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21Methanol — (methyl alcohol, CH3OH) is a wood alcohol used in gas and oil production as an inhibitor of hydrate formation, most often at gas condensate fields. Injection of methanol into the well downhole zone of gas hydrate fields causes not only… …
22titanium processing — Introduction preparation of the ore for use in various products. Titanium (Ti) is a soft, ductile, silvery gray metal with a melting point of 1,675° C (3,047° F). Owing to the formation on its surface of an oxide film that is… …
23Titanium — This article is about the chemical element. For other uses, see Titanium (disambiguation). scandium ← titanium → vanadium …
24Petroleum engineering — refers to the subsurface engineering activities related to the production of hydrocarbons, which can be either crude oil or gas. These activities are deemed to fall within the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry which are the activities… …
25Mudlogger — A mudlogger, or mud logger in the modern oil field positions hydrocarbons with respect to depth. Their main responsibilities are to identify downhole lithology, position hydrocarbons, monitor natural gas, and draw well logs for use by the oil… …
26William C. Pfefferle — (born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American scientist and inventor. Nicknamed the father of catalytic combustion, he invented the original catalytic combustor for gas turbine engines in the early 1970s. Gas turbines work by mixing fuel with… …
27Binary cycle power plant — A binary cycle power plant is a type of geothermal power plant that allows cooler geothermal reservoirs to be used than with dry steam and flash steam plants. They are used when the temperature of the water is less than 175 °C (350 °F). With… …
28Archie's law — In petrophysics, Archie s law relates the in situ electrical conductivity of sedimentary rock to its porosity and brine saturation: :C t = C w phi^m S w^n Here, phi denotes the porosity, C t the electrical conductivity of the fluid saturated rock …
29Turbodrill — A turbodrill is a tool used mostly by petrochemical companies to dig wells for crude oil and natural gas reserves. History of turbodrilling*In 1924 the first US Patent was issued to a company called Scharpenberg for the first multi staged… …
30Naturally occurring radioactive material — Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) and Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) consist of materials, usually industrial wastes or by products enriched with radioactive elements found in the… …
