Innovative Exploration Methods for Mineral, Oil, Gas, and Groundwater for Sustainable Development provides an integrated approach to exploration encompassing geology, geophysics, mining, and mineral processing. In addition, groundwater exploration is included, as it is central to the development of earth resources. As the demand for coal, minerals, oil and gas, and water continues to grow globally, researchers must prioritize sustainable exploration methods. Old technologies are being replaced speedily and exploration work has become fast, focused, meaningful, and readily reproducible keeping in pace with the changing global scenario. The themes of exploration of energy resources, exploration of minerals, groundwater exploration and processing and mineral engineering are separated out into sections and chapters included in these sections include case studies focusing on tools and techniques for exploration. Innovative Exploration Methods for Mineral, Oil, Gas, and Groundwater for Sustainable Development gives insight to modern concepts of exploration for those working in the various fields of energy, mineral, and groundwater exploration.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Contents - p. iii 7. Dedication - p. iii 8. Contributors - p. iii 9. Preface - p. iii 10. Acknowledgment - p. iii 11. Chapter 1. Energy resource (Coal, Shale Gas, Geothermal, Oil, Gas) - p. iii 12. Subchapter 1.1. Gasification of high ash Indian coals in fluidized bed gasifier - p. iii 13. Subchapter 1.2. Exploration of mining method for coal extraction in developed bord and pillar property by powered support long wall equipment - p. iii 14. Subchapter 1.3. Exploration of shale gas in India – Prospects and challenges - p. iii 15. Subchapter 1.4. Synergy through integrated geophysical acquisition for geothermal and hydrocarbon exploration and production - p. iii 16. Subchapter 1.5. 3D seismic expression of a paleo channel within Barail Argillaceous and its hydrocarbon prospect: Makum field - p. iii 17. Subchapter 1.6. A case study of reservoir parameter estimation in Norne oil field, Norway by using Ensemble Kalman Filter (EnKF) - p. iii 18. Subchapter 1.7. Coal bed methane: Changing India's gas market - p. iii 19. Subchapter 1.8. Identification of gas bearing sweet-spots within complex reservoir by integrating modern geophysical measurements -- case studies from upper Assam fields - p. iii 20. Evolution and future prospects for coalbed methane and coal mine methane in India: Approaches for addressing mine safety, climate change, and energy security - p. iii 21. Chapter 2. Environment (Environment, Assessment and Control) - p. iii 22. Subchapter 2.1. Human health risks from potentially toxic elements in soils of coal mining area - p. iii 23. Subchapter 2.2. Health risk of exposure to noise in coal preparation and mineral processing plants - p. iii 24. Subchapter 2.3. Ecological restoration of waste dump generated from an integrated steel plant: A case study - p. iii 25. Subchapter 2.4. Environmental sustainability of drilling fluids - p. iii 26. Subchapter 2.5. Estimation of CB ratio for opencast mine in forestry clearance process - p. iii 27. Chapter 3. Groundwater (Prospecting, Contamination) - p. iii 28. Subchapter 3.1. Self-potential: A low-cost geophysical method in investigating groundwater and contaminant plume - p. iii 29. Subchapter 3.2. Fresh water bearing zone identification using VES at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Campus, Sylhet, Bangladesh - p. iii 30. Subchapter 3.3. Integrated geophysical survey for delineating aquifer zones in Sagar area, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal - p. iii 31. Subchapter 3.4. Augmentation of arsenic free drinking water supply in West Bengal through innovative groundwater exploration technique: A case study - p. iii 32. Subchapter 3.5. Geogenic sulfate-rich wastewater: Sources, characteristics, effects and treatment technologies - p. iii 33. Subchapter 3.6. Pyritic sulphur—Its distribution, origin in coal seams and production of acid water in mines - p. iii 34. Chapter 4. Mineral Exploration - p. iii 35. Subchapter 4.1. Modern techniques for identifying mineralization in virgin area - p. iii 36. Subchapter 4.2. Integrated