author: james g speight

Handbook of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations

James G. Speight. had also given early directional drillers principles of bottom hole assembly design and drilling practice that would help bring a crooked hole nearer the vertical. Combined, these survey tools and bottom hole assembly ...

Encyclopedia of Renewable Energy

... Soil type* Descriptions Alluvial soil Formed as a result of deposition by the rivers and streams; lacks a well ... residual soil and transported soil. Residual soil is the soil that has been formed in place from the bedrock below. On the ...

Rules of Thumb for Petroleum Engineers

James G. Speight. Retrograde. Condensate. Systems. SARA Analysis The SARA (saturates-aromatics-resins-asphaltenes) ... Retrograde Condensation Retrograde condensation is the formation of liquid hydrocarbons 633 Retrograde Condensate Systems.

Asphalt Materials Science and Technology

... ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA. ASTM D2397. Standard Specification for Cationic Emulsified Asphalt ... D4052. Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Liquids by Digital Density Meter. Annual Book of ...

Handbook of Heavy Oil Properties and Analysis

... ASTM D70, 2021; ASTM D71, 2021; ASTM D287, 2021; ASTM D1217, 2021; ASTM D1298, 2021; ASTM D1480, 2021; ASTM D1481, 2021; ASTM D1555, 2021; ASTM D1657, 2021; ASTM D4052, 2021). Briefly, the use of a digital density meter is a quick ...

Bioremediation of Petroleum and Petroleum Products

... (ASTM D1298, IP 160)isprobably of least importance in determining fuel oil performance, but it isused in product ... D4052, ASTM D5002) measure density with a digitaldensity analyzer. This device determinesdensity by analysis of the ...

Handbook of Petroleum Product Analysis

... (ASTM D5708). Inductively coupled argon plasma emission spectrophotometry (ASTM D5708) has an advantage over atomic absorption spectrophotometry (ASTM D4628, ASTM D5863) because it can provide more complete elemental composition data ...

Handbook of Coal Analysis

... (ASTM D149) at commercial power frequencies and is expressed in volts per sample thickness. This test method covers procedures for the determination of dielectric strength of solid insulating materials at commercial power frequencies ...

Handbook of Petroleum Product Analysis

... Fractions by High Ionizing Voltage Mass Spectrometry D2789 Standard Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in Low Olefinic Gasoline by Mass Spectrometry D3239 Standard Test Method for Aromatic Types Analysis of Gas-Oil Aromatic Fractions by ...

Shale Oil and Gas Production Processes

... ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. ASTM D2789, 2019. Standard Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in ... D4052, 2019. Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Liquids by Digital Density Meter.

Deep Shale Oil and Gas

... ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA. ASTM D421 2015. Standard Practice for Dry Preparation of Soil Samples for Particle-Size Analysis and Determination of Soil Constants. Annual Book of Standards. ASTM International, West ...

Gas Engineering: Vol. 1: Origin and Reservoir Engineering

... condensation occurs in the reservoir, the phenomenon known as condensate blockage can halt flow of the liquids to ... retrograde condensation continues until a point of maximum liquid volume is reached. The term retrograde is used ...

Handbook of Coal Analysis

... ASTM D-6300; ASTM D-6708; ASTM E-177) is a necessary part of ensuring the accuracy of the data produced by analytical test methods. The issue of testing for bias in a coal sampling system (ASTM D-6518; ISO ... (or errors) that is (are) of ...

The Science and Technology of the Environment

... (ASTM D92; ASTM D1310; see also ASTM D93, ASTM D3278). A solid that can ignite from friction or from heat remaining from its manufacture, or which may cause a serious hazard if ignited. – Explosive materials are not included in this ...

Formulas and Calculations for Drilling Operations

... Chemical Engineers: A Manual for Quick, Accurate Solutions to Everyday Process Engineering Problems 3rd Edition ... Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering 8th Edition. Prentice Hall, Pearson Education Inc., Upper Saddle ...

Handbook of Hydraulic Fracturing

... lease and rural roads is a less daunting task than improving paved city/county roads due to ease of obtaining the ... pumpers, high‐level shutdown sensors, continued equipment observations and maintenance, and secondary containments in ...

Handbook of Petroleum Refining

... (ASTM D70, ASTM D71, ASTM D287, ASTM D1217, ASTM D1298, ASTM D1480, ASTM D1481, ASTM D1555, ASTM D1657, ASTM D4052, IP 235, IP 160, IP 249, IP 365) are two properties that have found wide use in the industry for preliminary assessment of ...

Thermal and Catalytic Processing in Petroleum Refining Operations

... ASTM D1298 ) , a pycnometer ( ASTM D70 , ASTM D1217 , ASTM D1480 , and ASTM D1481 ) or by means of a digital density meter ( ASTM D4052 ) and a digital density analyzer ( ASTM D5002 ) . While all of these methods may not be suitable for ...

