Archives for May, 2012
Background “Coalification” is the transformation of plant matter into coal under particular conditions of pressure, temperature and time. Once coal has been formed, further molecular changes lead to the formation of vast quantities of thermogenic methane. This methane (natural gas) is variously known as Coal Bed Methane, Coal Seam Gas…
A bubble that will soon burst? Exhibit 1 below needs little commentary. In 2007 Spain’s construction industry consumed 1,300kg of cement per capita. That bubble burst, big time. “Our analysis indicates that such high cement consumption is unsustainable and all countries where cement consumption has exceeded 1000kg per capita for…
Natural Gas Production from Unconventional Plays Fracking (hydraulic fracturing) is a key part in the process of drilling and preparing many natural gas wells for production. Fracking was first used in 1908 and, since that time, over one million gas wells have been fracked in the United States. Natural gas…