ERSC 3P12 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Russia-1, Contiguous United States, World Energy Outlook
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Getting the most out of a well (wireline logs) Getting the most out of a well (mudlogging) Importance of drilling mud: cooling the bit, lubricating the drillstring, balancing formation pressure, removing cuttings from hole, sequential delivery of cuttings to rig. On average 35% of the oil is recovered. However, it might be as low as 9%, and occasionally is as high as 70% Natural gas: canada is 3rd or 4th largest producer of natural gas in the world and main supplier of natural gas imports to u. s. (17% of total us gas supply) According to international energy agency"s world energy outlook, released 12 november. 2012: north america is at the forefront of a sweeping transformation in oil and gas production that will affect all regions of the world reason shale oil! By 2035, energy savings equivalent to nearly a fifth of global demand in 2010 can be achieved: energy savings as important as energy supply!