Browsing by Subject "Oil"
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(2019-04-03)According to the 2015 Energy Information Administration (EIA) global assessment (EIA 2015), Argentina ranks third among countries in shale-gas resources and fourth in shale-oil resources. The Vaca Muerta formation in the ...
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(2012-11-28)Markets have always changed in response to either exogenous or endogenous shocks. Many large events have occurred in financial and energy markets the last ten years. This dissertation examines market behavior and volatility ...
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(2013-09-30)When oil prices rise, politicians often call for improvements in energy efficiency or policies that they hope will make the U.S. more “energy independent.” The argument is that if we consume less oil, domestic supplies ...
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(2020-01-08)This study investigates the relative influences of rock properties (porosity, clay content, grain density, and water saturation) on sediment dewatering in the interests of improving understanding of soaking enhanced oil ...
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According to the US Energy Information Administration, over 50% of the oil and natural gas produced in the US came from hydraulically fractured wells in 2015. While the economic and geopolitical benefits of this new industry ...
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(2018-05-22)Microbial communities play a vital role at the base of the food web providing and recycling essential nutrients and carbon for larger organisms. Phytoplankton in the ocean are responsible for approximately 50% of global ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)Ideologies, intellectually and religiously driven, color both politics and economics. The relationship between government and the governed, human rights and the rule of law all are affected by such ideologies. However, ...
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(2017-05-15)A non-equilibrium plasma can be generated in a liquid when the energy density is controlled. The process of initiating a plasma starting with a liquid phase can be initiated by applying a sufficiently large electric potential ...
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(2019-05-03)In this study, we assessed the bioaccumulation of oil-derived and man-made pollutants in deep-sea epibenthic megafauna from the northern Gulf of Mexico. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (or PAHs) were measured as representatives ...
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Many problems are caused by coking within engines with extreme operating conditions. Coking is a type of deposit formation and can interfere with reliable fluid flow and a machine’s mechanical movements, increase wear ...
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(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2024-06-20)At $445 billion worth of goods and services, Texas was the largest exporter of all the U.S. states in 2023. Exports also made up 23% of Texas GDP the same year. This issue of PERCspectives on Policy compares the dollar ...
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This thesis paper examines the effects of changes in the oil and gas industry on local Texas labor markets especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The events surrounding the COVID-19 virus are unique in US history and ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)A novel method to enhance oil production during cyclic steam injection has been developed. In the Top-Injection and Bottom-Production (TINBOP) method, the well contains two strings separated by two packers (a dual and a ...
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(2013-12-02)Shale gas has emerged as one of the leading energy developments in the United States. Production has risen from roughly 0.9 trillion cubic feet (TCF) in 2006 to 4.8 TCF in 2010. Shale gas now encompasses 23% of U.S. natural ...