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Modern reservoir management practice needs integration of geoscience and engineering involving people, technology, tools, and data. This book is an essential resource for professionals from diverse backgrounds seeking a clear understanding of integrated...

The practical examples and step-by-step calculations in the book, partnered with illustrations and diagrams, make the text easy to read and understand. Johnston does an excellent job clarifying international oilfield taxation and regulation in the same...

by Alistair R. Brown This book has been the standard text on methods of 3-D seismic interpretation since its first publication in 1986. With 18,000 copies now sold, popularity is well established worldwide. This new edition keeps the material current and...

International exploration and production is challenging and exciting. Negotiating with governments and understanding the dynamics of their fiscal systems and/or production sharing contracts can mean the difference between success and failure. Long-time...

The purpose of this book is to summarize horizontal well technology. The author draws from his extensive experience in horizontal operations around the world and provides you with a thorough understanding of horizontal well technology basics. The author...

Edited by P. M. (Mitch) Harris and L. J. (Jim) Weber This volume assembles information on giant (>500 MOEB recoverable reserves) hydrocarbon reservoirs that will be of value to a wide audience. Although far from exhaustive, this compilation includes a...

Gas Usage & Value addresses issues concerned with the development and sale of natural gas resources. The objective of this book is to give gas industry professionals an overview of the uses and value of gas to the process industries. The text...

This straightforward introduction provides insight and detail to a plentiful source of natural gas. The book begins with a review of global and U.S. coals and coalbed methane resources, takes the reader through the fundamentals of coal and its importance...

Modern reservoir engineering must accommodate for a complex set of heterogeneous phases contained in the well and petroleum reservoir. Achieving the optimal solution to reservoir problems involves employing sophisticated simulation techniques, executing...

This book presents modern log interpretation simply and concisely for the geologist, petrophysicist, reservoir engineer, and production engineer familiar with rock properties but inexperienced with logs. It helps you specify good logging programs with...

This book is intended to provide a solid understanding of the key elements of database design and use. Geotechnical data management plays a key role in problem solving for oil company exploration and development operations. Managing geotechnical data...

A completely rewritten and updated overview of onshore and offshore drilling operations and technology. Takes readers through the entire drilling process from basic drilling geology through managing drilling operations. The updated edition covers key...

The world of drilling from A to Z! Coauthored by a leading drilling engineering professor/researcher and a well-experienced drilling research advisor, Drilling Engineering explains the fundamentals and field practices in drilling operations. Topics...

"I commend this book to you…Without doubt, our industry needs this book. I could not be more enthusiastic about its content." -Jack Little, President and CEO (retired), Shell Oil Company The second edition of this best-selling book is the most...

Oilfield waxes and emulsions are petroleum byproducts that increase the costs of production, transportation, and refining by causing equipment failures, plugged pipelines, and decreased throughput. Oil companies spend considerable money in the treatment...

This title details the operation and application of logging tools and services, with emphasis on the physical sense of what each tool does and how it does it. The book provides current, comprehensive solutions for both traditional and new oilfield...

The aim of this book to cover all aspects of petroleum exploration, development, and exploitation. This book is practical as well as theoretical, easily understood, and comprehensive. This text provides comprehensive coverage of exploration seismology...

Written as a self-teaching book, it provides the basic fundamentals and many of the useful practical reservoir engineering methods. It includes reservoirs that produce under steady-state conditions at much higher rates. You can be better prepared to...