Oil Shale Technology, Second Edition

by Sunggyu Lee

This book on science and technology of oil shale discusses petroleum and natural gas engineering, geology, oil shale formation, chemistry and petrochemistry, physicochemical and thermomechanical properties, analysis and characterization, oil and gas extraction/recovery technology, EOR, hydraulic fracture, horizontal drilling, frac fluid formulations, contaminated water treatment and soil remediation, greenhouse gas emission, corrosion, crude refining and upgrading, gas cleanup, process engineering and design, environmental technology, long-term sustainability, etc. It is updated throughout and new chapters added on hydraulic fracture of oil shale, shale gas economy, and environmental safety.

448 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2021