How to plan for an Oil Well? Drilling optimization requires detailed engineering in all aspects of oil well planning, drilling implementation, and post-run evaluation Effective well planning […]
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Crude Oil Sweetening and Stabilization
why crude oil is stabilized? Once degassed and dehydrated–desalted, crude oil is pumped to gathering facilities to be stored in storage tanks. However, if there are […]
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what is Naphtha Naphtha is a liquid petroleum product that boils from about 30°C (86°F) to approximately 200°C (392°F), although there are different grades of naphtha within […]
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what is Acidizing Much of the worlds oil and gas comes from limestone (CaCO3) and dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) formations, either in their relatively pure form or in […]
Continue readingOilfield Paraffin and Asphaltene
Paraffin control products prevent crude oil precipitation of paraffin wax deposits in production risers, subsea tie-backs, or any other production tubular or transportation pipeline. Paraffin […]
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by: Mohammed Altahir Eliebied Petroleum Engineer Job Description & Career Opportunities A petroleum engineer is a subset of the engineering career, focused upon the exploration […]
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Bernoulli Equation It is customary to express the energy contained in a fluid in terms of the potential energy contained in an equivalent height […]
Continue readingCrude Oil Components
On average, crude oil are made of the following elements or compounds: Carbon – 84% Hydrogen – 14% Sulfur – 1 to […]
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Surface Production Equipment – Well head – X-mass tree Subsurface Production Equipment – Tubing – Packer – Bridge Plug – Safety Valve Production […]
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Removing water from crude oil often requires additional processing beyond gravitational separation. In selecting a treating system, several factors should be considered to determine the […]
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Crude Oil Price First of all we have to understand the Classification of Petroleum Products. The petroleum products that may be subject to evaluation can […]
Continue readingPetroleum Traps part 1
In addition to the requirement that source rock exists for the generation of hydrocarbons, and that reservoir rock exists for the storage and production of […]
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