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|Philip B. Kaufman, Harold L. Becker
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The invention relates to composites containing hydrocarbon-soluble well treatment agents which are incorporated into porous particulates. After being introduced into oilfield fluids, the well treatment agents of the composites are slowly released into the environs.
Oilfield fluids (e.g., oil, gas, and water) are complex mixtures of aliphatic hydrocarbons, aromatics, hetero-atomic molecules, anionic and cationic salts, acids, sands, silts, clays and a vast array of other components. The nature of these fluids combined with the severe conditions of heat, pressure, and turbulence to which they are often subjected during retrieval, are contributory factors to paraffin deposition (including the precipitation of wax crystals), emulsification (both water-in-oil and oil-in-water), gas hydrate formation, corrosion and asphaltene precipitation in oil and/or gas production wells and surface equipment. This, in turn, decreases permeability of the subterranean formation, reduces well productivity and shortens the lifetime of production equipment. In order to rid such unwanted deposits and precipitates from wells and equipment, it is necessary to stop the production which is both time-consuming and costly
For instance, paraffin hydrocarbon waxes which tend to precipitate and crystallize at low temperatures, cause oil to lose its fluidity. Over a range of temperatures, these paraffin wax crystals continue to aggregate and may even solidify the oil. This creates difficulties in transporting the petroleum fuel or crude oil through flow lines, valves, and pumps. Paraffin wax crystals are particularly problematic at lower temperatures and in colder climates where, as the temperature drops and approaches the crude oil's pour point, the transportation of crude oil becomes more difficult. Once out of solution, paraffin wax crystals often plug flow lines, production tubing, flow lines, screens and filters.
Various well treatment agents are often used in production wells to prevent the deleterious effects caused by such formations and precipitates. For instance, pour point depressants and wax crystal modifiers have been used to change the nature of wax crystals that precipitate from the petroleum fuel or crude oil, thereby reducing the tendency of wax crystals to set into a gel.
It is essential that such well treatment agents be placed into contact with the oilfield fluids contained in the formation before such fluids enter the wellbore where deleterious effects are commonly encountered. Several methods are known in the art for introducing such well treatment agents into production wells. A principal disadvantage of such prior art methods is the difficulty in releasing the well treatment agent into the well over a sustained period of time. As a result, treatments must repeatedly be undertaken to ensure that the requisite level of well treatment agent is continuously present in the well. Such treatments result in lost production revenue due to down time.
Treatment methods are therefore sought for introducing well treatment agents into oil and/or gas wells wherein the well treatment agent may be released over a sustained period of time. It is desired that such methods not require continuous attention of operators over prolonged periods.
The composites of the invention are composed of a porous particulate and at least one hydrocarbon-soluble well treatment agent. The composites have particular applicability in the treatment of a well penetrating a subterranean formation. In a preferred embodiment, the composites are employed as proppants. The composites may be added to a carrier or treatment fluid, where necessary, for pumping into the formation.
The porosity and permeability of the porous particulate is such that the hydrocarbon-soluble well treatment agent may be absorbed into the interstitial spaces of the porous particulate material. Typically, the porous particulate of the composite has a porosity no greater than 30%.
The porous particulate is preferably an untreated porous ceramic, inorganic oxide or an organic polymeric material. Suitable porous particulates include aluminosilicates, silicon carbide, alumina and other silica-based materials.
The hydrocarbon-soluble well treatment agent is preferably a demulsifier, corrosion inhibitor, paraffin inhibitor such as a wax crystal modifier, gas hydrate inhibitor, flocculating agent, asphaltene dispersant or a combination thereof.
Preferred as hydrocarbon-soluble well treatment agents are polymeric wax crystal modifiers, such as those selected from ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymers, homopolymers and copolymers of acrylate esters, phenol-aldehyde resins and olefin/maleic esters copolymers.
The composites have particular applicability in the treatment of a well penetrating a subterranean formation since the hydrocarbon-soluble well treatment agent is slowly leached out into the well fluid over a period of time.
In order to more fully understand the drawings referred to in the detailed description of the present invention, a brief description of each drawing is presented, in which:
The composites of the invention are capable of providing a means of slowly releasing a hydrocarbon-soluble well treatment agent into a subterranean formation. The composites of the invention are composed of a porous particulate and at least one hydrocarbon-soluble well treatment agent. Typically, the particle size of the porous particulate is typically between from about 0.3 mm to about 5 mm, preferably between from about 0.4 to about 2 mm.
The porosity and permeability of the porous particulate is such that the hydrocarbon-soluble well treatment agent may be absorbed into the pores of the porous particulate material. Typically, the porosity of the porous particulate is between from about 5 to about 30 volume percent. A commercially available instrument which uses mercury intrusion, such as the AutoPore Mercury Porosimeter (Micromeritics, Norcross, GA), for measuring the internal porosity of the particulate and the interstitial volume (of a pack) may be used to determine the porosity of the porous particulate. Examples of types of materials suitable for use as porous particulates include particulates having a porous matrix.
The porous particulates are generally spherical and insoluble in well fluids under subterranean conditions, such as at temperatures less than about 250� C. and pressures less than about 80 MPa. The particulates may be sufficiently strong to be used on their own at high pressures. They may further be used in conjunction with other well treatment agents including non-porous proppant materials, such as sand.
The porous particulate of the composite may be any naturally occurring or manufactured or engineered porous ceramic particulate, as well as any organic polymeric material, that has an inherent and/or induced porosity and exhibits the requisite physical properties, such as particle characteristics, desired strength and/or apparent density, to fit particular downhole conditions for well treating.
For example, when used in hydraulic fracturing and/or sand control treatments, the porous particulate may be selected so to exhibit crush resistance under conditions as high as 10,000 psi closure stress, API RP 56 or API RP 60, generally between from about 250 to about 8,000 psi closure stress.
The porous ceramic particulates may be selectively manufactured from raw materials such as those described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,188,175; 4,427,068; and 4,522,731, which are each incorporated herein by reference, such as by inclusion of selected process steps in the initial material manufacturing process to result in a material that possesses desired characteristics of porosity, permeability, apparent density or apparent specific gravity (ASG) and combinations thereof.
Suitable as inorganic ceramic materials are alumina, magnetic glass, titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, silicon carbide, aluminosilicates and other silica-based materials.
Examples of non-natural porous particulate materials for use in the invention include, but are not limited to, porous ceramic particles, such as fired kaolinitic particles, as well as partially sintered bauxite. The porous particulates may further be porous natural ceramic materials, such as lightweight volcanic rocks, like pumice, as well as perlite and other porous "lavas" like porous (vesicular) Hawaiian Basalt, porous Virginia Diabase and Utah Rhyolite. Such naturally occurring materials may be strengthened or hardened by use of modifying agents to increase the ability of the naturally occurring material to resist deformation. A starch binder may be employed.
Further, suitable as porous particulates are those particulates set forth in U.S. Pat. No. 5,964,291.
Suitable polymeric materials for use as the porous particulate include thermosetting resins, such as polystyrene, a styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer, a polyacrylate, a polyalkylacrylate, a polyacrylate ester, a polyalkyl acrylate ester, a modified starch, a polyepoxide, a polyurethane, a polyisocyanate, a phenol formaldehyde resin, a furan resin, or a melamine formaldehyde resin.
