Activity 7 - Oil and Gas Production

Use the resources listed below to help you complete this activity.

To learn more about this topic, visit the following web sites:

Porosity and Permeability

"Ground-water aquifers" - USGS
Reviews the basics of how fluids move through rocks. Site makes use of both text and illustrations for explanation.

Recovery of Petroleum

" Petroleum - Exploration and Production: Enhanced Oil Recovery" - National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy
Learn more about how petroleum is recovered in the Earth.

Estimates of Petroleum Reserves

"A Summary of the U.S. Geological Survey 1995 National Assessment of Oil and Gas Resources" - USGS Fact Sheet
Fact sheet summarizes the findings of the 1995 National Assessment of Oil and Gas Resources, with a focus on undiscovered reserves.

"Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)-New Petroleum Estimates (6-2-98)Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)-New Petroleum Estimates (6-2-98)" - AGI

 

Inquiring Further:

To learn more about secondary recovery methods, visit the following web sites:

"Oil & Gas Reservoir Life Extension" - DOE Fossil Energy
Online article reviews importance of enhancing recovery of oil and gas from rocks.

"Carbon dioxide flooding may help resurrect old oil wells" - The University of Kansas

"Horizontal drilling" - University of Wisconsin

To learn more about careers in the petroleum industry, visit the following web sites:

"Careers in Geosciences" - AGI

To learn more about conservation of transportation fuels, visit the following web sites:

"Save Money on Fuel Costs" - DOE

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Last updated: May 11, 2010

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