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
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* 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."
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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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