Working Guide to Reservoir Engineering

by William Lyons

Overview

Working Guide to Reservoir Engineering provides an introduction to the fundamental concepts of reservoir engineering. The book begins by discussing basic concepts such as types of reservoir fluids, the properties of fluid containing rocks, and the properties of rocks containing multiple fluids. It then describes formation evaluation methods, including coring and core analysis, drill stem tests, logging, and initial estimation of reserves. The book explains the enhanced oil recovery process, which includes methods such as chemical flooding, gas injection, thermal recovery, technical screening, and laboratory design for enhanced recovery. Also included is a discussion of fluid movement in waterflooded reservoirs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781856178242
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	09/28/2009
Pages:	327
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

William C. Lyons, Ph.D., P.E. (retired), holds nine patents in industrial drilling and has been responsible for the development of several important innovations in drilling and production technology. He is the lead Editor of the Standard Handbook of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, 3rd edition, publishing with Elsevier and co-author of several other professional books in drilling and production engineering for the petroleum industry. Dr. Lyons was a Professor in Petroleum Engineering and in Mechanical Engineering at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology for 30 years. He also served two one-year tours as a Distinguished Visiting Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs during his academic career. Since retiring from teaching, Dr. Lyons is currently a Technical Learning Advisor with Chevron's Clear Leader Center in Houston, TX.

Table of Contents

1. Basic Principles, Definitions, and Data2. Formation Evaluation 3. Pressure Transient Testing of Oil and Gas Wells4. Mechanisms and Recovery of Hydrocarbons5. Material Balance and Volumetric Analysis 6. Decline-Curve Analysis 7. Reserve Estimates8. Secondary Recovery 9. Fluid Movement in Waterflooded Reservoirs10. Estimating Waterflood Residual Oil Saturation 11. Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods 12. References

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