Geology and Production of Helium and Associated Gases (eBook)

Geology and Production of Helium and Associated Gases brings together several different theories and models on how helium is generated, migrated to the reservoir, and trapped from several geologic rock types. The importance of this element in society cannot be stressed enough, but helium is in significant short supply. Nitrogen is also important in the fertilizer industry and is a byproduct of helium and natural gas production. Nitrogen presence often indicates the presence of Helium. This book brings together a tremendous amount of geology, engineering, and production methods not available elsewhere in one source. - Includes numerous case histories from locations around the globe - Features detailed discussions of exploration and production methods - Presents original, detailed geologic maps where helium deposits have been sourced

Steven Tedesco is the Owner of Running Foxes Petroleum Inc. which focuses on shale and coal bed methane; conventional production in the Uncompahgre Uplift, Denver, Forest City and Cherokee basins, USA. Dr. Tedesco has a BS in Geology from Northeastern University in Boston, a MS in Geology from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, IL, and a PhD in Geology with a minor in Petroleum Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. Dr. Tedesco has over 40+ years of experience in coal mining, helium production, coal bed methane, shale gas/oil, waterflood projects, petroleum exploration and development. He has helped to discover over 184 million barrels of oil (MMBO). Running Foxes Petroleum operates over 650 producing wells in eastern Kansas, southwest Missouri and eastern Utah. Dr. Tedesco has published numerous articles and presented several talks at international and national industry meetings on coal bed methane, surface geochemistry, structural geology, petroleum engineering, and stratigraphy.

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Geology and Production of Helium and Associated Gases brings together several different theories and models on how helium is generated, migrated to the reservoir, and trapped from several geologic rock types. The importance of this element in society cannot be stressed enough, but helium is in significant short supply. Nitrogen is also important in the fertilizer industry and is a byproduct of helium and natural gas production. Nitrogen presence often indicates the presence of Helium. This book brings together a tremendous amount of geology, engineering, and production methods not available elsewhere in one source. - Includes numerous case histories from locations around the globe- Features detailed discussions of exploration and production methods- Presents original, detailed geologic maps where helium deposits have been sourced