Advances in Natural Gas: Formation, Processing and Applications. Volume 1: Natural Gas Formation and Extraction

ISBN-13: 9780443192159 / Miękka / 2024 / 500 str.

Spis treści

Section I: Natural Gas Formation and Properties1. Introduction to natural gas importance and characteristics2. Thermo-physical properties of natural gas3. Natural gas thermodynamics, phase equilibrium and behaviour4. Health-safety-environment regulations of natural gas production and extraction5. Natural gas and global warming6. Role of natural gas in the world energy consumption7. Future of natural gas and sustainable development8. Replacement costs of natural gas9. CO₂-rich and CO₂-ultra-rich natural gases

Section II: Natural Gas Extraction from non-Renewable Resources10. Characteristics of natural gas reservoirs11. Methods of natural gas extraction from reservoirs: drilling, hydraulic fracturing, etc.12. Simultaneous production of gas and oil13. Natural gas production associated to oil from oil+gas reservoirs14. Natural gas from oil production: Gas-Lift technologies15. Methods and technologies of coal-bed methane extraction16. Shale gas extraction technologies

Section III: Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG) from non-Renewable Resources17. Synthetic natural gas from coal18. Synthetic natural gas from oil shale

Section IV: Bio-Synthetic Natural Gas (Bio-SNG) from Renewable Resources19. Natural gas production from biomass: lignin, starch, sucrose, cellulose, etc.20. Natural gas production from sewage21. Natural gas production from food wastes22. Natural gas production from algae and microalgae

Section V: Challenges of Natural Gas Production and Extraction23. Environmental challenges of natural gas extraction and production technologies24. Economic assessments of natural gas extraction and production technologies25. Natural gas extraction and production disasters