Chapter 3 Petroleum Systems by Leslie B. Magoon and Edward A. Beaumont Leslie B. Magoon Leslie B. Magoon graduated from the University of Oregon in Eugene in 1966 with an M.S. degree in geology. Presently‚ he is a senior research geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey‚ Menlo Park‚ California. Prior to that he was with Shell Oil Company for 8 years as an exploration geologist. Over the last 32 years‚ he has been involved in petroleum geology with emphasis on geochemistry in the Rocky Mountain
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Earthquakes‚ water contamination‚ air pollution: these are some of the dangerous and environmentally devastating side effects of fracking (hydraulic fracturing). Fracking has been implemented at the Fayetteville Shale‚ which stretches across Arkansas‚ to access natural gas buried deep below the surface of the earth. Fracking enthusiasts tout the economic benefits of this method of tapping our natural resources and are quick to dispute any argument from environmentalists. However‚ a close examination
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as fracking)‚ a way of obtaining natural gas that is used today‚ may cause cancer and may speed up global warming’s. Fracking injects a mix of water‚ "chemicals‚ sand‚ and other materials into layers of shale‚ a type of rock" (Source 1). The injection flows down a pipe that is going through the shale. To obtain the natural gas‚ the pressure in the pipe causes the rock around the pipe to crack‚ allowing natural gas to escape. Then‚ the gas flows up the well and is collected. However‚ Hydraulic fracturing
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Dakhla Oasis is located in the western desert of Egypt‚ approximately 750 km southwest of Cairo. The study region covers an area of approximately 500 km2. The bottom of Dakhla depression is bordered from the north and north east by steep scarps of the Eocene Limestone plateau‚ but slowly rises to the south where it merges with the plain of Upper Cretaceous Nubian sandstone (Ghadiry et al.‚ 2012). Dakhla Oasis occupies one of a chain of structurally motivated topographic depressions underneath the
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References: Barnett‚ S. R.‚ & Labellarte‚ M. J. (2002). Practical assessment and treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Adolescent Psychiatry‚ 26‚ 181-206. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/206082123?accountid=11936. Docksai‚ R. (2013)
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Sectoral Impact of Budget 2013 Prepared by XLRI Student Fund Vignesh Shanker Himank Jain Ashish Choudary Piyush Jhawar Abhas Gupta Sairam Guthena 1 I) Impact of Budget 2013 on the Auto Sector Despite an increase in excise duty on utility vehicles (UV) to 30% from 27% (with duty on UV taxis‚ contributing to significant proportion of sales‚ remaining unchanged)‚ the overall sales in this category are not likely to be materially impacted. The Union Budget 2013-14 is likely to have a
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Superior-Subordinate Communication It is a vital component in an organization for the organizational members and the top management to exchange information about the functions in an organization so that the organization can reach its objectives effectively (Altinoz‚ 2008; Bisel‚ Messersmith & Kelley‚ 2012; Wińska‚ 2010; Steele & Plenty‚ 2015). This is because the management has great impact over their subordinates and the way they perform in the organization because they provide them with sufficient
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Learned helplessness has been applied to domestic violence and battered women cases‚ due to the frame of mind that women are limited to‚ as well as to answer questions such as why women will not leave an abusive environment. According to Barnett (1993)‚ sex-roles play a major part in the perceptions of women; for example in regards to socialization women are taught that the norm is to rely upon a male partner for their attachment and support. On the opposite end‚ men are taught to be aggressive;
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submit this worksheet to the Unit 3 Assignment Box. Name: | |Ethics in Psychotherapy Article | |Analysis Components |Barnett‚ J.E. (2008) The ethical practice of psychotherapy: easily within our reach. Journal of | | |Clinical Psychology‚ 64(5)‚ 569-575. | |The main purpose
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Causes of T.J’s Downfall In the book Roll of Thunder‚ Hear my Cry a 14-year-old black boy named T.J. Audry gets himself in a lot of trouble. The story takes place in Mississippi 1933. There were many causes of T.J.’s downfall like himself‚ R.W. and Melvin (two white boys who pretended to be T.J.’s friends)‚ society and racism. One reason for T.J.’s downfall could be T.J. himself. T.J. wasn’t always a careful boy‚ especially when it came to his words. One example of his carelessness is when
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