The composites of the invention may be employed with carrier or treatment fluids in order to facilitate placement of the composite to a desired location within the formation. The fluids may be gelled or non-gelled. In one embodiment, the porous composites may be introduced or pumped into a well as neutrally buoyant particles in, for example, a saturated sodium chloride solution carrier fluid or a carrier fluid that is any other completion or workover brine known in the art.
In a preferred embodiment, the porous particulate material is a relatively lightweight or substantially neutral buoyant particulate material. The term "relatively lightweight" shall refer to a particulate that has an ASG (API RP 56) that is substantially less than a conventional particulate material employed in hydraulic fracturing or sand control operations, e.g., sand (having an ASG, API RP 60, of 2.65) or bauxite (having an ASG of 3.55). The ASG of a relatively lightweight material is preferably less than about 2.4, more preferably less than or equal to 2.0, even more preferably less than or equal to 1.75, most preferably less than or equal to 1.25.
Further, blends of the referenced materials may be used for achieving desired well treatment results and/or costs. Blends may consist of the referenced porous particulates as well as particulates not included within the porous particulates of the invention. Particle types which may be selected for use in such blends include such non-porous particulates like conventional sand, such as Ottawa sand.
Such different types of particulates may be selected, for example, to achieve a blend of different specific gravities or densities relative to the selected carrier fluid. For example, a blend of three different particles may be selected for use in a water fracture treatment to form a blend of well treatment particulates having three different specific gravities, such as an ASG of the first type of particle from about 1 to less about 1.5; an ASG of the second type of particle from greater than about 1.5 to about 2.0; and ASG of the third type of particle from about greater than about 2.0 to about 3.0; or in one specific embodiment the three types of particles having respective specific gravities of about 2.65, about 1.7 and about 1.2. In one example, at least one of the types of selected well treatment particulates may be selected to be substantially neutrally buoyant in the selected carrier or treatment fluid.
Since the well treatment agents employed in the composites are capable of being absorbed into the interstitial spaces of the porous particulates, the well treatment agents may be slowly released from the composite upon introduction into a targeted area. The composite of the invention therefore permits a continuous supply of the well treatment agent into the targeted area.
The hydrocarbon-soluble well treatment agent is preferably a demulsifier, corrosion inhibitor, paraffin inhibitor, gas hydrate inhibitor, flocculating agent, asphaltene dispersant or a wax crystal modifier or a combination thereof.
Polymeric wax crystal modifiers useful in the present invention generally include acrylates and methacrylates with pendant groups of C16 to C50, as well as polymers with long repeating saturated carbon chain segments such as ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers. These include but are not limited to acrylate or methacrylate esters of long chain alcohols, long chain alcohol esters of maleic acid, long chain fatty acid esters of acrylate and methacrylate polymers, maleic olefin alkyl esters, and ethylene vinyl acetate polymers of varying molecular weights. Further, wax crystal modifiers may include those having oil-soluble polar compounds containing ionic or polar groups, for example amine salts and/or amides, which can be obtained by reaction of aliphatic or aromatic amines, preferably long-chain aliphatic amines, with aliphatic or aromatic mono-, di-, tri-or tetracarboxylic acids or anhydrides thereof. Copolymers, terpolymers and tetrapolymers are also contemplated.
Other wax crystal modifiers include copolymers of maleic anhydride and alpha, beta-unsaturated compounds, which can, if desired, be reacted with primary monoalkylamines and/or aliphatic alcohols, the products of the reaction of alkenylspirobislactones with amines and products of the reaction of terpolymers based on alpha, beta-unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydrides, alpha, beta-unsaturated compounds and polyoxyalkylene ethers of lower unsaturated alcohols. Alkylphenol-formaldehyde resins are also suitable as paraffin dispersants
Preferred wax crystal modifiers include ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers, maleic olefin alkyl esters, acrylate esters, methacrylic esters, and mixtures thereof including homopolymers and copolymers of C6-C24 linear esters of acrylic and methacylic acids and C20 alpha olefin-maleic copolymers esters of C16-C24 linear alcohols and C16-C28 para-substituted phenol formaldehyde resins.
Preferred are polymeric wax crystal modifiers such as those selected from ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymers, homopolymers and copolymers of acrylate esters, phenol-aldehyde resins and olefin/maleic esters copolymers.
The oil-soluble well treatment agents of the composites are slowly released into production fluids. For instance, formation of wax crystal precipitates that often impede the flow and transportation of crude oil through tubing, flow lines and pumps is disrupted by the slow release of polymeric wax crystal modifiers in the composite. The composites are therefore effective in retarding the formation of paraffin crystal precipitates, while remaining fluid over a range of temperatures from −40� C. to 70� C. The composites are further effective at winterizing or freeze protecting wax crystal modifiers.
Exemplary of the demulsifying agents that are useful include, but are not limited to, oxyalkylated polyols, oxyalkylated phenol-formaldehyde condensation products, oxyalkylated polyamines, alkyl benzene sulfonates, polyethylene oxides, polypropylene oxides, block copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, amine glycol condensates, and salts and esters of oil soluble acids.
For example, use can be made of oxyalkylated trimethylol alkanes with molecular weights in the range of 1,000 to 10,000, and preferably in the range of 3,000 to 8,000. Preferably, the oxyalkylated trimethylol alkane is an oxyalkylated trimethylol ethane or propane, especially where the oxyalkylene groups are composed of a mixture of propyleneoxy and ethylenoxy groups and where these groups are so disposed as to form relatively hydrophobic blocks adjacent the trimethylol group and relatively hydrophilic blocks remote the trimethylol group.
Another type of suitable demulsifiers is oxyalkylated alkyl phenol-formaldehyde condensation products. Typically, these products have molecular weights in the range of about 4,000 to about 6,000 and are comprised of lower alkyl substituted phenol moieties joined together by methylene groups and in which the hydroxyl groups of the phenolic moieties have been ethoxylated. Such products may be supplied as a concentrate in an aromatic solvent.
Another suitable type of demulsifier is comprised of the tetra-polyoxyalkylene derivatives of ethylene diamine, especially the tetra-poly(oxyethylene)-poly(oxyethylene) derivatives of ethylene diamine. Mixtures of alkylaryl sulfonates, polyoxyalkylene glycols and oxyalkylated alkylphenolic resins are also suitable. Also useful as demulsifiers are block copolymers of propylene oxide and ethylene oxide. Suitable amine glycol condensates are available under the TRITON trademark of Rohm & Haas Company.
Exemplary corrosion inhibitors useful for the practice of the invention include thiazoles, triazoles and thiadiazoles. Examples of such compounds include benzotriazole, tolyltriazole, octyltriazole, decyltriazole, dodecyltriazole, 2-mercaptobenzothiazole, 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole, 2-mercapto-5-hydrocarbylthio-1,3,4-thiadiazoles, 2-mercapto-5-hydrocarbyldithio-1,3,4-thiadiazoles, 2,5-bis(hydrocarbylthio)-1,3,4-thiadiazoles, and 2,5-(bis)hydrocarbyldithio)-1,3,4-thiadiazoles.
