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INDEX
Existing oil in place, 2,52
Exploration potential, 51
Exploration, recovery, and
transportation, 65
Exploration, 66
Drilling, 70
Geophysical methods,
67,68
Extra heavy oil, 26,107
Fast pyrolysis, 264
Finishing processes, 208
First Gulf War, 162,170
Fischer assay, 256
Fischer-Tropsch process, 254
Flash pyrolysis, 264
Huid types, 50
Formation of oil, 35
Fossil fuels, 31
Fractures, 38
Fuel oil, 201
Future sources of fuels, 248
Future of oil, 245
Gas cap, 25,75, 78
Gas deasphalting, 43
Gas flood, 81
Gas hydrates, 58
Gasoline markets, 176
Gasoline prices, 175
Factors, 203
Gas-to-liquids, 189
Geological timescale, 33
Geophysical methods,
67,68
Geopolitical factors, 228
Geothermal gradient, 43
Giant oil fields, 22
Gilgamesh, Epic of, 5,8
Global energy demand, 137
Global oil consumption,
174,193,199
Global resource base, 232
Gravimeter, 68
Gravity drive, 79
Gravity segregation, 81
Greek fire, 11
Gulf War, 163,167,168,170
Heavy oil, 22, 25,31,58,237
Production, 60,189
Reserves, 59
Heavy crude oil, 127
Heavy sour crude oil, 104,165,166
Historical perspectives, 3
Historical use, 3,6
Historical variation in prices,
161,173
Historical variation of reserve
estimates, 149
History and terminology of
crude oil, 1
History of oil prices, 161
Hit, 7
Hot water extraction, 88
Horizontal drilling, 73
Hot water extraction process, 88
Horizontal drilling, 249
Horsehead pump, 80,81
Hubert peak oil theory, 104,135,
151,231
Huff 'n' puff, 85
Hurricane Katrina, 176
Hurricane Rita, 177
Hydrocarbon resource, 107
Hydroskimming refinery, 180
Impact of heavy oil and tar sand
bitumen on peak oil,
189, 237
In place reserves, 52
In situ combustion, 83,85
Effect on crude oil properties, 99
International Petroleum Exchange,
see IPEX
Interstitial water, 40
Investment in oil sector, 224
IPEX, 160