmental Control of Well Integrity.- Environmental Control of Drilling Discharge.- Environmental Control of Produced Water.- Evironmental Control of Well-site Disposal Onshore.- ENVIRONMENTAL IMACTS OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING AND BENEFICIAL USES OF PRODUCED WATER.- Drilling and Production Discharges in the Marine Environment.- Decommissioning of Offshore Oil and Gas Installations.- Tanker Design, Efficiency and Safety: Historical Developments, Present and Future Trends.- Pipeline Technology and the Environment.- ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF OIL REFINERIES.- The Distribution and Use of Petroleum Fuels.- Lubricants.
