A Reference Guide to the Petroleum Industry Including Its Exploration, Development, Technical Challenges, and More

By: Sand, Charlene

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This book contains a comprehensive overview of the petroleum industry, which includes the global processes of exploring, extracting, refining, transporting, and marketing petroleum products. The largest volume products of the industry are fuel oil and gasoline. Petroleum is vital to many industries, and is of importance to the maintenance of industrial civilization itself. It is a critical concern for many nations. Read about the exploration of the petroleum industry and technical challenges including differential sticking, drilling fluid invasion, lost circulation, and more.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1276232756
• ISBN13: 9781276232753
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Webster's Digital Services
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.7"