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Simulating Borehole Ballooning Helps Ensure Safe Drilling of Deep-Water Oil, Gas

April 28, 2020 sarah Jonas Drilling, oil, oil and gas, Physics, Review of Scientific Instruments, Simulation

A device which simulates borehole ballooning, a detrimental side effect of deep-water drilling operations, is expected to ensure safe and efficient operations. If not prevented, borehole ballooning can lead to irreversible damage and serious drilling accidents, which can result in reservoir pollution and huge economic loss. In Review of Scientific Instruments, researchers present a device that can simulate this dangerous phenomenon in the hopes of preventing it.

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What the Negative Oil Price Says About the Economy

April 22, 2020 sarah Jonas Coronavirus, Economic Crisis, oil and gas, Robert H Smith School Of Business

The April 12 multinational coalition announcement to slash oil production amid the coronavirus crisis wasn’t enough, says energy economist Charles Olson at the University of Maryland, who describes the implications and dilemma for policymakers and industry leaders.

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Economics Expert: Combination of Coronavirus Uncertainty, Oil Crash Could Be Severe

March 9, 2020 sarah Jonas Coronavirus, coronavirus outbreak, Economic Impact, Economics, Economy, Expert, oil and gas, Stock Market, Texas Tech University

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University of North Dakota’s Petroleum Engineering Department to host world’s largest oil drilling simulator

February 3, 2020 sarah Jonas Energy & Environmental Science, oil and gas, Petroleum Engineering

The University of North Dakota will soon host the world’s largest – and only – full scale oil drilling and completion lab. Petroleum engineering students will be able to simulate general drilling and deep drilling, along with testing different rocks, including shale. They will also be able to simulate oil reservoir conditions, including temperature, pressure and fluid flow. Doctoral students will be able to perform research that benefits the state of North Dakota.

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EPA to ease methane regs for industry, ‘single largest culprit’ of emissions spike

August 29, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Climate, Energy, Environment, oil and gas, shale gas, Sustainability