Other types of corrosion inhibitors suitable for use in the compositions of this invention include dimer and trimer acids, such as are produced from tall oil fatty acids, oleic acid and linoleic acid. Another useful type of corrosion inhibitor for use in the practice of this invention are the alkenyl succinic acid and alkenyl succinic anhydride corrosion inhibitors such as, for example, tetrapropenylsuccinic acid, tetrapropenylsuccinic anhydride, tetradecenylsuccinic acid, tetradecenylsuccinic anhydride, hexadecenylsuccinic acid and hexadecenylsuccinic anhydride. Also useful are the half esters of alkenyl succinic acids having 8 to 24 carbon atoms in the alkenyl group with alcohols such as the polyglycols. Other suitable corrosion inhibitors include aminosuccinic acid derivatives; ether amines; acid phosphates; amines; polyethoxylated compounds such as ethoxylated amines, ethoxylated phenols, and ethoxylated alcohols; imidazolines.
Gas hydrate treating chemicals or inhibitors that are useful for the practice of the present invention include but are not limited to oil-soluble esters of alkoxylated hydroxycarboxamides known in the art.
Exemplary asphaltene treating chemicals include but are not limited to, basic iron salts of organic acids, mixtures of iron hydroxide and a basic calcium soap, basic and oil-soluble magnesium salts of sulfonic acids, succinimides, optionally in combination with oil-soluble carbonyl manganese compounds and/or a neutral or basic alkali metal salt or alkaline earth metal salt of an organic acid component, as well as alkoxylated fatty amines and fatty amine derivatives, optionally in combination with an organic metal salt.
Exemplary surfactants include cationic, amphoteric, anionic and nonionic surfactants including ethoxylated alkyl amines, ethoxylated alkyl diamines, ethoxylated alkyl amides and mixtures thereof, such as those represented by the formula:
where R is a methyl group, n is an integer 2 to 25, x and y are integers and x+y is from 2 to 50.
Further, suitable surfactants include alkoxylated alkyl alcohols, alkoxylated alkyl mono esters, alkoxylated alkyl diesters and mixtures thereof, such as those represented by the respective formula R—(CH2)p—O-(M-O)m—H; R—(CH2)p—CO—O-(M-O)m—H; and R—(CH2)p—CO—O-(M-O)m—CO—(CH2)p—R where R is a methyl group, p is an integer from about 5 to 17, m is an integer from about 2 to 50, M is CH2—CH2, CH2—CH2—CH2, CH2—CH—CH3, CH2—CH2—CH2—CH2, CH2—CH—(CH3)—CH2 or mixtures thereof.
The term "alkyl" in the ethoxylated alkyl amine, ethoxylated alkyl diamine, ethoxylated alkyl amide, alkyl alcohols, alkoxylated alkyl monoesters and alkoxylated alkyl diesters are meant to represent saturated alkyl hydrocarbons, unsaturated alkyl hydrocarbons or mixtures thereof.
The well treatment agent is preferably a liquid material. If the well treatment agent is a solid, it can be dissolved in a suitable solvent, thus making it a liquid. The composites may be prepared by conventional processes, such as electrofusion, spray-drying and pelletization. In a preferred embodiment, the composites are prepared by placement of the porous particulate into a dilute solution or suspension of the well treatment agent and permitting the porous particulate to imbibe the well treatment agent.
For instance, suitable wax crystal modifiers may be added to and dissolved in a bipolar solvent or solvent mixture at elevated temperatures, typically ranging from about 65� C. to about 175� C. and then cooled (typically at ambient temperature) with mixing to form a suspension of finely divided wax crystal modifier polymer particles. Alternatively, an organic solvent (or solvents) may also be added (typically during the cooling phase) to help develop the polymeric suspension. Alternatively, the organic solvent may be added to the polymer/solvent mixture before or during the heating phase. Surfactants and suspending agents may also be added. The porous particulate is then added to the suspension and the mixture stirred at a temperature where the hydrocarbon-soluble well treatment agent remains liquid, typically until saturation or until maximum absorption of the porous particulate is attained. Mixing may further be conducted under vacuum especially where it is desired to remove air in the porous particulate. Vacuum is typically conducted at or below room temperature.
Solvents that may be used to develop the polymeric suspension include but are not limited to diethylene glycol, butanol, isobutanol, 2-ethyl hexanol, butyl carbitol and butyl cellosolve. Diethylene glycol is the most preferred solvent for use with a polymer/bipolar solvent mixture comprising ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers solvated in ethoxylated monohydric alcohols. However, selection of the appropriate solvent will depend largely on the type of hydrocarbon-soluble well treatment agent within the composite, as well as the range of solubility parameters, hydrogen bonded characteristics, and densities that are necessary for the formation of highly dispersed and finely divided polymer particles.
Alternatively, the polymeric wax crystal modifiers may be first solvated in a nonpolar aliphatic solvent or solvent mixture (such as kerosene and petroleum hydrocarbon distillate) or other low aromatic paraffinic solvents and then mixed and heated to form a solution. Generally, the polymer/aliphatic solvent mixture are heated to a temperature above the melting point of the polymers. The solvent is then extracted by the addition of a bipolar solvent such as isopropyl alcohol with vigorous mixing to disperse the polymer particles.
Useful bipolar solvents include alcohols, ethoxylated alcohols, glycol ether esters, alkanes and turpenes. Preferred bipolar solvents include C3-C16 alcohols and/or ethoxylated alcohols possessing up to six ethylene oxide residues, C2-C10 esters of mono-, di-, and tri-glycol ethers, C8-C16 alkanes, and turpenes (e.g., turpentine, dipentene, and alpha-pinene). More preferred bipolar solvents include ethoxylated monohydric alcohols such as ALFONIC 6-3 (C6 normal monohydric alcohol condensed with 3 moles of ethylene oxide, commercially available from Vista Chemical Company) and ALFONIC 810-2 (C8-C10 mixed normal monohydric alcohol condensed with 2 moles of ethylene oxide, commercially available from Vista Chemical Company), 2-ethyl hexanol, methanol, ethanol, butanol, isobutanol, isopropyl alcohol, and mixtures thereof.
In general, 2 to 30% weight wax crystal modifier is dissolved in 5 to 55% weight bipolar solvent. In a preferred embodiment, 10 to 25% weight wax crystal modifier is dissolved in 35 to 50% weight bipolar solvent. In a more preferred embodiment, 15 to 25% weight wax crystal modifier is dissolved in 40 to 50% weight bipolar solvent. Once the wax crystal modifier has been dissolved in the bipolar solvent at elevated temperatures, the polymer/solvent mixture is allowed to cool to ambient temperature with vigorous mixing. When an organic solvent is used, typically 5 to 50% weight solvent is added. In a preferred embodiment, 25 to 45% weight solvent is added, and in a more preferred embodiment, 30 to 45% weight solvent is added. Alternatively, a higher percentage weight bipolar solvent or combination of solvents may be used in place of the solvent. In certain embodiments, aromatic solvents such as xylene and toluene may also be used. Surfactants such as sorbitan monooleate, sorbitan monopalmitate, and sodium xylene sulfonate may be added to the bipolar or polar solvent to help disperse the wax crystal modifier particles. Suspending agents or viscosifiers may also be used. A preferred viscosifier is polyvinyl pyrrolidone.
