Reservoir engineering : the fundamentals, simulation, and management of conventional and unconventional recoveries

**__Reservoir Engineering__** focuses on the fundamental concepts related to the development of conventional and unconventional reservoirs and how these concepts are applied in the oil and gas industry to meet both economic and technical challenges. Written in easy to understand language, the book provides valuable information regarding present-day tools, techniques, and technologies and explains best practices on reservoir management and recovery approaches. Various reservoir workflow diagrams presented in the book provide a clear direction to meet the challenges of the profession. As most reservoir engineering decisions are based on reservoir simulation, a chapter is devoted to introduce the topic in lucid fashion. The addition of practical field case studies make **__Reservoir Engineering__** a valuable resource for reservoir engineers and other professionals in helping them implement a comprehensive plan to produce oil and gas based on reservoir modeling and economic analysis, execute a development plan, conduct reservoir surveillance on a continuous basis, evaluate reservoir performance, and apply corrective actions as necessary. * Connects key reservoir fundamentals to modern engineering applications * Bridges the conventional methods to the unconventional, showing the differences between the two processes * Offers field case studies and workflow diagrams to help the reservoir professional and student develop and sharpen management skills for both conventional and unconventional reservoirs Content: Front matter,Copyright,Dedication,AcknowledgmentEntitled to full text1 - An introduction to reservoir engineering: Advances in conventional and unconventional recoveries, Pages 1-10 2 - Elements of conventional and unconventional petroleum reservoirs, Pages 11-28 3 - Reservoir rock properties, Pages 29-79 4 - Reservoir fluid properties, Pages 81-105 5 - Phase behavior of hydrocarbon fluids in reservoirs, Pages 107-115 6 - Characterization of conventional and unconventional petroleum reservoirs, Pages 117-126 7 - Reservoir life cycle and role of industry professionals, Pages 127-136 8 - Petroleum reservoir management processes, Pages 137-153 9 - Fundamentals of fluid flow through porous media, Pages 155-169 10 - Transient well pressure analysis, Pages 171-183 11 - Primary recovery mechanisms and recovery efficiencies, Pages 185-193 12 - Determination of oil and gas in place: conventional and unconventional reservoirs, Pages 195-210 13 - Decline curve analysis for conventional and unconventional reservoirs, Pages 211-232 14 - Reservoir performance analysis by the classical material balance method, Pages 233-245 15 - Petroleum reservoir simulation: a primer, Pages 247-287 16 - Waterflooding and waterflood surveillance, Pages 289-312 17 - Enhanced oil recovery processes: thermal, chemical, and miscible floods, Pages 313-337 18 - Horizontal well technology and performance, Pages 339-352 19 - Oil and gas recovery methods in low permeability and unconventional reservoirs, Pages 353-364 20 - Rejuvenation of reservoirs with declining performance, Pages 365-371 21 - Unconventional oil reservoirs, Pages 373-387 22 - Unconventional gas reservoirs, Pages 389-425 23 - Conventional and unconventional petroleum reserves – definitions and world outlook, Pages 427-438 24 - Reservoir management economics, risks, and uncertainties, Pages 439-451 Subject index, Pages 453-472

Reservoir Engineering focuses on the fundamental concepts related to the development of conventional and unconventional reservoirs and how these concepts are applied in the oil and gas industry to meet both economic and technical challenges. Written in easy to understand language, the book provides valuable information regarding present-day tools, techniques, and technologies and explains best practices on reservoir management and recovery approaches. Various reservoir workflow diagrams presented in the book provide a clear direction to meet the challenges of the profession. As most reservoir engineering decisions are based on reservoir simulation, a chapter is devoted to introduce the topic in lucid fashion. The addition of practical field case studies make Reservoir Engineering a valuable resource for reservoir engineers and other professionals in helping them implement a comprehensive plan to produce oil and gas based on reservoir modeling and economic analysis, execute a development plan, conduct reservoir surveillance on a continuous basis, evaluate reservoir performance, and apply corrective actions as necessary.

• Connects key reservoir fundamentals to modern engineering applications
• Bridges the conventional methods to the unconventional, showing the differences between the two processes
• Offers field case studies and workflow diagrams to help the reservoir professional and student develop and sharpen management skills for both conventional and unconventional reservoirs