Nontechnical Guide to Oil and Gas Production

von Mack Drew

178 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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How does oil or natural gas actually get from rock buried miles underground to the fuels, plastics, chemicals, and energy products used every day?Nontechnical Guide to Oil and Gas Production gives you a clear, practical foundation in the entire petroleum value chain-without requiring a degree in geology or petroleum engineering.Written for beginners, students, new industry professionals, managers, investors, service-company personnel, and anyone who wants to understand how the oil and gas business really works, this guide explains sophisticated concepts in straightforward language while preserving the technical logic behind them.Inside, you'll learn how to: - Understand how oil and natural gas form, migrate, and accumulate underground- Follow the exploration process from basin analysis and seismic surveys to discovery and reserves evaluation- Understand drilling rigs, drill bits, drilling fluids, casing, cementing, and well control- See how directional drilling, horizontal wells, and hydraulic fracturing transformed modern production- Understand completions, artificial lift, separators, tank batteries, and production operations- Learn how reservoirs are monitored and managed throughout their productive lives- Follow crude oil and gas through pipelines, processing plants, LNG systems, and refineries- Understand petrochemicals, enhanced oil recovery, water management, and field infrastructure- Learn the basics of petroleum pricing, royalties, leases, regulation, and industry economics- Put the energy transition and the future of oil and gas into practical contextWith 30 chapters across six parts, clear explanations, diagrams, and an integrated wellhead-to-market approach, this book gives you the vocabulary and mental model needed to understand the petroleum industry as a whole.Start building a practical understanding of oil and gas from the ground up.

• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798174505957
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.09.2026
• Größe: 279 x 216 mm
• Verlag: Independently published