Disruption of the wax crystal modifiers change the morphology of the paraffin crystals that are already present in the petroleum fuel or crude oil and retard further crystal growth, altering the crystallization point of the petroleum fuel or crude oil that is being treated.
The composites of the invention do not require excessive amounts of well treatment agents. The amount of well treatment agent in the composite is that amount sufficient to effectuate the desired result over a sustained period of time. Generally, the amount of well treatment agent in the composite is from about 0.05 to about 5 (preferably from about 0.1 to about 2) weight percent based upon the total weight of the composite.
The weight ratio of well treatment agent to water-insoluble absorbent is generally between from about 90:10 to about 10:90.
The composite is typically introduced into the formation as a component of a well treating composition which further contains a carrier or treatment fluid. Any carrier fluid suitable for transporting the particulate into a well and/or subterranean formation fracture in communication therewith may be employed including carrier fluids including a completion or workover brine. The carrier fluid may be salt water, fresh water, a brine such as a saturated potassium chloride or sodium chloride solution, liquid hydrocarbons, or a gas such as nitrogen or carbon dioxide.
The porous particulates are typically selected based on porosity and/or permeability characteristics so that they have desired lightweight characteristics, such as when suspended in a selected carrier fluid for a well treatment. The inherent and/or induced porosity of a porous material particle may be selected so as to help provide the desired balance between apparent density and strength.
As the oilfield fluid passes through or circulates around the composites of the invention, the well treatment agent slowly dissolves. In so doing, the composites are characterized by time-release capabilities. Gradual dissolution of the well treatment agents insures that they are available to the oilfield fluids for extended periods of time, typically extending for periods of time greater than a year and even as long as five years. Typically the resulting concentration of the well treatment agent in the well or wellbore is between from about 1 to about 50 ppm. The amount of well treatment agent in the well treating composite may be as low as 1 ppm.
The well treating composition of the invention may be used in stimulation treatments as a component of a fracturing fluid or acidizing fluid, such as a matrix acidizing fluid. The composite has particular applicability in completion fluids containing zinc bromide, calcium bromide calcium chloride and sodium bromide brines. Such fluids may be introduced down the annulus of the well and, when desired, flushed with produced water.
Other treatments may be near wellbore in nature (affecting near wellbore regions) and may be directed toward improving wellbore productivity and/or controlling the production of fracture proppant or formation sand. Particular examples include gravel packing and "frac-packs." Moreover, such particles may be employed alone as a fracture proppant/sand control particulate, or in mixtures in amounts and with types of fracture proppant/sand control materials, such as conventional fracture or sand control particulates.
The composites of the invention are particularly effective in hydraulic fracturing as well as sand control fluids such as water, salt brine, slickwater such as slick water fracture treatments at relatively low concentrations to achieve partial monolayer fractures, low concentration polymer gel fluids (linear or crosslinked), foams (with gas) fluid, liquid gas such as liquid carbon dioxide fracture treatments for deeper proppant penetration, treatments for water sensitive zones, and treatments for gas storage wells.
For instance, the composite may be mixed and pumped during any desired portion(s) of a well treatment such as hydraulic fracturing treatment or sand control treatment and may be mixed in any desired concentration with a carrier fluid. In this regard, any carrier fluid suitable for transporting the composite may be used. Suitable carrier fluids include or may be used in combination with fluids have gelling agents, cross-linking agents, gel breakers, surfactants, foaming agents, demulsifiers, buffers, clay stabilizers, acids, or mixtures thereof.
When used in hydraulic fracturing, the composite may be injected into a subterranean formation in conjunction with a hydraulic fracturing fluid at pressures sufficiently high enough to cause the formation or enlargement of fractures. Since the particulates may withstand temperatures greater than about 370� C. and closure stresses greater than about 8000 psi, they may be employed as the proppant particulate. Alternatively, the composite may be employed in conjunction with a conventional proppant. Since the porous particulate of the composite is insoluble, the composite may continue to function as a proppant even after the well treatment agent has been completely leached out of the composite.
The aforementioned blends may be employed in to optimize hydraulic fracture geometries to achieve enhanced well productivity, such as to achieve increased propped fracture length in relatively "tight" gas formations. Choice of different particulate materials and amounts thereof to employ in such blends may be made based on one or more well treatment considerations including, but not limited to, objective/s of well treatment, such as for sand control and/or for creation of propped fractures, well treatment fluid characteristics, such as apparent specific gravity and/or rheology of carrier fluid, well and formation conditions such as depth of formation, formation porosity/permeability, formation closure stress, type of optimization desired for geometry of downhole-placed particulates such as optimized fracture pack propped length, optimized sand control pack height, optimized fracture pack and/or sand control pack conductivity and combinations thereof. The fracturing fluid, to be used with the composite, exhibits high viscosity, so as to be capable of carrying effective volumes of one or more proppants. It may include aqueous gels and hydrocarbon gels.
The composite may further be advantageously employed in liquefied gas and foamed gas carrier fluids, such as liquid CO2, CO2/N2, and foamed N2 in CO2 based systems. In this regard, liquid CO2 based fracturing job characteristics, such as proppant amounts, proppant sizes, mixing and pumping methodologies, using relatively lightweight porous ceramic materials may be the same as employed for conventional proppants.
Further, a gravel pack operation may be carried out on a wellbore that penetrates a subterranean formation to prevent or substantially reduce the production of formation particles into the wellbore from the formation during production of formation fluids. The subterranean formation may be completed so as to be in communication with the interior of the wellbore by any suitable method known in the art, for example by perforations in a cased wellbore, and/or by an open hole section. A screen assembly such as is known in the art may be placed or otherwise disposed within the wellbore so that at least a portion of the screen assembly is disposed adjacent the subterranean formation. A slurry including the composite and a carrier fluid may then be introduced into the wellbore and placed adjacent the subterranean formation by circulation or other suitable method so as to form a fluid-permeable pack in an annular area between the exterior of the screen and the interior of the wellbore that is capable of reducing or substantially preventing the passage of formation particles from the subterranean formation into the wellbore during production of fluids from the formation, while at the same time allowing passage of formation fluids from the subterranean formation through the screen into the wellbore. It is possible that the slurry may contain all or only a portion of the composite; the balance of the slurry may be another material, such as a conventional gravel pack particulate.
As an alternative to use of a screen, the composite may be used in any method in which a pack of particulate material is formed within a wellbore that it is permeable to fluids produced from a wellbore, such as oil, gas, or water, but that substantially prevents or reduces production of formation materials, such as formation sand, from the formation into the wellbore. Such methods may or may not employ a gravel pack screen, may be introduced into a wellbore at pressures below, at or above the fracturing pressure of the formation, such as frac pack, and/or may be employed in conjunction with resins such as sand consolidation resins if so desired.
The following examples illustrate the invention in its preferred embodiments. Other embodiments within the scope of the claims herein will be apparent to one skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention as disclosed herein. It is intended that the specification, together with the examples, be considered exemplary only.
