Journal of Chemical Engineering & Process Technology
Open Access

Role of science in developing of enhanced oil and gas resources being environmentally sound and protecting water use

4^th International Conference on Chemical Engineering

September 17-18, 2018 | Vancouver, Canada

Davis L Ford

The University of Texas at Austin, USA

Keynote: J Chem Eng Process Technol

Abstract :

There is an increase in Global proven reserves in tight formations, particularly in the United States as well as other international areas, such as Argentina, Norway offshore, India, China, Brazil and Chile. As the "state of the art" technology is now proven and improved (George Mitchell of the U.S. "cracked the code") there is no question that these reserve potentials will undergo examination, geological, payback time and local and international marketplaces and commencement of drilling and extraction. I have been involved in this transformation for many years, with advanced degrees in Environmental Engineering experience and in energy environmental control and economic evaluation. Metrics i use in such analysis include but are not limited to effects on national GDP, risks, financing (federal and private), emission sources and control and related evaluations. I also address the other sources other than fossil fuel such as coal, nuclear, biomass and oil to gas ratios.

Biography :

Davis L Ford is an Adjunct Professor in the College of Engineering, the University of Texas at Austin and a Visiting Professor of Petroleum Engineering at Texas Tech University, Lubbock. He is a practicing environmental engineer with over forty-five years of experience in the field. In addition, he serves on the faculty at The University of Texas at Austin as an adjunct professor, has published more than one hundred technical papers, has co-authored or contributed to ten textbooks and written two biographies and co-authored one children’s book. He has lectured extensively throughout the United States and in countries of Europe, South America and Asia. Ford received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering at Texas A&M University and his master and doctorate degrees in environmental engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. He is a Distinguished Engineering Graduate of both Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at Austin as well as a Distinguished Alumnus of Texas A&M.

E-mail: dfordphd@aol.com