No comments about Global Resource Estimates from Total Petroleum Systems (AAPG Memoir) (Aapg Memoir).

4 comments about Refinery Process Modeling.

1. An excellent guide to better understand what's going on with the simulator modelling our unit. Specially good for the CDU, very applicable advices giving more trust in results.



2. It's one of the best technical books I have ever bought. It's very easy to read, gives very good advice and covers the whole subjet. I also like that the author does not try to sell any process simulator. I hate it when an author tries to sell products with his/her books. This one is very good, because you're helped regardless of the process simulator you prefer.

   I recommend buying this book very much.




3. This is an excellent textbook for engineers involved in refinery process modeling and simulation. Gerald Kaes clearly explains all aspects of the refinery process simulation. I highly recommend this textbook since there is none like it. I also highly recommend all the six illustrative problems that show all the deatails of simulating the most important and critical processes in the refinery.



4. Mr. Kaes provides a wealth of information in his book "Refinery Process Modeling". I've been involved in this work for a long time, but was still able to pick up a few "tricks of the trade" while reading.
   
   Everybody that's involved in this work should have a copy. The best $39 I believe I've ever spent.

5 comments about The Oil Depletion Protocol: A Plan to Avert Oil Wars, Terrorism and Economic Collapse.

1. All of the non-fiction reading that I have done supports this author's presenation of both the consequences of doing nothing, and practical bottom line: a 3% reduction per year for the next ten to twenty years, of gross consumption (per capita is meaningless when the number of people are growing rapidly) of oil is the only way to transition gracefully.
   
   Amazon visiters need to be aware that the oil industry, and Exxon in particularly, is applying considerable funds to pay for disinformation and misrepresentation. As Al Gore stated in his briefing to 10,000 Republicans in the Taco Bell Arena of Boise State University, the oil companies (less BP and Chevron) are adopting the precise strategy of the tobacco industry, seeking to turn facts into "theories" that are "in dispute."
   
   Reality is not in dispute. What is in dispute is the ethics of the Exxon CEO, among others, who choose to lie to the American people and others and take credit for improving gas mileage when what is really needed is a massive turning away from the use of both oil and water.
   
   This book is a great companion to "Peak Oil Survival," and discusses at the macro levels the implications of oil depletion.
   
   I also like this book because at the back I found a page that informed me that the publisher, New Society Publishers, is both committed to books helpful to society, but that its use of recycled paper as a directly measureable benefit in saving 25 trees, 2,281 gallons of solid waste, 2,512 gallons of water, 3,276 kilowatt hours of electricity, 4,150 lbs of greenhouse gases, 18 lbs of HAPs, VOCs, and AOX combined, and 6 cubic yards of landfill space.
   
   WOW. See my growing list on "true cost" information. Above is the "true cost" for books that do NOT use recycled paper.



2. Of the many books now available that review peak oil, Richard Heinberg's "The Oil Depletion Protocol" is unique in that it outlines a practical solution to survival the upcoming energy crunch.
   
   After reading a few books about the upcoming energy collapse, read this book to energize yourself with hopeful solutions. We should all read this book, think deeply, and get to work soon.



3. This book gives a good overview of peak oil. It's main thrust is the assumption that economics will not carry us through this turmoil, and only an early adoption of a "protocol" will save human from much crisis.
   The logic behind this assumption is still lost on me, and I continue to seek a clearer picture of the future.



4. This book is a continuation of the theme of Heinberg's earlier books on peak oil - "The Party's Over", and "Powerdown". A big difference however, is the air of optimism the book has compared to the doomsday tone of the previous two. Not that we are not facing serious times and soon (he documents very well how petroleum dominates all of modern society), this book presents a plan to deal with it beyond the unrealistic rescue scenarios such as oil sands, wind-for-all, and the notion that Sun can supply 5,000 times the energy we need, etc. The idea that nations will control and also decrease their use of oil through international agreements seems at first blush preposterous. However, in chapter 3 he shows how a depletion protocol can mesh with a Kyoto -type protocol for decreasing greenhouse gas emissions. The result is as two-fer; adjusting to decreasing supplies of petroleum while at the same time decreasing emissions through an international treaty. The fact that the U.S. has not agreed to Kyoto does not mean it is dead in the water; well over 100 nations are on board. Coordination of a depletion treaty with an emissions treaty makes solid sense and is I hope, inevitable.