Porous ceramic beads impregnated with ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer were prepared by placing spherical insoluble beads of aluminosilicate having a porosity of approximately 12 volume percent and having 20/40 mesh into a 10 weight percent solution of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer in xylene blend. The beads were allowed to soak up the ethylene vinyl acetate. The beads were then placed onto a wire mesh drying bed and the liquid was then passed through the wire mesh and recovered for reuse. After removal of the excess copolymer, the ceramic particles were then dried in an oven at a temperature of about 100� C. The particles were then passed through a wire sieve of about 16 mesh.
The impregnated porous beads were then added to Ottawa sand rendering a 90 weight percent Ottawa sand admixture which was then introduced into a column. The column was then saturated with sea water brine.
An oil having a 4.4� C. pour point, ASTM D-97, was then placed on top of the column and was allowed to flow over the admixture. Twenty aliquots of 10 ml were periodically obtained and the pour point determined, ASTM D-97, to be −40� C. No decline in effectiveness was observed after an additional five aliquots retrieved, the pour point being measured at −40� C.
Using approximately 63 grams of proppant having a proppant width pack of 0.231 inches, conductivity tests were performed according to API RP 61 (1st Revision, Oct. 1, 1989) but using an API conductivity cell with Ohio sandstone wafer side inserts to simulate the producing formation. The test proppant was placed between the sealed sandstone wafers. The test proppant was a 20/40 Ottawa sand, commercially available as 20/40 Unifrac from Unimin Corporation and the porous impregnated composites of Example 1.
The conductivity cell was then placed on a press while stress was applied at 100 psi/minute until the target temperature was reached. Fluid was then allowed to flow through the test pack maintaining Darcy flow. The differential pressure was measured across 5 inches of the pack using a "ROSEMOUNT" differential pressure transducer (#3051C). Flow was measured using Micromotion mass flow meters and data points were recorded every 2 minutes for 50 hours. An Isco 260D programmable pump applied and maintained effective closure pressure.
Experimental parameters for the conductivity evaluation are shown in Table I and the results show in Table II below:
Deionized Water
Particulate (grams)
Top Core Width (mm)
Bot Core (mm)
Width Pack, initial (cm)
Closure Pressure (psi)
Fluid Pressure (psi)
Concentration (lbs/ft2)
Long term Conductivity:
Ohio Sandstone, 65� C., 2#/ft2 loading
20/40 Ottawa Sand with 10%
EVA Saturated Ceramic
20/40 Ottawa Sand
From the foregoing, it will be observed that numerous variations and modifications may be effected without departing from the true spirit and scope of the novel concepts of the invention.
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I, for one, am completely tired of all the fluctuating going on in the online DVD rental space. Prices have been raised and lowered more times than I can count on one hand. Yesterday I received an email from Blockbuster stating that my monthly cost would be climbing up from the $15 range to the $18 range for my "3 at a time" plan starting August 19, 2005. In fact, Blockbuster has raised the pricing on all of their plans so that they now cost exactly as much as similar plans on Netflix, those being the 5-out and 8-out plans at $29.99 and $47.99 respectively. The interesting thing here is that while Blockbuster Online has hit the 1 million member mark - and plans on doubling that within the next seven months - the company's "No More Late Fees" mindset has resulted in a loss of about $140 million. I guess that is cause for raising prices wherever they can.
More interesting, however, is the fact that Blockbuster Online will now be giving an added bonus to its members on a monthly basis. If taken advantage of, then you actually come out ahead even with the extra $3 per month hit. For example, this month in addition to the two in-store game or DVD rental coupons that is a standard feature of the Blockbuster Online service, they are also giving out free previously viewed titles to Online members as well. There is a list of about 25 movies that you can choose from. I even had a fourth offer in my account, which allows me to purchase an previously viewed title selling for $9.99-14.99 at the price of $7.99. Not too shabby.
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We asked our friends at Logitech if they could solve the problem, and they sent us their top-of-the-line programmable remote: The Harmony 880. Logitech has designed the remote to be used in conjunction with HDTV and PVR devices, and makes the process of doing things like changing the aspect ratio of your HDTV from 16x9 when on a DVD source, to 4x3 Expanded when on a TiVo. Most importantly, they tout the remote as being easy to set up and easy to use. We'll just see about that.
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First revealed at this year's E3, the X-Fi line of Sound Blaster sound cards are now ready for the market. The new cards are designed specifically to power Creative's new Xtreme Fidelity audio standard, which promises to hit new heights of audio versatility and performance. Creative has long been the leader in the sound card business, and will release four versions of the new card to Best Buy stores later this month, the Elite Pro ($399), the Fatal1ty ($279), the Platinum ($199), and the XtremeMusic ($129). As is the common rhetoric in the high-tech world these days, Creative is promising that these new cards will "eventually and completely replace the old hi-fi equipment in the home."
Now, the cards seem great, but my question is this: How many of our readers really are replacing standard living-room audio/visual entertainment components with PC upgrades? We'd love to hear from those of you parting with your more traditional home theater elements and what you're using instead.
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Hori Memory Stick PRO Duo Video Recorder
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You know, something can be said for having a dedicated hardware device that can do one thing well, as opposed to a PC software equivalent that can't seem to get it quite right. Take the Hori Memory Stick PRO Duo Video Recorder for example. It allows one to record video content directly to a Memory Stick, rather than having to go through a clunky conversion process using software that sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. The device allows for four different recording preferences, the following being for a 1GB Stick:
150 minutes - 320x240, 30fps, 768kbps/128kbps, Stereo
270 minutes - 320x240, 15fps, 384kbps/128kbps, Stereo
530 minutes - 320x240, 15fps, 192kbps/64kbps, Stereo
1070 minutes - 116x112, 15fps, 96kbps/32kbps, Mono
Takes me back to the days of SP, LP, and SLP. Nonetheless, the price on this one isn't bad either - about 11,800 YEN in Japan, which roughly comes out to about a hundred bucks in the US.
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Fox has now joined the bandwagon that is Podcasting, or blogcasting. The FOXcasts are narrated by Michael Krogmann, and are free to download. This idea is nice since you don't have to be tied to a TV set to get an idea of what an episode is about. Only problem is that the site lacks updates, or content for that matter. Hopefully they'll get on the ball and give us some more.
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We all know that the Xbox 360 is going to be a go-between for digital content. You will be able to use it as a Media Center Extender, even for high definition content. In fact, this console will most likely be the reason that I purchase a Media Center PC. The following quote, albeit by a Microsoft representative, puts it all into perspective:
Over the next 10 years, there is a revolution that's going to take place in TV moving to 16-by-9 screens and moving to high-definition format. And Xbox 360 is going to be a driving application for people to get high-definition television. Every Xbox 360 game will play on a regular TV, but they will all also support high-definition TV, and once you see a game in high definition, you never want to go back…every Xbox 360 will be what's called a Media Center Extender, and that means if you have content on your Media Center in the home and you have a network, you'll be able to play that content on your Xbox on the TV that the Xbox is connected to, which gives you the ability to distribute your music, your photos, your video, throughout the home. You'll also be able to take a camera, a digital camera, a digital music player, plug it into an Xbox 360, see your photos, play your music."
That's from Robbie Bach, Xbox Chief Officer, Home and Entertainment Division. The launch just can't come soon enough for me.
