A raw, coarse-grained sandstone, deposited very near the rocks that create its sediments. Arkose consists of quartz along with a significant proportion of feldspar, a mineral that usually degrades quickly into clay. Its mineral grains are generally angular rather than smooth and rounded, a sign that they were transported only a short distance from their …
Aromatic hydrocarbons (BTEX & PAH) are usually present in natural gas to some degree. BTEX – Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl Benzene and Xylene are aromatic compounds usually present in natural gas streams in small quantities. These quantities are not usually so high that they affect the gas specification or that recovery of them is commercially viable. …
Ampal-American Israel Corporation has over 60 years of experience in managing investments in Israel. Since 2002, Mr. Yosef A. Maiman has been the controlling shareholder. East Mediterranean Gas Company (EMG), an Egyptian joint stock company, organized in accordance with the Egyptian Special Free Zones system, has been granted the right to export natural gas from …
The space between a well’s casing and the wall of the borehole
The highest rank of coal. Used primarily for residential and commercial space heating. It is a hard, brittle and black coal, often referred to as hard coal, containing a high percentage of fixed carbon and a low percentage of volatile matter. It is found deep in the earth. It burns very hot, with little flame. …
Aquifers are underground porous, permeable rock formations that act as natural water reservoirs. However, in certain situations, these water containing formations may be reconditioned and used as natural gas storage facilities. As they are more expensive to develop than depleted reservoirs, these types of storage facilities are usually used only in areas where there are …
The Arava Power Company formed in 2006, is an Israeli company that deals in solar power development. Founded by a group from Kibbutz Ketura, and owned 60% by Yossef Abramovitch and a group of Jewish American investors and 40% by Kibbutz Ketura, APC seeks to supply 10% of Israel’s electricity needs through alliances with Kibbutzim …
To amass or collect. When oil and gas migrate into porous formations, the quantity collected is called an accumulation
When oil and gas migrate into porous formations, the quantity collected is called an accumulation. An individual body of moveable petroleum. A region where hydrocarbons usually occur. Quantity of hydrocarbons (oil and natural gas) found in the reservoir rock in an oil or gas field.
An area, measured in acres, that is subject to ownership or control by those holding total or fractional shares of working interests. In a well balanced portfolio of a mature O&G company acreage will represent between 10-20% of its overall portfolio value. The value of the acreage is based on such matters as location, water …
