Tag: University of Texas
ExxonMobil invests $15 million into University of Texas technology research
ExxonMobil collaborated with over 80 universities worldwide in researching breakthrough energy technologies AUSTIN, Texas – ExxonMobil has announced that it will invest $15 million as a leadership member of the University of Texas at Austin Energy Institute to pursue technologies to help meet growing energy demand while reducing environmental impacts and the risk of climate change. The joint […]
Irving, Texas earthquake study relies on contradictions, dubious assumptions
Many assumptions, errors in study that found injection operations may have triggered earthquakes in Irving, Texas by Steve Everley, EnergyInDepth A new study examining seismicity in North Texas relies on questionable assumptions and contradictory claims to link earthquakes to injection operations, according to a review by Energy In Depth. The study (Hornbach et al., 2016), authored […]
Paraffin build up prevented by invention from Univ. of Texas
Eliminating paraffin and wax in tubing strings could lower production costs significantly Wax and paraffin build up in mature oil wells could become a thing of the past, thanks to an invention from University of Texas Austin researchers. Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering Prof. Mukul Sharma, along with Drs. Raymond Zowarka, Jr. and Siddharth Pratap in UT’s […]
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