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Petroleum Habitats is developing technologies for converting solid hydrocarbon deposits to clean natural gas at low temperatures.  

Based on a low-temperature path to gas (Alpha Gas) recently discovered*, it opens economic opportunities of unprecedented scale:


  • Predicting Alpha Gas in unconventional shale gas production

  • Stimulating Alpha Gas generation in production

  • Synthetic catalysts to generate clean Alpha Gas at low temperatures from tar sands, oil shales, and residual oil deposits



* Low-temperature gas from marine shales

Frank D Mango and Daniel M Jarvie  Geochemical Transactions 2009, 10:3  doi:10.1186/1467-4866-10-3

http://www.geochemicaltransactions.com/content/pdf/1467-4866-10-3.pdf

"Our results indicate two paths to gas, a high-temperature thermal path, and a low-temperature catalytic path proceeding 300° below the thermal path. It redefines the time-temperature dimensions of gas habitats and opens the possibility of gas generation at subsurface temperatures previously thought impossible."


Petroleum Habitats is currently seeking corporate participants for the Alpha Gas Project.


Alpha gas is catalytic gas generated at reservoir temperatures during unconventional shale gas production. Only recently discovered*, it could be a major source of unconventional gas with game-changing potential.

Petroleum Habitats is directing a project assessing alpha gas in production:

  • How much is a well generating?

  • Is it predictable from Activity Logs?

  • What are the parameters controlling it? 

    Visit the Alpha Gas Project page for more information about the study, and to learn how your organization can participate.




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