Skip to main content
Elsevier
View Cart
My account

Books in Petroleum oil shales and tar sands

BooksJournals

    • Carbon Capture and Storage in the Oil and Gas Industry

      • 1st Edition
      • December 1, 2025
      • Birol Dindoruk + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 5 7 6 1 5
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 5 7 6 2 2
      Carbon Capture and Storage in the Oil and Gas Industry: Solutions for the Energy Transition introduces engineers to the basics in CCUS and how oil and gas can support activity. Containing both academic and corporate contributors, topics include screening selection, best practices, and the latest advances. Field applications and available case studies are included to help users learn and apply concepts to real-world applications. Lead by three experienced oil and gas experts, this book will define and guide the oil and gas engineer into a must-have skill in energy transition that will help them contribute to net zero goals.This is a climate mitigation action which caters to the assets (in terms of geological storage capacities and existing infrastructure) and technical skills (i.e., expertise in subsurface technology) of oil and gas producers. The literature through journal outlets is climbing rapidly, but there is still no CCUS or a go-to reference that trains the oil and gas engineer.

    • Managed Pressure Drilling: Fundamentals, Methods and Applications

      • 1st Edition
      • May 30, 2025
      • Eric van Oort
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 9 1 6 4 9 3
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 9 1 6 5 0 9
      Managed Pressure Drilling Fundamentals, Methods and Applications, First Edition provides the basic infrastructure and extended support necessary for drilling engineers to apply managed pressure drilling to their operations. Enhanced with multiple new chapters and contributions from both academic and corporate authors, this reference provides engineers with the basic processes and equipment behind MPD. Other sections explain the latest technology and real-world case studies, such as how to optimize the managed pressure drilling system, how to choose the best well candidate for MPD, and how to lower costs for land-based operations. Packed with a glossary, list of standards, and a well classification system, this book is a flagship reference for drilling engineers on how to understand basics and advances in this fast-paced area of oil and gas technology.

    • Powering through the Transition

      • 1st Edition
      • November 28, 2024
      • Michael Deighton
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 9 1 7 5 4 4
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 9 9 5 7 2 6
      The energy transition is underway to low carbon, and energy companies need a guide to navigate through the uncertainties while maintaining an agile workforce. Powering through the Transition: Navigating the Energy Sector’s Biggest Change since the Discovery of Oil delivers key principles to achieve performance excellence for energy managers and engineers, utilizing cutting edge tools and techniques around lean, visual management, scrum, agile and margin improvement methods. Practical and user-friendly, the methods introduced are already showing successful tangible results with super major energy companies backed by the author’s 25-year experience. Strong visual graphics through flow charts and graphical abstracts are included as well as smart deployment methods utilizing digital technology and multiskilling of personnel. Rounding out with a glossary of terms and practical examples, Powering through the Transition gives today’s companies a plan to thrive in low carbon energy markets.

    • Reservoir Formation Damage

      • 4th Edition
      • March 29, 2023
      • Faruk Civan
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 9 0 2 2 8 1
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 9 8 4 7 3 7
      Reservoir Formation Damage: Fundamentals, Modeling, Assessment, and Mitigation, Fourth Edition gives engineers a structured layout to predict and improve productivity, providing strategies, recent developments and methods for more successful operations. Updated with many new chapters, including completion damage effects for fractured wells, flow assurance, and fluid damage effects, the book will help engineers better tackle today’s assets. Additional new chapters include bacterial induced formation damage, new aspects of chemically induced formation damage, and new field application designs and cost assessments for measures and strategies. Additional procedures for unconventional reservoirs get the engineer up to date. Structured to progress through your career, Reservoir Formation Damage, Fourth Edition continues to deliver a trusted source for both petroleum and reservoir engineers.

    • Tight Oil Reservoirs

      • 1st Edition
      • January 21, 2023
      • Hadi Belhaj
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 2 0 2 6 9 2
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 2 0 2 7 0 8
      Tight Oil Reservoirs: Characterization, Modeling, and Field Development, the latest release in the Unconventional Reservoir Engineering Series, delivers a full spectrum of reservoir engineering guidelines so that the engineer can focus on every stage of development specific to tight oil. Covering characterization, micro- and nano-scale modeling, drilling horizontally, completing hydraulic fracturing, and field development, each section includes case studies, practice exercises, and future references for even deeper understanding. Rounding out with coverage on field economics and remaining challenges, this book puts control in the engineer’s hands.In this ongoing series, each release will discuss the latest resources, explain their importance in the market, show the benefits of the resource through the latest research, provide details and protocols on how to evaluate and develop the resource, and give case studies and practice questions to gain practicality.

