264
Climate contrarians (Cont)
SO 2 , 172
source of CO 2 , 165
theory of electrolytic dissociation, 164
transitional impacts, 174
U.S. military, 174
volcanic eruption, 170
youth, 173
Climate deniers, 166
crisis, 167
economic, 166
humanitarian, 167
political, 167
science, 166
Climate science, 166
Climax community, 147
CNG vehicles, 220
CNG-fueled vehicles, 221
Coal, 189, 204, 209
Coal combustion emits, 189
Coal companies, 176
Coal-fired electricity, 218
Coal-fired powerplants, 222
Coal industry, 193
Coal oil, 40
Coal seams, 209
Coal-to-liquids (CTL), 71, 72
Cold War, 247
Colonel Edwin Drake, 42
Combined cycle (CC) natural gas, 218
Combustion products
CO 2 , 155, 163
fossil fuels, 155
Commercial building, 82
Commercial hydrogen, 248
Commercial production, 203
Commercial whaling, 41
Compressed air drilling, 96
Conductor casing, 24
Conspiracy-oriented climate contrarians, 168
Conspiracy theories, 168
Contaminants sources, 105
Contamination risks, 105
Contentious issues, 7
Continuous reservoirs, 21
Continuous resources, 72
Conventional O&G development, 86
Conventional O&G fields, 83
Conventional O&G infrastructure, 124
Conventional O&G production, 88
Conventional O&G resources, 71
Conventional reservoirs, 20
Conventional wells, 8, 97, 122
Coronavirus, 206
Cost-of-electricity
capacity factor, 219
CAPEX, 217
CCS, 219
climate change, 219
CO 2 capture and storage, 217
coal/natural gas, 217
coal-fired electricity, 218
fossil electricity, 218
higher-priced fossil electricity, 219
intermittent technologies, 219
levelized, 217, 218
natural gas, 219
offshore wind electricity, 219
OPEX, 217
power plants, 219
power sources, 219
solar thermal power, 219
COVID-19, 175, 206
Cretaceous Period, 159
Crisis denial, 167
Cristobalite, 81
Cryogenic techniques, 214
Crystalline silica (SiO 2 ), 81
D
Dad Joiner
attorney and state legislator, 51
Daisy Bradford No. 3, 51
legal proceedings, 52
smooth-talking approach, 52
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), 124
Darcy, 21, 56
Darcy's Law, 21–23
de facto disposal method, 114
Death Valley, 233
Decline curve analysis (DCA), 57
Deep water drilling, 123
Deepwater offshore platforms, 75
de-facto energy monopoly, 52
Deflagration, 100, 102
Densometer, 28
Diesel fuel, 220
Diesel particulate matter (DPM), 81
Diesel-range organics (DRO), 220
Differential pressure (ΔP), 23
Direct air capture (DAC), 214, 216, 222, 223,
227, 249, 250
Directional drilling, 75, 123
Dish, 139, 141
Disinfection byproducts (DBPs), 113
Index
Climate contrarians (Cont)
SO 2 , 172
source of CO 2 , 165
theory of electrolytic dissociation, 164
transitional impacts, 174
U.S. military, 174
volcanic eruption, 170
youth, 173
Climate deniers, 166
crisis, 167
economic, 166
humanitarian, 167
political, 167
science, 166
Climate science, 166
Climax community, 147
CNG vehicles, 220
CNG-fueled vehicles, 221
Coal, 189, 204, 209
Coal combustion emits, 189
Coal companies, 176
Coal-fired electricity, 218
Coal-fired powerplants, 222
Coal industry, 193
Coal oil, 40
Coal seams, 209
Coal-to-liquids (CTL), 71, 72
Cold War, 247
Colonel Edwin Drake, 42
Combined cycle (CC) natural gas, 218
Combustion products
CO 2 , 155, 163
fossil fuels, 155
Commercial building, 82
Commercial hydrogen, 248
Commercial production, 203
Commercial whaling, 41
Compressed air drilling, 96
Conductor casing, 24
Conspiracy-oriented climate contrarians, 168
Conspiracy theories, 168
Contaminants sources, 105
Contamination risks, 105
Contentious issues, 7
Continuous reservoirs, 21
Continuous resources, 72
Conventional O&G development, 86
Conventional O&G fields, 83
Conventional O&G infrastructure, 124
Conventional O&G production, 88
Conventional O&G resources, 71
Conventional reservoirs, 20
Conventional wells, 8, 97, 122
Coronavirus, 206
Cost-of-electricity
capacity factor, 219
CAPEX, 217
CCS, 219
climate change, 219
CO 2 capture and storage, 217
coal/natural gas, 217
coal-fired electricity, 218
fossil electricity, 218
higher-priced fossil electricity, 219
intermittent technologies, 219
levelized, 217, 218
natural gas, 219
offshore wind electricity, 219
OPEX, 217
power plants, 219
power sources, 219
solar thermal power, 219
COVID-19, 175, 206
Cretaceous Period, 159
Crisis denial, 167
Cristobalite, 81
Cryogenic techniques, 214
Crystalline silica (SiO 2 ), 81
D
Dad Joiner
attorney and state legislator, 51
Daisy Bradford No. 3, 51
legal proceedings, 52
smooth-talking approach, 52
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), 124
Darcy, 21, 56
Darcy's Law, 21–23
de facto disposal method, 114
Death Valley, 233
Decline curve analysis (DCA), 57
Deep water drilling, 123
Deepwater offshore platforms, 75
de-facto energy monopoly, 52
Deflagration, 100, 102
Densometer, 28
Diesel fuel, 220
Diesel particulate matter (DPM), 81
Diesel-range organics (DRO), 220
Differential pressure (ΔP), 23
Direct air capture (DAC), 214, 216, 222, 223,
227, 249, 250
Directional drilling, 75, 123
Dish, 139, 141
Disinfection byproducts (DBPs), 113
Index