Petroleum Engineering: Principles, Calculations, and Workflows

A comprehensive and practical guide to methods for solving complex petroleum engineering problems

Petroleum engineering is guided by overarching scientific and mathematical principles, but there is sometimes a gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application. Petroleum Engineering: Principles, Calculations and Workflows presents methods for solving a wide range of real–world petroleum engineering problems. Each chapter deals with a specific issue, and includes formulae that help explain primary principles of the problem before providing an easy to follow, practical application.

Volume highlights include:

A robust, integrated approach to solving inverse problems In–depth exploration of workflows with model and parameter validation Simple approaches to solving complex mathematical problems Complex calculations that can be easily implemented with simple methods Overview of key approaches required for software and application development Formulae and model guidance for diagnosis, initial modeling of parameters, and simulation and regression

Petroleum Engineering: Principles, Calculations and Workflows is a valuable and practical resource to a wide community of geoscientists, earth scientists, exploration geologists, and engineers. This accessible guide is also well–suited for graduate and postgraduate students, consultants, software developers, and professionals as an authoritative reference for day–to–day petroleum engineering problem solving.

Chapter 1. Petroleum System and Petroleum Engineering

Chapter 2. Petroleum Reservoir Rock Properties

Chapter 3. Reservoir Fluid Properties

Chapter 4. Equation of State

Chapter 5. Formation Evaluation

Chapter 6. Formation Testing

Chapter 7. Fluid Flow In Reservoir

Chapter 8. Well Test Analysis

Chapter 9. Reservoir Inflow Performance

Chapter 10. Well Production System

Chapter 11. Production System Analysis

Chapter 12. Reservoir Material Balance

Chapter 13. Decline Curve Analysis

Chapter 14. Secondary and Tertiary Recovery Methods

Moshood Sanni, PetroVision Energy Services, UK