Oil well

OB 354 Ethical Dilemma Case October 11, 2017 Mitchell Valla 1. What are the facts in the case? • John is a very accomplished seismologist who reports to the director of the research facility he works at • John has spent years developing a method for predicting major earthquakes that will hit the West Coast • The facility John works for is funded by government money and corporate interests • John has developed a technique that he believes is 80 percent accurate in predicting an…

This week school of natural science instructor, Peggy O’ Days briefly outlined the California gold rush and the effects of mining. First, she outlined the geography of California with an emphasis on the tectonic plates. She mentioned that the tectonic plates offer a hot bed of minerals that through time make mineral deposits on land. O’ Days mentioned the different ways mineral deposits are created, but did not thoroughly explain the process. Additionally, she gave a brief history of the year…

natural gases and pretroleum can flow much more freely. Due to the fracking boom, the US has already surpassed Saudi Arabia in energy production and the US is on its way to becoming energy self sufficient. The amount of natural gases would increase as well and this massive increase in supply would mean much lower prices, it also means less need to import natural gas which would help the economy. Sounds amazing, right? What could possibly go wrong? Fracking firstly requires a lot of water and…

six million residents of the state consume an average 110 gallons of drinking water per day, per person. New York State Dept. of Health evaluates the water quality throughout the state as well as the Elmira Water Board by measuring all possible and actual threats to the water. Back in 2008, the drinking water wells in nearby Dimock, Pa., approximately 66.6 miles south east of Elmira, water samples uncovered dangerously high levels of methane. In 2013, The…

the western continental margin (Ward, 1994). In order to understand the importance that the discovery of oil has had in the Los Angeles Basin, we look to the events that have taken place in the basin itself that created the conditions necessary for the formation of oil. The intent of this paper will delve into the source rock, reservoir rocks, cap rocks, and traps that led to the formation of oil in the basin. The basin itself is constituted, as described by Biddle et al ( 1991), has a…

The major problem discussed in this case study is water hammering. Water hammering is a pressure surge or wave caused when a fluid is in motion forced to stop or change direction suddenly. This problem usually occurs in chemical plant industries where huge pipelines are used. The alternative solutions for each minor problem are: • Pipe bursting Pipe bursting is considered as a dangerous problem which leads to many industrial and financial consequences. In order to avoid this problem there are…

No one likes to spend money but that is just what fracking a well makes a man do. On average, fracking only one well costs three to five million dollars (The Pennsylvania Guide to Hydraulic Fracturing, or "Fracking). To put that amount into perspective, there are 500,000 wells available for fracking and all of them can be fracked eighteen times. One to eight million gallons of water and forty thousand gallons of chemicals…

1. What are Seismic Imaging Technology and Chevron use of the technology? Seismic Imaging is a tool/technique to find the availability of crude oils and natural gas underground. It is also known as reflection Seismology as it is a process of inspection geophysics to evaluate the properties of Earth’s subsurface by using the principles of seismology from the reflected seismic waves. Sound waves are recorded by Seismologists using an ultrasensitive device called geophone as they echo under the…

Policy act of 2005. Natural Gas Fracking will play in the United States energy future is quickly evolving. Fracking is known to be one of the largest gas reserves in the world. Also can be referred to as a “Bridge Fuel” that, according to the gas and oil industry, will aid in the country’s energy transition. Industry argues to government about Fracking how it will provide new jobs to people, but also potential risks of contaminating water and endanger existing economies. At state level the…

fracturing, is a method of extracting natural gas from the earth. In this process, a well is drilled deep into the earth to reach shale. Once it hit this level, the well takes a ninety-degree turn and runs through the layer. Water with other dissolved chemicals is pressurized and sent down the well to create cracks in the shale. This solution helps absorb the gas and is subsequently pumped back up the well to the surface (NYTimes). The controversies surrounding fracking involve the…