The California Oil Industry

Corrosion in the Oil Industry

For help in preparation of this article, thanks to Dylan Davies, Schlumberger Cambridge Research, Ahmad Madjidi, Schlumberger GeoQuest, Abu Dhabi, UAE; Nabil Mazzawi, Schlumberger Wireline & Testing, Tripoli, Libya; Perry Nice, Statoil, Stavanger, Norway; Barry Nicholson, Schlumberger Wireline & Testing, Jakarta, Indonesia; Daniel Roche, Elf, Bergen, Norway; Philippe Rutman and Derek Stark, Sch...

Grading Error in the California Prune Industry

Food demand in the U.S. is rather stable. As their incomes rise, most people do not consume more food; rather, they eat better, higher-quality foods. Thus, the quality dimension of the U.S. food industry has become increasingly important. The most successful growers and marketers have been those who are consistently able to provide high-quality products to consumers. Grading of farm commodities...

Applications of or in the oil industry

X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry has been used by the oil industry since the 1950s. XRF can be found supporting activities in exploration, production, research as well as intellectual properties. Traditional applications for XRF were the analysis of single element or a limited range of multiple elements. Today, XRF encompasses high precision full spectral elemental profiles along with high...

Emerging Nanotech Applications in the Oil Industry

With the introduction of nanotechnology, energy industries envisage a potential revolutionary change in the field of exploration, development and production. Research by universities into such areas as nanosensors, nanomarkers and nanobots to provide valuable data regarding the reservoir are of great focus due to their large potential return on investment, but have yet to yield substantive prod...

Health Hazards in the Oil Industry.