geophysical studies of Precambrian mobile belts to constrain evolutionary and mineragenic crustal models (experience from Fennoscandian Shield) - p. iii 37. Subchapter 4.3. Gravity field: A potent tool in understanding the tectonic fabric and potential mineralization over a part of the Bastar Craton, India - p. iii 38. Subchapter 4.4. Satellite gravity anomalies: Defining basement structure of the Northern Bay of Bengal - p. iii 39. Subchapter 4.5. Essential dimensions of geostatistics in mineral Industry - p. iii 40. Chapter 5. Mineral processing - p. iii 41. Subchapter 5.1. Advanced process control for mineral processing operations - p. iii 42. Subchapter 5.2. Processing of port dredged sand in offshore set-up for value addition—Approach and constraints - p. iii 43. Subchapter 5.3. Utilization of archival exploratory data in coal washery design - p. iii 44. Chapter 6. Modern appliances and techniques - p. iii 45. Subchapter 6.1. Wellbore stability modeling for prediction of mud weight in Krishna–Godavari Basin, India - p. iii 46. Subchapter 6.2. Impact of modern exploration techniques in oil & gas reserves to production ratio - p. iii 47. Subchapter 6.3. Effective attenuation of coherent and random noises in land seismic data: A case study from Upper Assam Basin - p. iii 48. Subchapter 6.4. Digitalization in petroleum exploration & production: The new game changer - p. iii 49. Chapter 6.5. New computer technology to solve geological problems for prospecting and exploration of mineral resources - p. iii 50. Chapter 7. Policies - p. iii 51. Subchapter 7.1. National geophysical mapping in Geological Survey of India—An impetus to mineral exploration - p. iii 52. Subchapter 7.2. Social license in mining: Can it operate outside the realm of sustainable development and responsible mining? - p. iii 53. Subchapter 7.3. Why shale gas is a prime option for us from energy perspective and the multitasking software to address the related issues - p. iii 54. Chapter 7.4. Evaluating coal block auctions - p. iii 55. Chapter 7.5. Minerals for future generations: Indian perspective - p. iii 56. Index - p. iii
Innovative Exploration Methods for Mineral, Oil, Gas, and Groundwater for Sustainable Development provides an integrated approach to exploration encompassing geology, geophysics, mining, and mineral processing. In addition, groundwater exploration is included, as it is central to the development of earth resources. As the demand for coal, minerals, oil and gas, and water continues to grow globally, researchers must prioritize sustainable exploration methods. Old technologies are being replaced speedily and exploration work has become fast, focused, meaningful, and readily reproducible keeping in pace with the changing global scenario. The themes of exploration of energy resources, exploration of minerals, groundwater exploration and processing and mineral engineering are separated out into sections and chapters included in these sections include case studies focusing on tools and techniques for exploration. Innovative Exploration Methods for Mineral, Oil, Gas, and Groundwater for Sustainable Development gives insight to modern concepts of exploration for those working in the various fields of energy, mineral, and groundwater exploration.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Contents - p. iii 7. Dedication - p. iii 8. Contributors - p. iii 9. Preface - p. iii 10. Acknowledgment - p. iii 11. Chapter 1. Energy resource (Coal, Shale Gas, Geothermal, Oil, Gas) - p. iii 12. Subchapter 1.1. Gasification of high ash Indian coals in fluidized bed gasifier - p. iii 13. Subchapter 1.2. Exploration of mining method for coal extraction in developed bord and pillar property by powered support long wall equipment - p. iii 14. Subchapter 1.3. Exploration of shale gas in India – Prospects and challenges - p. iii 15. Subchapter 1.4. Synergy through integrated geophysical acquisition for geothermal and hydrocarbon exploration and production - p. iii 16. Subchapter 1.5. 