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Shale Gas and Fracking: The Science Behind the Controversy explains the relevant geological principles before examining the peer-reviewed evidence and presenting it through a simple and compelling illustrated narrative. Each chapter focuses on a particular controversy, such contamination of well water with gas from fracking, and follows a similar format: starting with the principles; then detailing peer-reviewed case studies for earthquakes, radioactivity, and climate change; and concluding with a judgment of the general risks involved. Shale Gas and Fracking: The Science Behind the Controv

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Offshore oil well drilling. --- Gas well drilling. --- Drilling, Gas well --- Natural gas well drilling --- Well drilling, Gas --- Boring --- Offshore drilling for oil --- Offshore oil operations --- Oil well drilling, Submarine --- Ocean mining --- Oil well drilling --- Petroleum in submerged lands

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Knowledge of the presence of abnormally-high pressure zones (AHFP) prior to drilling into them can prevent considerable economic losses and, possibly, save human lives. The various origins (undercompaction, tectonics, etc.) of AHFPs are discussed, followed by the description of predictive techniques in clastic, carbonate and salt-bearing formations. In addition to the well-logging predictive techniques, the authors discuss smectite-illite transformation and the chemistry of interstitial solutions. Other topics covered include (a) abnormally low formation pressures and subsidence, and (b)

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Shale Boom: The Barnett Shale Boom in North Texas is a study of the opening up of the Barnett Shale to enormous gas production and how that led to an urban gas drilling boom in the Fort Worth metroplex.

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Offshore Risk Assessment was the first book to deal with quantified risk assessment (QRA) as applied specifically to offshore installations and operations. Risk assessment techniques have been used for more than three decades in the offshore oil and gas industry, and their use is set to expand increasingly as the industry moves into new areas and faces new challenges in older regions. This updated and expanded second edition has been informed by a major R&D programme on offshore risk assessment in Norway (2002–2006), and reflects the trend of expanded use of floating production installations. It starts with a thorough discussion of risk metrics and risk analysis methodology with subsequent chapters devoted to analytical approaches to escalation, escape, evacuation and rescue analysis of safety and emergency systems. Separate chapters analyse the main hazards of offshore structures: fire, explosion, collision and falling objects. Risk mitigation and control are discussed, as well as an illustration of how the results from quantitative risk assessment studies should be presented. The second edition has a stronger focus on the use of risk assessment techniques in the operation of offshore installations. Also decommissioning of installations is covered. Not only does Offshore Risk Assessment describe the state of the art of QRA, it also identifies weaknesses and areas that need further development. A comprehensive reference for academics and students of marine/offshore risk assessment and management, the book should also be owned by professionals in the industry, contractors, suppliers, consultants and regulatory authorities. Dr Jan Erik Vinnem is Professor of Risk Analysis and Management at the University of Stavanger. He is a Specialist Advisor and CEO of Preventor AS, a small consultancy to the Norwegian offshore industry. His professional career includes several years in the petroleum industry (Statoil, Total), over 20 years in consultancy and some years, now expanding, in research and education. Springer Series in Reliability Engineering publishes high-quality books in important areas of current theoretical research and development in reliability, and in areas that bridge the gap between theory and application in areas of interest to practitioners in industry, laboratories, business, and government.

Offshore oil well drilling --- Gas well drilling --- Oil well drilling rigs --- Safety measures. --- Derricks, Oil --- Drill rigs --- Drilling rigs --- Drilling rigs, Oil well --- Oil derricks --- Oil rigs --- Rigs, Drill --- Rigs, Drilling --- Rigs, Oil --- Rigs, Oil well drilling --- Cranes, derricks, etc. --- Oil wells --- Drilling, Gas well --- Natural gas well drilling --- Well drilling, Gas --- Boring --- Offshore drilling for oil --- Offshore oil operations --- Oil well drilling, Submarine --- Ocean mining --- Oil well drilling --- Petroleum in submerged lands --- Equipment and supplies --- System safety. --- Business. --- Environmental management. --- Ocean engineering. --- Operations research. --- Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk. --- Business and Management, general. --- Environmental Management. --- Offshore Engineering. --- Operations Research/Decision Theory. --- Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics. --- Operational analysis --- Operational research --- Industrial engineering --- Management science --- Research --- System theory --- Deep-sea engineering --- Oceaneering --- Submarine engineering --- Underwater engineering --- Engineering --- Marine resources --- Oceanography --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Trade --- Economics --- Commerce --- Industrial management --- Safety, System --- Safety of systems --- Systems safety --- Accidents --- Industrial safety --- Systems engineering --- Prevention --- Quality control. --- Reliability. --- Industrial safety. --- Management science. --- Decision making. --- Mathematical models. --- Quantitative business analysis --- Problem solving --- Operations research --- Statistical decision --- Industrial accidents --- Industries --- Job safety --- Occupational hazards, Prevention of --- Occupational health and safety --- Occupational safety and health --- Prevention of industrial accidents --- Prevention of occupational hazards --- Safety, Industrial --- Safety engineering --- Safety measures --- Safety of workers --- System safety --- Dependability --- Trustworthiness --- Conduct of life --- Factory management --- Reliability (Engineering) --- Sampling (Statistics) --- Standardization --- Quality assurance --- Quality of products --- Models, Mathematical --- Simulation methods --- Deciding --- Decision (Psychology) --- Decision analysis --- Decision processes --- Making decisions --- Management decisions --- Choice (Psychology) --- Decision making