
Ben H. Caudle
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LOCATION: Austin, TX, United States
B.J. Lancaster Professor of Petroleum Engineering, University of Texas at Austin. Author of Reservoir Engineering Fundamentals.
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Petroleum production, recovery of crude oil and, often, associated natural gas from Earth. Petroleum is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon material that is believed to have formed from animal and vegetable debris in deep sedimentary beds. The petroleum, being less dense than the surrounding water,…
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