5. I liked this book by Mr. Heinberg. But I have to say I don't believe in world government, I don't believe in the U.N. and I don't think countries will ever get together and manage a global problem and share. Liberals love this idea of sharing. When has the world ever worked this way? I don't believe in a global currency issued by the U.N.....this idea is nutty. I admire the work of Dr Colin J. Campbell. I took his ideas a step further and decided to write a Oil Depletion Protocol for my family. Sometime I think Mr. Heinberg is a closet communist. He's still admiring the Cubans for growing vegetables. Mr. Heinberg, my father and grandfather lived most of their lives on the farm. They didn't have a car or a tractor and plowed with a mule. They didn't have natural gas, didn't have electricity and produced almost everything they ate. Yet, you admire the Cubans for growing vegetables? Yes, I agree the Cubans did a great job, but Please, they just decided that helping each other grow food was better than starving to death. It's not that difficult to grow food in a tropical climate. Overall, I enjoyed the book and it was informative. Regards, Keith Renick, Peachtree City, Ga.

No comments about Drilling Ahead.

No comments about Three-Dimensional Electromagnetics (Geophysical Development Series, V. 7.).

2 comments about Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production (Developments in Petroleum Science) (Developments in Petroleum Science) (Developments in Petroleum Science).

1. Review of the Bulgarian Geological Society (59/1), February 1999 "The acting engineers, scientists and university students, not in petroleum science only, should have use of this book. It will also be useful for those trying to match the terminology in order to gain best understanding in the diverse multilanguage petroleum community in the world. "

   ASLIB Book Guide, Volume 63, No. 12, December 1998 "...This is a well-organised presentation of the concepts and activities involved in oil and gas recovery, from exploration and development to production, management and decommissioning. "

   AAPG Bulletin Vol. 83, no. 3, R.F. Ehinger, February 1999 "...This book will be a good reference source for companies engaged in international operations..."

   Marine and Petroleum Geology, D.G. Roberts, 1999 "...Reviewing this book was a pleasure and I gained some new perspectives. I can highly recommend the book to any graduate students wishing to enter oil exploration and production as well as new entrants. And also indeed to practising scientists in the oil industry who wish to gain a wider view outside their area os specialism. Non-technical professionals will also find the book of equal value. ...will be a welcome addition to the bookshelf of any professional in the exploration and production business. "

   Australian Mineral Foundation Alert "This publication is an excellent practical guide and would be of great value to anyone wishing to attain an overview of the hydrocarbon exploration and production process, particularly those studying petroleum geoscience at university level. "

   Dialog, 15 May 1998 "...I consider that the principal authors have achieved their goal of providing an introduction to the upstream industry in its broadest sense, an aspiration that has been facilitated by the synopsis of commercial relevance that precedes each chapter. (...) I am pleased to commend this work to those who are seeking to acquire or develop laterally a base knowledge of the practices of the upstream sector of the hydrocarbon industry. "

   Australian Mineral Foundation Alert, 1999 "...This publication is an excellent practical guide and would be of great value to anyone wishing to attain an overview of the hydrocarbon exploration and production process, particularly those studying petroleum geoscience at university level. "

   Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, A.E. Gurevich and G.V. Chilingar, 1999

   "....It was a real pleasure to read this book - an actual concise encyclopedia of the modern upstream petroleum industry in all its activities. (...) Its lucid presentation of the whole upstream petroleum industry operatons as a holistic logical process motivated and controlled by a combination of geological, technical, and economical reasons makes this book an utmost necessity for a college student, beginner in the petroleum profession, as well as experienced professional in a narrow field of petroleum industry. "




2. Thanks to Amazon for delivering fast, the book is a must for facility engineering work in E&P company and the book is also useful to understand overall project life cycle.

No comments about Mud and Mudstones: Introduction and Overview.

No comments about Petroleum Refining Processes (Chemical Industries).

No comments about Reservoir Geophysics (Investigations in Geophysics, No. 7).

1 comments about Interpretation of Three-Dimensional Seismic Data, sixth ed. (Aapg Memoir / Seg Investigations in Geophysics).

1. Based on perusal of the older (1986) edition:
   GENERAL: Good overview of history and basic ideas, well illustrated (in color), helpful discussion of case histories.
   CH. 1 - Introduction; Ch. 2-Color, character and zero phaseness; Ch. 3-Structure from horizontal sections; Ch.4- Stratigraphy from horizontal sections; Ch. 5-Bright spot validation;
   Ch. 6-Tuning phenomena; Ch. 8- Reservoir evaluation;
   Ch. 8- Case histories of 3-D sesmic surveys: East Painter, Overthrust Belt, Wyoming; Espoir Field,offshore Ivory Coast; Trinidad, offshore; Enhanced oil recovery project;
   APPENDIX: Interpretation exercise; INDEX.