Ohio Energy Project

June 26, 2013

The State of Exploration and Production in the

United States

Energy Flow 2010

Temperature and Pressure

The difference between renewable and non-renewable resources is

time

Mississippi River Drainage Basin

41% of Lower 48

Porosity

Permeability

Ryder, R.T., 2008, Assessment of Appalachian basin oil and gas resources: Utica-Lower Paleozoic Total Petroleum System: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008–1287, 29 p

Temperature and Pressure

Typical Production Well Installation

Petroleum and Natural Gas are “hydrocarbons”

They are chains of Carbon atoms with Hydrogen atoms attached.

These chains can be from one atom to over 26 atoms long

ProductCarbon Chain

Molecular Formula

State Uses

Methane Cl CH4 Gas Fuel, carbon black, gasolineEthane 2 C2H6 Gas ChemistryPropane C3 C3H8 Gas Cigarette lighter fuel and barbecues.Butane C4 C4H1O Gas Cigarette lighters fuel and barbecues.Pentane 5 C5H12 Liquid Solvents, dry cleaning, refrigerantHexane 6 C6H14 Liquid Motor fuelHeptane 7 C7H16 Liquid SolventsOctane 8 C8H118 Liquid SolventsNonane 9 C9H2O Liquid SolventsDecane 10 C10H22 Liquid Solvents

Kerosene 012 - C16 Liquid Diesel, heating oil, lighting/oil stove fuels.Fuel Oil C15 - C18 Liquid Furnace oils, diesels

Lubricating Oils 016 - 020 Liquid LubricationGrease, Vaseline 020 & up Semisolid Lubrication, sizing paper

Paraffin - Wax 026 & up Solid Candles, match sticks, household canningPitch and Tar 026 & up Residue Roofing, paving, rubber

Petroleum Coke 026 & up Residue Fuel, carbon electrode

ProductCarbon Chain

Molecular Formula

State Uses

Methane Cl CH4 Gas Fuel, carbon black, gasolineEthane 2 C2H6 Gas ChemistryPropane C3 C3H8 Gas Cigarette lighter fuel and barbecues.Butane C4 C4H1O Gas Cigarette lighters fuel and barbecues.Pentane 5 C5H12 Liquid Solvents, dry cleaning, refrigerant

How Shale Production has changed the

Industry

What has changed in the industry?

1) 12k bbl : 40MM

2) 10.5k bbl : 41MM

6) 38k bbl : 103MM

7) 27k bbl : 68MM

1) 12k bbl : 40MM

2) 10.5k bbl : 41MM

6) 38k bbl : 103MM

7) 27k bbl : 68MM