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Acid vs. Proppant Fracturing: Which Should I Use?

November 1, 2019
 |  Tip of the Month
This Tip of the Month discusses the strengths and limitations of both acid and proppant fracturing techniques to better equip you to make effective well productivity decisions.
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Useful LNG Conversions and LNG Parity Value with Crude

October 1, 2019
 |  Tip of the Month
This Tip of the Month gives a useful review of common LNG conversions, LNG Parity value and their impact on the market.
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Project Management: The Gatekeeper’s Dilemma

October 1, 2019
 |  Tip of the Month
Working on a new project can be both exciting and challenging. As a gatekeeper looking to approve full funding on a project, it is crucial to receive accurate information and high quality decision support packages in order to move forward. This Tip of the Month discusses what that process looks like, challenges that can arise and how to prevent th...
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Investigations into CO2 Frost Point in the Presence of CH4, C2H6 and N2

September 1, 2019
 |  Tip of the Month
This Tip of the Month presents simple charts for the estimation of CO2 frost temperature or pressure of binary and ternary systems containing CH4, C2H6, N2 and CO2.
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A Primer on LNG - What is it, Where does it fit, and The New Kid on the Block

July 1, 2019
 |  Tip of the Month
The fabrication of a U. S. Government Cargo Ship named the Marlene Hitch, delivered during July 1945 in Duluth MN, unknowingly issued in the groundwork for the world-changing commercial activities of exporting Liquefied Natural GAS (LNG) as a viable energy source. The vessel later renamed the Methane Pioneer, shown in Figure 1, was refitted for LNG...
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Impact of Temperature Approach of the Heat Exchangers on the CAPEX and OPEX of a Mechanical Refrigeration Plant with MEG Injection

June 1, 2019
 |  Tip of the Month
This Tip of the Month investigates the impact of the TA on the performance of a mechanical refrigeration plant with mono-ethylene glycol (EG or MEG) injection for hydrocarbon dew point (HCDP) control. Specifically, how the TA impacts the gas-gas heat exchanger, chiller duties and the operation of the mechanical refrigeration system.
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