Refinery Feedstocks

... Reaction Kinetics and Reactor Design, 2nd Edition. Marcel Dekker Inc., New ... Chemical Reaction Engineering. McGraw-Hill, New York. Donati, G., and ... Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering, 4th Edition. Prentice-Hall, Englewood ...

Handbook of Industrial Hydrocarbon Processes

... ASTM D323, 2019. Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Reid Method). Annual Book of ... D5708, 2019. Standard Test Methods for Determination of Nickel, Vanadium, and Iron in Crude Oils and Residual Fuels by ...

Petroleum Biodegradation and Oil Spill Bioremediation

... deviation, relative standard deviation (RSD), coefficient of variance (CV), standard error of the mean (M), and the relative percent difference (RPD). The standard deviation in measurements, however, can vary with the concentrations of ...

Fouling in Refineries

... ASTM D4007; ASTM D4377; ASTM D4928), salt content (ASTM D3230), and bottom sediment/water (ASTM D96; ASTM D1796; ASTM D4007) indicate the concentrations of aqueous contaminants, present in the crude either originally or picked up by the ...

Environmental Organic Chemistry for Engineers

... hydrolysis: (1) salt hydrolysis, (2) acid hydrolysis, and (3) base ... condensation, a reaction in which two molecular fragments are joined for ... reactions involving organic compounds may be illustrated by Chemical Transformations in ...

Introduction to Enhanced Recovery Methods for Heavy Oil and Tar Sands

... ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA. ASTM D524, 2014. Standard test method for ramsbottom carbon residue of ... D2007, 2014. Standard test method for characteristic groups in rubber extender and processing oils and other petroleum- ...

The Chemistry and Technology of Petroleum, Fifth Edition

... ASTM D4007; ASTM D4377; ASTM D4928), salt content (ASTM D3230), and bottom sediment and water (BS&W) (ASTM D96; ASTM D1796; ASTM D4007) indicate the concentrations of aqueous contaminants, present in the crude either originally or ...

Handbook of Natural Gas Analysis

... (ASTM D852, 2017; ASTM D1015, 2017), cloud point (ASTM D2500, 2017), and solidification point or freezing point (ASTM D852, 2017; ASTM D1015, 2017). In the application of test method ASTM D852 (2017), the analyst should be aware that ...

Chemistry And Technology Of Alternate Fuels

... ASTM standards for biodiesel are acid number (total acid number, TAN, indicates the presence of free fatty acids and ... D2500 Ambient temperature 0.15 0.35 10 ASTM D524 11 460 460 ASTM D6079 12 0.3 0.3 ASTM D664 13 0.001 0.001 ASTM ...

Handbook of Natural Gas Analysis

... ASTM International. ASTM D611 (2017). Standard Test Methods for Aniline Point and Mixed Aniline Point of Petroleum Products and Hydrocarbon Solvents, Annual Book of Standards. West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania: ASTM International. ASTM D6299 ...

Natural Gas: A Basic Handbook

This book presents an ideal resource on the topic for engineers new to natural gas, for advisors and consultants in the natural gas industry, and for technical readers interested in learning more about this clean burning fuel source and how ...

Gas Engineering: Vol. 2: Composition and Processing of Gas Streams

... ASTM D4052) are also required. Viscosity (ASTM D88, ASTM D445, and ASTM D2161), density (ASTM D287, ASTM D891, ASTM D1217, ASTM D1298, ASTM D1555, ASTM D1657, ASTM D4052, and ASTM D5002), and refractive index (ASTM D1218) have been ...

Environmental Analysis and Technology for the Refining Industry

... (ASTM D346). Improper dividing, sieving, and crushing equipment, and some muffle furnace-lining material can ... D5708). Inductively coupled argon plasma emission spectrophotometry (ASTM D5708) has an advantage over atomic absorption ...

Introduction to Petroleum Biotechnology

... ASTM D974 in that they both use a color change to indicate the end point ... D4052, IP 235; IP 160; IP 249; IP 365) are two properties that have found ... (ASTM D287; ASTM D1298, ASTM D1657; IP 160), a pycnometer (ASTM D70; ASTM D1217 ...

Handbook of Hydraulic Fracturing

James G. Speight. ASTM D128. 2015. Standard Test Methods for Analysis of Lubricating ... ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA. ASTM D130. 2015. Standard Test ... D2007. 2015. Standard Test Method for Characteristic Groups in Rubber ...

Handbook of Coal Analysis

... (ASTM D4055). In the method, a sample of oil is mixed with pentane in a volumetric flask, and the oil solution is ... D2007, ASTM D2549). The former method (ASTM D2007) advocates the use of adsorption on clay and clay-silica gel followed ...

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