Questions tagged [petroleum-engineering]
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Why do oil tankers heat crude oil?
About all those oil tankers off the coast of California … | Grist
The giant ships burn fuel to keep lights on, power equipment, and heat the large volumes of crude oil resting in their tanks.
I'm assuming that crude oil can't be heated in steel…
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Crude Oil Velocity Flow Within Rock-Soil Matrix
In order to run some numerical simulations, I would like to know some rough values (estimates) of the velocity at which the crude oil flows through the rock or soil matrix from which it is extracted. I found lots of data about production rates…
Fernando A Morales
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What are air barrels (with regards to oil pipelines) and why are they a problem?
I read an article about Alberta, Canada losing millions per day from air barrels and am now doing some research, but having a hard time finding information.
I am curious to know more about air barrels and why they occur. Are there better systems…
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What does OilMarketCube mean?
I don't understand p 24 of this PDF from Rystad Energy. Can someone please distinguish, and ELI5, 7 ((Crude supply (current OilMarketCube, downside risk)) and 8 (Crude supply (with required shut-ins to balance))?
user24573
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Why do 58% of domestic crude produced in PADD III and 55% of net crude imports also go to PADD III imply that crude oil must move out of PADD III?
Crash Overview of U.S. PADDs and Why They’re Important | RefinerLink
$\color{red}{[1.]}$ Although 49% of US refining capacity resides in PADD III, notice how 58% of domestic crude is produced in PADD III and 55% of net crude imports also go to…
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