a petroleum company has two different sources of crude oil.?

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

the first source provides crude oil that is 55% hydrocarbons.
The second one provides oil that is 95% hydrocarbons. In order to obtain 40 gallons of crude oil that is 90% hydrocarbons, how many gallons of crude oil must be used from each of the two sources?

Can vinegar pe produced from crude oil?

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Is it possible to produce vinegar from the hydrocarbons found in crude oil? Is it a common practice? What is the process of producing vinegar from said hydrocarbons?

Can we establish presence of hydrocarbons in a petroleum prospect before drilling a well down to the prospect?

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

Existing petroleum exploration techniques of geochemical and geophysical surveys, analyses, correlations and interpretations lead an exploration geologist/geophysicist to identify and define a potential prospect of oil and/or gas. There is no sure way to confirm the presence of oil and/or gas in the prospect other than drilling a well. Drilling is an expensive undertaking and [...]