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Screen Innovations is set to unveil its newest projection screen creation at the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Expo in Indianapolis this September. The "Mirage" screen employs a patented filter that removes the nuisance of ambient light, including the brightness associated with daylight viewing. What remains is a clear, crisp picture from the desired projection source. If the screen operates as promised, and is within a somewhat-decent price range, it could greatly increase the market for front-projection home theaters. More details will follow as the expo draws closer.
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TViX HD - Bring Your Hi-Def Content To The Living Room
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For those not yet able to afford both the Hi-Definition TV and a good media center to go with it a company called TViX has the perfect solution for you. The TViX-HD M-5000U not only features a tongue twister of a product name, but also the power to display 720p and 1080i content from a portable USB hard-drive of from a share on your network on your TV via component video or DVI/HDMI connection. The small cylindrical device is capable of playing WMV9 hi-definition content, and can play .TS files directly that have been downloaded from a cable box or satellite provider for delayed playback. The M-5000U will also work as an HDTV tuner with an added tuner box. Supporting WMV9, DivX, XVid and MPEG 1/2 as well as AAC, MP3, WMAM, PCM, OOG and every common static image format this seems to be an all in one wonder that can bridge your living room with your office. The only things missing from their website are a launch date and a price, although I'm sure it will be cheaper than a Windows Media Center - the only real competition when it comes to getting your computer based Hi-Def content on your screen.
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Free 40-hour Series 2 Tivo With Subscription Purchase
Posted by Oscar M. Cantu Categories: Home Entertainment, Hot Deals
So you are digging Tivo but haven't bought one yet for whatever reason. Well now's your chance to get your hands on one for free if you pay for a full year of the Tivo service up front. They are probably giving the 40 hour version away since its being discontinued. Nonetheless, it's a very good deal for a service you'll end up paying for anyways – so why not get something in return? Offer ends on 7/27/05 so get it quick.
(Thanks Kidd!)
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EyeTV for DTT - Pocket-Sized Digital TV for the Mac
Posted by Sparky Categories: Home Entertainment, Peripherals
Elgato systems just announced the EyeTV for DTT, a highly portable USB2.0 digital TV tuner for the Mac. The EyeToy is bus powered and thus requires no external power supply or adapter. The Eye Toy comes bundled with software to enable the user to perform PVR functionality - pause, repeat, and recording live TV for later transfer to a Sony PSP, iTunes, DVD-R's, or other digital video devices. With a small and powerful tuner like this for digital TV broadcasts Apple's brand is one step closer to having the Digital Media Trinity. I wonder how Sony feels about their use of the name Eye Toy?
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SEC Network affects league's next big challenge -- conquering playoff
The SEC's joint network with ESPN could help the College Football Playoff positioning. The SEC will look to outdistance the Big Ten in the television arms race.
ATLANTA -- This conference channel will be about distributions and satellite negotiations and Slive-faced dollar bills.
But at its core, the SEC Network aims to be a national brand. ESPN bossman John Skipper made that clear during the network's official unveiling Thursday, chiming in unprompted that the 24-hour channel with 45 football games annually starting in August 2014 will stretch beyond airwaves in Atlanta and Birmingham.
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"We believe this conference has national appeal," said Skipper of the conference and the network that runs until 2034. There were more than 30 SEC coaches sitting behind Skipper and commissioner Mike Slive.
Taking that concept further, the network needs to appeal nationally to the 20 or so selection committee members choosing the four-team College Football Playoff in 2014-15.
The league's next great challenge is applying a full-court press on the committee to preserve the insane streak of national titles when BCS computers no longer can.
The commissioners haven't finalized the criteria for team selection, but at least in theory the committee should include football minds willing to grind through tape-delayed games of the top teams each week. So the SEC, which wants to position itself for at least two national semifinal contenders each year, is doing one big hand-wave to the new postseason.
Watch us. We're on all day -- on CBS (which still gets first pick for its game of the week), on ESPN flagship, and three times every Saturday on the new Network.
There's even a chance for two SEC games on an early-season Thursday night, one on ESPN flagship and one on SEC Network.
If the SEC Network gets full distribution in the South rather quickly, which many television insiders expect, Slive and ESPN can work to win over other areas of the country that might be fatigued by SEC titles.
Exposure isn't a problem for the SEC, but pumping the ESPN platform all day only helps matters.
An eventual turn to a nine-game league schedule could affect the playoff and the network. A stronger schedule equals, according to Alabama coach Nick Saban, better chances.
"I think that's very, very important," Saban said. "The more we all play each other, the better chance you'll have to get some kind of common ground of strength of schedule.
"Six teams in the top 10 at the end of last season, how do you parlay that into strength of schedule relative to other [conferences and teams]? I say let's go play those teams."
The most compelling football matchups will ultimately drive subscribers. The league won't know the network's true worth or scope until a year or two after launching. The Big Ten Network, which broadcast 42 football games last season, is in more than 52 million homes.
No doubt the SEC will probably try to top that.
Though he declined to discuss or compare revenues, ESPN's senior vice president of college networks Justin Connolly said, "Absolutely, this can be the biggest conference network out there."
"You just look at the passion," said Connolly, who will run the day-to-day operations of the network. "You saw just the national championships, the level of play over every single varsity sport is unique, when you have that in terms of momentum and the wind in the sail, I think it can be by far the strongest."
The SEC has turned the momentum of seven titles into a blockbuster 15-year contract in 2008 with a re-up five years later in the form of a channel -- all the while rubbing some mojo off on new member Texas A&M. The Aggies are aligning with SEC values by expanding Kyle Field to 102,000 after an 11-win season.
Will every decision work out for the SEC? History says no. Slive, 72, might be retired by the next time the SEC is a runner-up.
If the network pans out like the SEC expects, Slive's curtain call will boost revenue while adding exposure at an uncertain time because of the playoff.
"The SEC has dreamed big," Slive said.
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however, i remember someone mentioning that in practice, its good to face 2s linedefs in a certian direction, better for nodebuilding or something. what is that orientation, so i can code it into my map2wad?
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I also have another question. I followed dmspec16.txt 100% in my formatting of the .wad file output from my map2wad, as far as i know.
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Pros: It Worked out of the box
Cons: It was an RMA replacement for a faster drive OCZ Solid 2 Series 60GB - that drive read/write at 225/180 this drive read/write at 141/82. Now it has DMA CRC ERRORS after 5 days of use. I feel cheated out of what I purchased, I will be buying kingston from now. They replace with equal or BETTER parts.READ FULL REVIEW
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The names D and... I'm a rather simple kind of guy. I'm known as a Big softy, and that my bark is far worse then my bite. I live, act, and dress outside the social "norm" and I'm proud of it. I'm quite flamboyant and loud. Because of my weird habits, I am very accepting of everyone. No matter what your into, believe or think. I'm often considered strange and weird, but those close to me often refer to me as adorable and fun. I'm not afraid of any subject, so feel free to chat away!
Some of my hobbies are.. Watching movies and anime, video games of all kinds, roleplaying, napping, building custom computers and watching the stars.
Things I enjoy in anime are... varied depending on the style. But it has to have a plot that grips you, the kind of plot that makes you wonder whats going to happen next. It can be Action or Suspense, Gorey or Cutesy, Intellectual or Childish, as long as the story as good, and the characters aren't annoying.
