PennWell Books

For 45 years, William Leffler's Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language has been the go-to best seller for anyone needing to know the fundamentals of refining. Fluid prose, easy-to-understand...

A primer on the inner workings of power plants provides a basic view of how power plants work for non-specialists in the industry. The publication, entitled "Power Plant Primer," is available in...

Petroleum can exist as either a liquid or a gas, either in the reservoir or on the trip to the surface. These properties are the basis for the chemistry of petroleum. This long-awaited new edition to...

"This book is encyclopedic as well as a how-to manual, a gem for those interested in energy supply chains." — Dr. Jaydeep Balakrishnan, PhD, Associate Dean, College of Business Administration...

This book relates specific examples of challenges in decision making, changing business practices, and the difficulties in executing complex projects across the global industry. From contentious...

This book is a must-read for the latest generation of scientists, engineers, and researchers in the petroleum industry. The product of over four decades of research, experience, and study by Dr...

This "how to" book covers the various mechanics of natural gas trading, including the physical (cash) market for natural gas production, transportation, distribution, and consumption. It has been 23...

Troubleshooting Natural Gas Processing encompasses wellhead production problems as well as gas treating, dehydration, compression, and transmission. The book recounts the trials and tribulations of...

ReviewIt's 239 pages. That's it. Pared down to remove fluff and to pass on such a tremendous wealth of knowledge, it brought a smile to my face because I saw the gentle hand of Corrine, his wife,...

Hydraulic fracturing was first developed in the United States during the 1940s and has since spread internationally. A proven technology that is reaching deeper and tighter formations, hydraulic...

Cleaner and more versatile than other hydrocarbons, natural gas has never had a brighter future. In this new edition of Fundamentals of Natural Gas, author Vivek Chandra thoroughly explains...

Gas lifting can be used throughout the whole lifespan of an oil well: from the time it dies until its abandonment. The Gas Lift Manual is a handbook of theories and practices that offers a complete...