INDEX
313
Historical variation, 161,173,201
Outlook, 187
Seasonal swings, 203
Spot market, 162,203
Variation, 204
Crude oil price trends, 65,145
Outlook, 187
Seasonal swings, 203
Crude oil quality
Deterioration of, 20,31
Crude slate, 179,181,206, 208
Cuneiform script, 4
High-sulfur crude vs. low-sulfur
crude, 2
Current reserves, 50
Cyclic steam injection, 84
Deasphalting, 43
Decline curve, 53
Declining reserves, 226, 341
Deep-water drilling, 222
Definitions, 17,18,103
Definitions and terminology, 17
Degree of certainty, 18
Degree of risk, 48,49
Density and API gravity, 109
Depletable resource, 50
Depletable and renewable
resources, 49
Depletion, 18
Destructive distillation, 10
Desulfurization processes, 21
Development of resources, 50
Diesel fuel, 201
Dilbit, 238
Directional drilling, 73
Dispersed has injection, 82
Dissolved gas, 25
Distillate fuel oil, 201
Distillation, 12,14,184
Distribution of fluids in the
reservoir, 39,40
Dome, 37
Domestic production, 67
Downstream price, 178
Drill bit, 72
Drill collars, 72
Drilling, 70, 72
Deep-water, 222
Directional, 73
Drilling rig, 71
Horizontal, 73
Preparing to drill, 70
Ultra deep-water, 222
Drilling mud, 72
Drilling rig, 71
Rotary, 72
Druzhba pipeline, 151
Dubai crude oil, 128,129
Dubai-Oman blend, 165
East Texas field, 147
Economically recoverable
resources, 125
Economic definition of oil, 135
Economic factors in oil
supply, 223
Economic principles, 225
Economic turndown, 226
Effect of refining capacity on oil
prices, 178
Effects and consequences of
peak oil, 190,235
Embargo, 142,162, 200,223
Emulsions, 92
Energy and the political costs
of oil, 154
Energy consumption, 20
Energy cost, 154
Energy independence, 264
Energy security, 270
Energy sources, 20
Enhanced oil recovery, 76, 82, 221
EOR, see Enhanced oil recovery
Epic of Gilgamesh, 5,8
Estimation of reserves in place, 52
Ethanol from biomass, 263
Evaluation, 51
313
Historical variation, 161,173,201
Outlook, 187
Seasonal swings, 203
Spot market, 162,203
Variation, 204
Crude oil price trends, 65,145
Outlook, 187
Seasonal swings, 203
Crude oil quality
Deterioration of, 20,31
Crude slate, 179,181,206, 208
Cuneiform script, 4
High-sulfur crude vs. low-sulfur
crude, 2
Current reserves, 50
Cyclic steam injection, 84
Deasphalting, 43
Decline curve, 53
Declining reserves, 226, 341
Deep-water drilling, 222
Definitions, 17,18,103
Definitions and terminology, 17
Degree of certainty, 18
Degree of risk, 48,49
Density and API gravity, 109
Depletable resource, 50
Depletable and renewable
resources, 49
Depletion, 18
Destructive distillation, 10
Desulfurization processes, 21
Development of resources, 50
Diesel fuel, 201
Dilbit, 238
Directional drilling, 73
Dispersed has injection, 82
Dissolved gas, 25
Distillate fuel oil, 201
Distillation, 12,14,184
Distribution of fluids in the
reservoir, 39,40
Dome, 37
Domestic production, 67
Downstream price, 178
Drill bit, 72
Drill collars, 72
Drilling, 70, 72
Deep-water, 222
Directional, 73
Drilling rig, 71
Horizontal, 73
Preparing to drill, 70
Ultra deep-water, 222
Drilling mud, 72
Drilling rig, 71
Rotary, 72
Druzhba pipeline, 151
Dubai crude oil, 128,129
Dubai-Oman blend, 165
East Texas field, 147
Economically recoverable
resources, 125
Economic definition of oil, 135
Economic factors in oil
supply, 223
Economic principles, 225
Economic turndown, 226
Effect of refining capacity on oil
prices, 178
Effects and consequences of
peak oil, 190,235
Embargo, 142,162, 200,223
Emulsions, 92
Energy and the political costs
of oil, 154
Energy consumption, 20
Energy cost, 154
Energy independence, 264
Energy security, 270
Energy sources, 20
Enhanced oil recovery, 76, 82, 221
EOR, see Enhanced oil recovery
Epic of Gilgamesh, 5,8
Estimation of reserves in place, 52
Ethanol from biomass, 263
Evaluation, 51