Things I dislike in anime are... when the main character and his/her "Romance" never get together. I want to see a real romance spark not this "We're just friends" garbage. I also don't like animes in which they put too many useless episodes in to make it fill a full 20+. I want 20+ quality story driven episodes.
The music I enjoy to listen too is... quite varied aswell. From Death metal to trance. I mostly listen to anything that has good lyrics for my paticular mood or a great beat to nap too.
An anime is stalled because... it is either at an annoying filler, or because I'm waiting for enough episodes to come out that I have some to watch, I don't enjoy one episode a week ><; Also, it could be because I watched too much of it straight, and taking a break (One Piece lol)
Currently, I'm working on watching... Fairy Tail and Hitman Reborn! ;D
If there is anything else you want to know, just ask, I'm online often so I will respond as quick as possible.I have AIM and MSN as well. For those who wish to chat a little easier. ^^
P.S. My avatar image is Flan from Hitman Reborn!. God he's gorgeous! ><;
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Hey there, i'd like to recomend Kara no Kyoukai - The Garden of Sinners to you. Its a great anime and its a pure quality OVA, realy worth watching. The story is great and so is the character development. I think u will enjoy it :)
Hey, it's me again. I do want to watch the anime your avatar is from. I should start with that.
Whoa! You watch shows that are way too long for me!! lol The longest show I watched was Monster at 74 episodes. I do need to get back into watching anime. I'm slack!!
OMG! That's a lot!!! I'm not watching anything atm.


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Oracle Application Express ApEx - calculated field and list of values
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Project Description
Solve a small problem in Oracle Application Express (ApEx) version 3.1.
This is an old version of ApEx !
I need you to document how to create a list of values and populate a read only calculated / descriptive field based on the selected value
Document or video explaining how to do this.
Screen snapshots are probably sufficient
Language must be English
You can use any tables.
My example here uses EMPLOYEES / DEPARTMENTS demo tables
I dont need fancy documentation. It just needs to be good enough for me to understand how it works so I can make the changes to the actual application at my end
Screen Design
ApEx form with a region based on EMPLOYEES table
Emp Id [1234]
Emp Name [Joe Smith]
Salary [10000]]
Department Id [999] Department Name [Accounting]
Summary of requirements
Document how to do the following
1) create the list of values based on department
2) optionally make the department id field enterable (I dont mind if it is read only and can only be updated via the list of values
3) The department name will need to be recalculated when
3a) The user selects a department from the list of values
3b) The user enters a value in the department id field then tabs out of the field
3c) The user queries a different employee row which has a different department id
Department Id field
This is a foreign key field that joins to the Department Id primary key column in the Departments table
The value of this field is populated by the user selecting a value from the list of values via the LIST button
At your discretion, this field can either be
1) read only so the user can only enter a value in the field by selecting a value form the list.
or 2) enterable so the user can type a value in the field. In this case, the department name field
must refresh to show the matching department
List button
This button displays a list of departments and allow the user to select one row.
After selecting a department from the list of values, the department id and department name are displayed in the appropriate screen field
Department Name field
This is a display only calculated field
It displays the department name based on the value of the department id field
If the department id changes, the department name should be recalculated by retrieving the department name from the department table based on the department id
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While the NFL's salary cap may create one of the more even playing fields in professional sports, it still leaves room for organizations to make choices. Should they spend more on offense or defense? Are special teams a priority? A new interactive database by Guardian US shows it's not necessarily the teams who spend the most overall who make the playoffs, but it's important where you spend it.
As general managers around the league plan for next season, perhaps they should take note that all 12 teams in the playoffs this year had something in common: they each spent at or above the league average for players on either offense, defense or special teams. Seven of the 12 teams spent above the league average of $53.6 million on offensive players. The $53.5 million average for defensive players was exceeded by five playoff teams, and 5 teams met or exceeded the special teams average of $4.1 million. Only one playoff team spent above average in all three categories: the San Francisco 49ers.
Just three NFL teams fell below the average in all three categories in 2012: the Arizona Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Rams. The Rams and Cardinals each had losing seasons. The New Orleans Saints, who only exceeded the average for special teams spending, and by less than half a million dollars, also experienced a losing season.
The Lions, Bears and Cheifs, however, proved that spending above the average won't always get you a playoff berth, or even a winning season. Detroit went 4-12, despite spending well above the average in all three categories, and the Chiefs were even worse off with a 2-14 record.
Some other interesting data from the 2012 season shows the Raiders spent the most on special teams at $10.9 million. Oakland spent nearly $3 million more than the next-highest team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Neither of the top spenders on offense, Tampa Bay ($79.8 million) and Tennessee ($69.1 million), made it into the postseason.
The top-earning defense, Denver ($70.2 million) did make it to the playoffs, but the next-highest earning defense to make it into the postseason was Baltimore ($64.0 million) in fifth place. The New York Giants ($68.6 million), New York Jets ($68.1 million) and Pittsburgh Steelers ($64.9 million) failed to make it despite having the second-, third- and fourth-highest-paid defenses.


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Hard-tackling, hair-pulling Elizabeth Lambert has become an internet sensation after a series of violent fouls were caught on camera.
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Lambert's wild and aggressive behaviour must be some of the worst sportsmanship ever seen on a football pitch, but she's not the first footballer to take the contact element of the game to extremes.
Here we take a look at the players who perpetually committed bad tackles and were unnecessarily aggressive, earning themselves the tag of a 'dirty' footballer.
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Aspire Park is always a favorite for me.
It is so well made and a huge attraction for joggers.
When you see others working out / jogging, it gets you motivated to do the...
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Aspire Park is always a favorite for me.
It is so well made and a huge attraction for joggers.
When you see others working out / jogging, it gets you motivated to do the same.
Thank you Aspire Park.. I keep fit because of you .... (Grin)
This park is a large and open space useful for relaxing. Well maintained and open all the time though not very welcoming for singles. I went in with my family after parking the car at one of the car parks adjoining the aspire park and returned to the car to get a bag after seating the family under a tree....
Aspire is the best are for doing fitness exercise and walk at the lovely pedestrian paths between the nice lake and the green area
Aspire park is a visionary project which has brought the much needed greenery right in the city surrounded by vast desert. It's a very big park with an artificial lake and plenty of walking and jogging space. It also has a restaurant serving finger food and tea. This park is walkable from Villagio Mall and Hyatt Plaza so when you...
One of the beautiful park in Doha which is near to Khalifa stadium.It is well maintained, green and one of the best. I visit every Friday since my arrival to Doha for a walk. You will many families in this park and they will enjoy over here.
We drove past the football stadium, which is being built for the 2022 World Cup. It was an impressive vision.
if and when you are in doha go and take a walk in this park. it is a nice well maintained and relaxing place . you will not feel yourself in qatar but in some european park good for jogging and family walk .
dont even think of going their durin weekends its a desaster.best time ti go during week...
Amazing park although it's not natural but very comfy to eye.
Good for sports there's free machine there to exercise.
It's good for families and friends gathering, there's many coffee shops and restaurants.
It's just perfect for spend time when weather is cool.
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مناسبة جدا لمن يرغب بممارسة الرياضة،...
Big park, housing the stadium and the Torch hotel.
Both buildings are impressive.