    • Pipelines

      • 1st Edition
      • June 28, 2023
      • M. Rafiqul Islam
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 2 0 6 0 0 3
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 2 0 6 1 5 7
      Pipelines: Emerging Technologies and Design Criteria, the latest release in the Sustainable Oil and Gas Development series, delivers the tools needed to understand more environmentally-frie... design, construction and maintenance of oil and gas pipelines. Designed to introduce ideal solutions and current state-of-the-art practices, the reference includes guidelines on environmental impact assessment and sustainable route design as well as the sustainability of additives and power systems. Material selection, real-time processing of smart well data and remote sensing are also discussed. Rounded out with inspection tools and emerging technology such as novel corrosion protection, this book gives pipeline engineers a guide on safer alternatives and upcoming guidelines in the race to reduce emissions.

    • Challenges and Recent Advances in Sustainable Oil and Gas Recovery and Transportation

      • 1st Edition
      • March 10, 2023
      • Sanket Joshi + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 9 9 3 0 4 3
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 9 9 3 0 5 0
      Challenges and Recent Advances in Sustainable Oil and Gas Recovery and Transportation delivers a critical tool for today’s petroleum and reservoir engineers to learn the latest research in EOR and solutions toward more SDG-supported practices. Packed with methods and case studies, the reference starts with the latest advances such as EOR with polymers and EOR with CCS. Advances in shale recovery and methane production are also covered before layering on sustainability methods on critical topics such as oilfield produced water. Supported by a diverse group of contributors, this book gives engineers a go-to source for the future of oil and gas. The oil and gas industry are utilizing enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods frequently, but the industry is also tasked with making more sustainable decisions in their future operations.

    • Flow Assurance

      • 1st Edition
      • June 23, 2022
      • Qiwei Wang
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 2 2 0 1 0 8
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 2 3 2 5 8 3
      Petroleum engineers search through endless sources to understand oil and gas chemicals, find problems, and discover solutions while operations are becoming more unconventional and driving towards more sustainable practices. The Oil and Gas Chemistry Management Series brings an all-inclusive suite of tools to cover all the sectors of oil and gas chemicals from drilling to production, processing, storage, and transportation. The second reference in the series, Flow Assurance, delivers the critical chemical oilfield basics while also covering latest research developments and practical solutions. Organized by the type of problems and mitigation methods, this reference allows the engineer to fully understand how to effectively control chemistry issues, make sound decisions, and mitigate challenges ahead. Basics include root cause, model prediction and laboratory simulation of the major chemistry related challenges during oil and gas productions, while more advanced discussions cover the chemical and non-chemical mitigation strategies for more efficient, safe and sustainable operations. Supported by a list of contributing experts from both academia and industry, Flow Assurance brings a necessary reference to bridge petroleum chemistry operations from theory into safer and cost-effective practical applications.

    • Above Ground Storage Tank Oil Spills

      • 1st Edition
      • September 17, 2022
      • Merv Fingas
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 8 5 7 2 8 4
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 8 8 5 4 7 8
      Supply of oil and gas continues to increase as well as natural events such as hurricanes, while engineers and safety managers are not well trained on storage tank engineering and leak detection, one of the most vulnerable and least studied components of oil and gas storage equipment. Above Ground Storage Tank Oil and Chemical Spills gives engineers and researchers a training guide on tank design, tank failure modes and risk analysis. Bridging between research and application, this reference sends an integrated engineering approach backed by both corporate and academic contributors focused specifically on storage tanks, their spills, case histories, and technical aspects of leakage from storage tanks. Additional topics include regulations, differences between spills from storage tanks and other sources, and supported by extensive data and additional references. Above Ground Storage Tank Oil and Chemical Spills delivers a much-needed knowledge source for today’s engineers and managers to keep supply and personnel safe.

    • Recovery Improvement

      • 1st Edition
      • September 6, 2022
      • Qiwei Wang
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 2 3 3 6 3 4
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 2 3 4 3 8 9
      Oil and Gas Chemistry Management Series brings an all-inclusive suite of tools to cover all the sectors of oil and gas chemicals from drilling, completion to production, processing, storage, and transportation. The third reference in the series, Recovery Improvement, delivers the critical chemical basics while also covering the latest research developments and practical solutions. Organized by the type of enhanced recovery approaches, this volume facilitates engineers to fully understand underlying theories, potential challenges, practical problems, and keys for successful deployment. In addition to the chemical, gas, and thermal methods, this reference volume also includes low-salinity (smart) water, microorganism- and nanofluid-based recovery enhancement, and chemical solutions for conformance control and water shutoff in near wellbore and deep in the reservoir. Supported by a list of contributing experts from both academia and industry, this book provides a necessary reference to bridge petroleum chemistry operations from theory into more cost-efficient and sustainable practical applications.