Environmental issues of petroleum exploration and production: Introduction
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چکیده
Kharaka has been a research hydrogeochemist with the U.S. Geological Survey since 1975. His investigations have emphasized waterrock interactions in petroliferous sedimentary basins. Current research covers the fields of water-rock-gas interactions, CO2 sequestration in saline aquifers, contamination from agricultural drainage and petroleum-produced water, and fluid-fault interactions. Kharaka has authored more than 100 scientific papers and book chapters and has delivered about 200 scientific presentations. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1971.
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