Environmental aspects of oil and gas production /

Oil and gas still power the bulk of our world, from automobiles and the power plants that supply electricity to our homes and businesses, to jet fuel, plastics, and many other products that enrich our lives. With the relatively recent development of hydraulic fracturing ("fracking"), multi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Robertson, John O. (Author), Chilingar, George V., 1929- (Author)
Corporate Author:	Knovel (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Hoboken, NJ : Beverly, MA : John Wiley and Sons ; Scrivener Publishing, 2017.
Subjects:	Petroleum industry and trade > Environmental aspects. Gas fields > Production methods > Environmental aspects. Oil fields > Production methods > Environmental aspects. Gisements de gaz > Production > Méthodes > Aspect de l'environnement. Gisements pétrolifères > Production > Méthodes > Aspect de l'environnement. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Mining. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Environmental concerns
Migration of hydrocarbon gases
Subsidence as a result of gas/oil/water production
Effect of emission of CO2 and CH4 into the atmosphere
Fracking
Corrosion
Scaling.