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With extraction out of depleted wells more important than ever,
this new and developing technology is literally changing drilling
engineering for future generations. Never before published in book
form, these cutting-edge technologies and the processes that
surround them are explained in easy-tounderstand language, complete
with worked examples, problems and solutions. This volume is
invaluable as a textbook for both the engineering student and the
veteran engineer who needs to keep up with changing technology.
The present crude oil and natural gas reservoirs around the
world have depleted conventional production levels. To continue
enhancing productivity for the remaining mature reservoirs,
drilling decision-makers could no longer rely on traditional
balanced or overbalanced methods of drilling. Derived from
conventional air drilling, underbalanced drilling is increasingly
necessary to meet today s energy and drilling needs. While more
costly and extreme, underbalanced drilling can minimize pressure
within the formation, increase drilling rate of penetration, reduce
formation damage and lost circulation, making mature reservoirs
once again viable and more productive. To further explain this
essential drilling procedure, Bill Rehm, an experienced legend in
drilling along with his co-editors, has compiled a handbook perfect
for the drilling supervisor.
"Underbalanced Drilling: Limits and Extremes," written under the
auspices of the IADC Technical Publications Committee, contain many
great features and contributions including: Real case studies
shared by major service companies to give the reader guidelines on
what might happen in actual operationsQuestions and answers at the
end of the chapters for upcoming engineers to test their
knowledgeCommon procedures, typical and special equipment involved,
and most importantly, the limits and challenges that still surround
this technology"
Have you ever dreamed of owning a mountain hideaway without any
neighbors and traffic to disturb you? Have you ever thought you
could live in almost total silence outside except for the
occasional tweeting of a bird's call or the sound of a jet engine?
Have you seen the brilliant sun set over a rugged mountain terrain
casting a colorful spectacle in the sky rivaling any Georgia
O'Keefe painting? Author James Hughes does; "Living in Custer
County" is the story of his new life in his mountain home. Hughes,
now a retired university professor, spent many years of his life
travelling to exotic locations with USAID to work on educational
projects. From Pakistan to Kenya, he experienced many cultures and
was fortunate to work in many different environments. Through all
of his rich experiences, he knew that he wanted to spend his
retirement years in a quieter place. That place is Custer County,
Colorado. His new challenge became one of adjusting to a rural
mountain town, in the USA. In "Living in Custer County, " he has
included charming vignettes that introduce you to his friends and
the places that make Custer County his senior citizen dividend.
Have you ever dreamed of owning a mountain hideaway without any
neighbors and traffic to disturb you? Have you ever thought you
could live in almost total silence outside except for the
occasional tweeting of a bird's call or the sound of a jet engine?
Have you seen the brilliant sun set over a rugged mountain terrain
casting a colorful spectacle in the sky rivaling any Georgia
O'Keefe painting? Author James Hughes does; "Living in Custer
County" is the story of his new life in his mountain home. Hughes,
now a retired university professor, spent many years of his life
travelling to exotic locations with USAID to work on educational
projects. From Pakistan to Kenya, he experienced many cultures and
was fortunate to work in many different environments. Through all
of his rich experiences, he knew that he wanted to spend his
retirement years in a quieter place. That place is Custer County,
Colorado. His new challenge became one of adjusting to a rural
mountain town, in the USA. In "Living in Custer County, " he has
included charming vignettes that introduce you to his friends and
the places that make Custer County his senior citizen dividend.
Stranded in the Everglades. That's what happens to Professor Brenda
Johnson when adversaries from the Middle East decide to stop her
research into seawater desalination. In his second novel, Hughes
keeps you on the edge of your seat with student infiltrators from
Saudi Arabia; a U.S. Senate manchurian candidate from Cuba; and
subplots jumping from the White House to Guantanamo. The action is
fast paced. The time is today.
To turn lead into gold. For centuries men have tried, but Professor
Henry David Conan finally succeeds in his secret laboratory at the
edge of the Florida Everglades.When the gold he has created is
detected in the marketplace, all hell breaks loose. Goldmaker
intertwines fast action, violence, and romance in a page-turner
made timely by today's surging value of gold. This is Hughes' third
novel. Previous books, The Baja Project and The Cuban Affair, were
designated finalists in the Indie Book Awards. In his newest work,
Hughes again combines historical facts with current affairs and
international intrigue. Here, Israel, Cuba, and United States
officials go to extraordinary lengths to find the new goldmaker and
control his work. They all realize that the health of the world
economy is threatened by the possibility of unlimited gold. The
action is fast-paced. The time is toda
Jim Hughes has had 85 years to reflect with unique perspective on
the adventures of his life. These autobiographical sketches start
with childhood: his parents' gold-seeking misadventures, his time
in a Preventorium for pretubercular boys. After being sunk twice in
Merchant Marine ships trying to avoid the WWII draft (Devout
Coward), getting blacklisted by the school district and working
with LA gang members, he winds up part of a Berkeley fellowship
aimed at scientifically exploring LSD. With ribald humor and
candor, Jim's stories will provoke thought, laughter, and possibly
even offense.
Leading political scientists address the challenges faced by democracy in the 21st century. The contributors tackle the changing nature of democratic ideas, in particular equality in society and the satisfaction of citizens. They examine changing patterns of political involvement, from voting to new forms of participation and protest using the Internet and new technologies. Finally, they look at the challenge to democracy posed by the changing nature of state institutions: party systems, bureaucracy and e-government, regulation and the processes of institutional development.
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