what is 'volatile oil?

i have an idea what it is. can someone elaborate?

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Permalink Reply by Joseph-Ohio on February 7, 2013 at 4:10am

Looked up the term 'volatile oil' on line and interpret that it means an oil which evaporates readily.

Some definitions that I've read on line mix it up with 'essential oils' which also have an associated 'scent' - but, I'm thinking that 'essential oils' are different than the 'volatile oil' found within the earth in certain geographic areas indicated on certain maps I've seen.

Permalink Reply by Brian Day on February 7, 2013 at 4:41am

Try googling "Types of crude oil"  Something to think about if this stuff is going to be running through a pipe in your back yard.

Permalink Reply by James E. Waldeck on February 7, 2013 at 5:43am

In the context of the Utica it is the area of producible oil about the same width as the Utica Wet NGL region. It lies to the west of the Wet Utica in Ohio and as this band turns and goes into PA it lies to the Northwest of the Utica wet region on into NY State. The oil is supposed to be in a light liquid form and free flowing. Supposedly the regions to the west and north of this area will not produce oil in Ohio at least as the pressure drops off with the depth and/or the oil becomes too thick to flow.

From what I understand a number of companies are high on what this band will be produce in the way of oil. But, IMO it is still way too early in the game to define the field. The composition of the Utica changes greatly as one goes from Southern Ohio up into PA. In Pa the Point Pleasant thins but the Utica portion thickens and supposedly it becomes more pourous. Supposedly they will be laterally drilling and fracking the Utica and not the point pleasant.

 

Permalink Reply by Brian Day on February 7, 2013 at 8:08am

If a well is very deep in the Utica, wouldn't this make pressures high and the possible oil more likely to flow?

Permalink Reply by gary smith on February 7, 2013 at 10:13am

brian the depth has to do with how many hydrocarbons are left in the shale. too deep,cooked out.

Permalink Reply by Brian Day on February 7, 2013 at 11:13am

I don't think this is always true, is it?

Permalink Reply by gary smith on February 7, 2013 at 10:11am

thank you james.

Permalink Reply by Paul Martinelli on February 7, 2013 at 10:55am

The real question....is what is the relative value of the volitile oil window of the UTICA?

Relative to the wet gas  and dry gas areas.

Permalink Reply by Joseph-Ohio on February 7, 2013 at 11:13am

Going out on a limb here but, I'll offer that it would seem to me that if  'volatile oil' evaporates faster than other (heavier) oils that it would burn more readily - however I don't know if it has a greater or lesser btu / energy content as heavier / more conventional crude oils.

Judging it on those characteristics, Is it worth more or less ?

Perhaps it's used for other purposes than fuel - perhaps making it worth more in a different market ?

Anybody know ?

Permalink Reply by Brian Day on February 7, 2013 at 3:26pm

This is what I'm reading on Google about volatile oil.  It consists of the lighter compounds in the general definition of crude oil.  this consists of things like jet fuels, kerosines, deisel maybe, naphthas.  These oils evaporate more readily in atmospherid pressure and are more volatile and more toxic.  They are valuable.

My thoughts on the pressure issue.  As an HVAC person, I deal with pressure and its effects on liquids.  If a substance is liquid deep in the ground in a well, it may become a vapor as it approaches the surface.  Its pressure may increase with that change of state.  It may become more volatile in a vaporous form. 

Now I do not know much about deisel fuel.  I know that it self ignites when sprayed into the combustion chamber of an engine as a mist and the mist is heavily compressed.  So, the stuff sounds a little more tricky to handle and ship than dry gas.  I have heard a rumor of specially lined pipeline, but it is ONLY a rumor to me.

It almost sounds to me that in some wells, some of the distillation proccess of the light crude is already taking place if the proper temperature and pressure are controled and that a substance already partialy proccessed into fuel can be drawn off near the wells.  At least the substance might require less refining to make deisel or kerosene or jet fuel or plastic raw materials.  I am really guessing on a lot o this and only speculate to raise answers from more knowledgable people.

Permalink Reply by gary smith on February 7, 2013 at 4:09pm

i have heard a couple different stories of wells in ohio putting out almost a gasoline. i heard of a well near euclaire pa. putting out propane. all this in the last two years. the first mention is saw of the volatile oil was on halcons presention. now we have four windows,dry,wet, volatile oil and oil.

Permalink Reply by JR on February 7, 2013 at 4:23pm
I've also heard of a well producing a gasoline-type byproduct. Fits into the oil window theory Mr Waldeck wrote of earlier.

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