However, due to lack of shadows to be avoided during hot days of summer
Nice green area with many playgrounds for kids. Surrounding sport city and close to shopping mall. Everything is well designed.
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Mark Twain/I-70 Industrial general boundaries are defined as Interstate Highway 70 (I-70) on the North, southward to Geraldine Av., eastward toward Penrose Park, southward along the western boundary of Penrose Park, eastward to Penrose St. to N. Kingshighway on the East, westward to Natural Bridge Ave. on the South, northward to the City Limits on the West to Interstate Highway 70 (I-70).
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Category Archives: Water
Water Consciousness
CIRHU held a conversation on 'water consciousness' which was chaired by Luigi and Mr. Bhagwandas (Aqua Dyn Water). Centre for International Research on Human Unity (CIRHU) has initiated several research projects on both environmental and human development and as a part of their weekly programs, a conversation on importance and consciousness on water has been organized at Town Hall. Researchers, students, visitors of Auroville have participated in the conversation and have involved in the discussion on how to improve the mindset of people towards the usage of water. Luigi told the press that debates and talks like these shall improve research on the growth and development of natural and renewable resources like water and thus promote peace and love for human unity. Research debates and conversations shall be held every Thursday at CIRHU, Town Hall, Auroville and students and research scholars are invited to participate in the program and share opinions and thoughts on various approaches for human unity.
Our Water, and Rainfall
Recording rainfall has made the community happy since our aqaufiers were already critically low. We have quite a bunch of our members who collect data, and monitor the rainfall. Tom, who works at TDC and CSR shares with us some insight on recently felt rain. Auroville is very diverse not only people but also the types of soil, forest density ... which all together does create a very strong, unique and diverse micro climate. The nature either we want it or not, does have a big word in the equation, and for recent records of rainfall we can be only thankful
Feedback from 2 french volunteers
Jean-Sebastien et Vincent sont 2 jeune volontaires qui font leurs etudes a Strasbourg dans l'ingenerie climatique. Ils ont pu partager leur connaissance et travailler au sein d'Auroville Consulting pendant 3 mois. Ecoutons les nous parler de leur experience a Auroville
Cyclone Alert
Listen in to interviews with Punnuswami (Auroville Electrical Service), Srinivasamurthy (Auroville Foundation) and Daniel (the Working Committee) regarding the Cyclone Alert. After Auroville's experience with cyclone Thane, less than one year ago, it seems the residents of Auroville are more conscious and prepared for wind and rain disrupting normal life. Here is a link to the website with cyclone updates: http://www.imd.gov.in/section/nhac/dynamic/cwind.pdf
All For Water For All
Water Festival 2016 was initiated by few NGOs, Government agencies and Educational institutions in Pondicherry and Tamil Nadu which was supported by many forums mainly Auroville, UNESCO, Alliance Francaise and Pondicherry University. A three week program included awareness programs, water camps, signature campaign, dramas and other cultural shows which promote the importance of water. Many school students have participated in the event and the valedictory program was held on 22nd March 2016 at Bharat Nivas, Auroville. Speaking to the participants and the distinguished guests, Dr. Bhanu R. Neupane, Program Specialist at UNESCO said that "Together, we can resolve the water issues and there should be a strategic plan and also a systematic action to counter water challenges". He also later added that, UNESCO would be ready and always be a supporting agency to any water management initiatives. Many dance programs, talks and presentations were organized during the closing program and the Puppet Show was a major highlight to light the minds of many participants in addressing water issues. Interestingly, water from nearby villages and towns of Pondicherry have been collected as a symbol of 'water unity' and 'sustainable usage' Mr. Raghunath, Member of the Pondicherry Science Forum has taken lead in many programs of this festival and it was a grand success.
The Auroville Water Challenge Pt2
In the first part of the Water Challenge, we were introduced to the big picture and heard about some of the challenges and possibilities involved in managing our water resources. In the second part of this series, we focus down and look at some of the ways in which Auroville is responding to the challenge. We will hear about the valuable land and canyon work done over the years to harvest water; about the importance and feasibility of recycling waste water; and about an interesting experiment in rainwater catchment in an apartment building. And our presenters are: Kireet - 18 Years of Rain Water Harvesting and Erosion Control Jan - Approach to Sustainable Water Management in Auroville David - H2O - Hydrological Challenge to Conscious Opportunity Please join us for two hours of learning, discovery, and inspiration on and around a topic that we all know demands our attention: Water. The Joy of Learning Team Recorded on September 15th, at 4.30 pm at SAIIER
Varuna- Matrimandir Lake (3 of 3)
Michael Bonke made a presentation on three topics that Varuna Pvt Ltd is looking into. The recordings are divided in three sections according to each topic. Topics: - status of Auroville wind park and Energy-in-Kind scheme - status of the desalination project - status of the research on Matrimandir Lake project - questions and answers
David and the Water Goliath
David (Town Planning) and Achva (Landscape design) Stein came to Auroville invited by L'Avenir D'Auroville in 2010 to work on a Greenbelt Master Plan. The plan centers around water sustainability. In this interview you can hear about what has to be done and what is needed. David looks towards the youth of Auroville to take up the challenges of the tasks ahead.
The Auroville Water Challenge Pt1
It is a huge challenge to provide usable water for the worlds population. The United Nations warns that water use worldwide is growing at twice the rate of population growth. Unless this trend is reversed, two-thirds of the global population will face water stress by 2025. And India is one of the countries that will be most critically affected. In fact, our bioregion is already severely water-stressed, and Auroville itself has seen its first aquifer almost exhausted and falling water levels and increasing mineralisation in some of the other aquifers, in spite of the important work done by Aurovilians in afforestation and in controlling run-off. What is Auroville doing to respond to this challenge? What are the essential elements of a successful water management plan that will enable us to achieve self-sufficiency in our water supply? The Joy of Learning initiative is planning two sessions to increase the communitys level of water literacy and its understanding of this topic. Our presenters are: Tom - 'Why should you care?' Giulio - 'Where is our ground water? A geological overview' Deoyani - 'Protecting and managing our soil for water conservation' --- This session on The Water Challenge was recorded on Monday, 31st August, at 4.30 in the SAIIER Conference Hall.
Varuna on desalinization (2 of 3)
Michael Bonke of Varuna Pvt Ltd gave a presentation at the Unity Pavilion on Sep. 1st on three topics Varuna is engaged in, we have separated the presentation by each topic.
- status of Auroville wind park and Energy-in-Kind scheme
- status of the desalination project
- status of the research on Matrimandir Lake project
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Very Shocking Twist in Ishqbaaaz
Shivaay (Nakuul Mehta) worried for Anika (Surbhi Chandna) post bomb blast attack, picks Anika in his arms
The upcoming episode of Ishqbaaz will show high voltage drama where Anika gets hit by bomb blast attack in Oberoi house.
Shivaay gets concerned for Anika, rushes her out and picks Anika im his arms.
All are worried for Anika, Shivaay splashes water on her face to wake her up Shivaay gets relieved seeing Anika alive.
Shivaay saves Anika
Shivaay realizes that he was too concerned for Anika and can't afford to loose Anika.
Anika finds that it's Shivaay who saved her, Anika tries to say thanks to Shivaay but he ignores her.
Shivaay's concern and worry for Anika clearly depicts his love for Anika.
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