3D seismic expression of a paleo channel within Barail Argillaceous and its hydrocarbon prospect: Makum field - p. iii 17. Subchapter 1.6. A case study of reservoir parameter estimation in Norne oil field, Norway by using Ensemble Kalman Filter (EnKF) - p. iii 18. Subchapter 1.7. Coal bed methane: Changing India's gas market - p. iii 19. Subchapter 1.8. Identification of gas bearing sweet-spots within complex reservoir by integrating modern geophysical measurements -- case studies from upper Assam fields - p. iii 20. Evolution and future prospects for coalbed methane and coal mine methane in India: Approaches for addressing mine safety, climate change, and energy security - p. iii 21. Chapter 2. Environment (Environment, Assessment and Control) - p. iii 22. Subchapter 2.1. Human health risks from potentially toxic elements in soils of coal mining area - p. iii 23. Subchapter 2.2. Health risk of exposure to noise in coal preparation and mineral processing plants - p. iii 24. Subchapter 2.3. Ecological restoration of waste dump generated from an integrated steel plant: A case study - p. iii 25. Subchapter 2.4. Environmental sustainability of drilling fluids - p. iii 26. Subchapter 2.5. Estimation of CB ratio for opencast mine in forestry clearance process - p. iii 27. Chapter 3. Groundwater (Prospecting, Contamination) - p. iii 28. Subchapter 3.1. Self-potential: A low-cost geophysical method in investigating groundwater and contaminant plume - p. iii 29. Subchapter 3.2. Fresh water bearing zone identification using VES at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Campus, Sylhet, Bangladesh - p. iii 30. Subchapter 3.3. Integrated geophysical survey for delineating aquifer zones in Sagar area, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal - p. iii 31. Subchapter 3.4. Augmentation of arsenic free drinking water supply in West Bengal through innovative groundwater exploration technique: A case study - p. iii 32. Subchapter 3.5. Geogenic sulfate-rich wastewater: Sources, characteristics, effects and treatment technologies - p. iii 33. Subchapter 3.6. Pyritic sulphur—Its distribution, origin in coal seams and production of acid water in mines - p. iii 34. Chapter 4. Mineral Exploration - p. iii 35. Subchapter 4.1. Modern techniques for identifying mineralization in virgin area - p. iii 36. Subchapter 4.2. Integrated geophysical studies of Precambrian mobile belts to constrain evolutionary and mineragenic crustal models (experience from Fennoscandian Shield) - p. iii 37. Subchapter 4.3. Gravity field: A potent tool in understanding the tectonic fabric and potential mineralization over a part of the Bastar Craton, India - p. iii 38. Subchapter 4.4. Satellite gravity anomalies: Defining basement structure of the Northern Bay of Bengal - p. iii 39. Subchapter 4.5. Essential dimensions of geostatistics in mineral Industry - p. iii 40. Chapter 5. Mineral processing - p. iii 41. Subchapter 5.1. Advanced process control for mineral processing operations - p. iii 42. Subchapter 5.2. Processing of port dredged sand in offshore set-up for value addition—Approach and constraints - p. iii 43. Subchapter 5.3. Utilization of archival exploratory data in coal washery design - p. iii 44. Chapter 6. Modern appliances and techniques - p. iii 45. Subchapter 6.1. Wellbore stability modeling for prediction of mud weight in Krishna–Godavari Basin, India - p. iii 46. Subchapter 6.2. Impact of modern exploration techniques in oil & gas reserves to production ratio - p. iii 47. Subchapter 6.3. Effective attenuation of coherent and random noises in land seismic data: A case study from Upper Assam Basin - p. iii 48. Subchapter 6.4. Digitalization in petroleum exploration & production: The new game changer - p. iii 49. Chapter 6.5. New computer technology to solve geological problems for prospecting and exploration of mineral resources - p. iii 50. Chapter 7. Policies - p. iii 51. Subchapter 7.1. National geophysical mapping in Geological Survey of India—An impetus to mineral exploration - p. iii 52. Subchapter 7.2. Social license in mining: Can it operate outside the realm of sustainable development and responsible mining? - p. iii 53. Subchapter 7.3. Why shale gas is a prime option for us from energy perspective and the multitasking software to address the related issues - p. iii 54. Chapter 7.4. Evaluating coal block auctions - p. iii 55. Chapter 7.5. Minerals for future generations: Indian perspective - p. iii 56. Index - p. iii
