Equipment and Components in the Oil and Gas Industry Volume 1

Equipment and Components in the Oil and Gas Industry Volume 1: Equipment provides an overview of the equipment used in the oil and gas industry, as well as various stages of the oil and gas industry, including geology, exploration, drilling, transportation, and refining. Using practical industry examples and an accessible approach, the book is a key reference point for those seeking to learn more about the industry. The equipment used in the oil and gas industry is wide ranging, from drilling equipment and wellhead equipment, such as casings, tubing, and wellhead Christmas trees, to equipment for the transportation of fluids and gases, such as pumps and compressors. The book presents a simplified method to choose the correct equipment for each task, as well as covering the selection of heat exchangers and storage tanks. Finally, this book covers turbines, motors, and other prime movers, alongside a flare system for disposing of unwanted or waste gases in oil and gas refineries and petrochemical plants. This book will be of interest to mechanical and chemical engineers working in the oil and gas industry.

Karan Sotoodeh, an Iranian author and engineer, formerly worked for Baker Hughes in his last position as a senior-lead valve and actuator engineer in the subsea oil and gas industry. He earned a PhD in safety and reliability in mechanical engineering at the University of Stavanger in 2021. Karan Sotoodeh has almost two decades of experience in the oil and gas industry, mainly with valves, piping, actuators, and material engineering. He has written 11 books about piping, valves, actuators, corrosion, and material selection and approximately 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Sotoodeh has also been selected for international conferences in the United States, Germany, and China to talk about valves, actuators, and piping. He has worked with many valve suppliers in the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, and Norway. He loves traveling, running, swimming, and spending time in nature.

1. An Introduction to the Oil and Gas Industry. 2. Drilling and Well Completion Equipment. 3. Production and Processing Equipment. 4. Equipment for Pressurizing Fluids. 5. Equipment for Fluid Temperature Changes. 6. Prime Movers. 7. Storage Tanks.