Engineering

Appropriate for developing petroleum development geologists. It is also useful to exploration geologists and advanced development geologists as a reference book.

Written from the petroleum industry's point of view, the text offers an extensive outline of the most salient features of Petroleum Development Geology. Laudon explains why Development Geology is significant in a concise, easy—to—read format, with an emphasis on the reasons for becoming a Development Geologist in terms of the scientific discipline and personal ethics. The most important concepts of Development Geology are also examined, as well as its prominence in the present and the future.

• aimed at introducing fundamental concepts associated with geology at the reservoir scale — topics covered are important to exploration geology as well as environmental geology.

• designed to cover principles, while real field examples and problems are provided in laboratory exercises.

• organized so that principles necessary for the estimation of reserves (traps, contour maps, isopach maps and volumetrics) are introduced in the first 3 chapters.

• discusses problems associated with the environment and explains WHY development geology is important, not just what it is.

• discusses in detail the relationships between heave, throw, fault dip, fault type, and displacement of contour lines across faults.

• stresses communication and synergism in order to thrive in this difficult and complicated industry where different thinking styles are prevalent.

• relates non-acqueous phase contaminants (NAPLs) to oil and gas and explains the principles behind relative permeability, wettability, irreducible water saturation, residual oil, and recovery efficiencies.

• Highlights:

  • volumetrics

  • exponential decline curves

  • present value economic calculations

  • shortcuts for isopach maps

  • economic projections on a spread sheet

  • horizontal drilling

  • dipmeter

1. Introduction.

Reservoir Engineering [PTG: PRENTICE HALL PROFESSIONAL] (Chemical Engineering)

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