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Energy Independence by 2025?
According to a recent article in “Rigzone”, energy consulting group Wood Mackenzie thinks the U. S. could be energy independent again by 2025. If so, this would be the first time since 1952. Wood Mackenzie thinks this is possible because domestic oil and gas production is increasing and demand is decreasing. However, a number of… Read More
Encouraging Results from New Hydrocarbon Sensing Technology
“Rigzone” reports that Wyoming based WellDog Pty. Ltd., is working with Shell International Exploration and Production to adapt spectroscopy technology to shale formations. Spectroscopy has long been used to detect methane and volatile methane/carbon dioxide combinations in coal beds. What makes this technology so promising is its potential to improve the identification of completion intervals… Read More
Water Recycling Success in Eagle Ford
The good news is that recent studies by the Department of Energy and others indicate that fracking, per se, does not contaminate aquifers. However, the practice does require significant amounts of water for use as a fracking fluid. Disposal of fracking fluids can also present a problem. An obvious solution would be the purification of… Read More
Gas-to-Liquids Technology Comes of Age?
Long considered a step child of the oil and gas industry, gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology might be coming of age according to two recent articles in “Rigzone”. Conceived in Nazi Germany, nurtured in apartheid South Africa, and reaching maturity in countries with large isolated natural gas reserves and only limited domestic markets, GTL has never been… Read More
Produced Water Recycling Breakthrough?
“Rigzone” reports that California based research and development firm, OriginOil, appears to have developed a very promising technology. The new Electro Water Separation process will remove oil particles, suspended solids and bacteria from both frac blowback and produced (formation brine) water. This continuous, chemical free and low cost method of water treatment consists of two… Read More
