Petroleum Production Systems / Edition 2

by Michael Economides, A. Daniel Hill, Christine Ehlig-Economides, Ding Zhu

Overview

The Definitive Guide to Petroleum Production Systems–Now Fully Updated With the Industry’s Most Valuable New Techniques

Petroleum Production Systems, Second Edition, is the comprehensive source for clear and fundamental methods for about modern petroleum production engineering practice. Written by four leading experts, it thoroughly introduces modern principles of petroleum production systems design and operation, fully considering the combined behavior of reservoirs, surface equipment, pipeline systems, and storage facilities. Long considered the definitive text for production engineers, this edition adds extensive new coverage of hydraulic fracturing, with emphasis on well productivity optimization. It presents new chapters on horizontal wells and well performance evaluation, including production data analysis and sand management.

This edition features

• A structured approach spanning classical production engineering, well testing, production logging, artificial lift, and matrix and hydraulic fracture stimulation
• Revisions throughout to reflect recent innovations and extensive feedback from both students and colleagues
• Detailed coverage of modern best practices and their rationales
• Unconventional oil and gas well design
• Many new examples and problems
• Detailed data sets for three characteristic reservoir types: an undersaturated oil reservoir, a saturated oil reservoir, and a gas reservoir

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780137031580
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	09/25/2012
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	752
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Michael J. Economides is professor of engineering at the University of Houston. His work focuses on optimizing hydrocarbon production from reservoir to market. A leading energy analyst, he is editor-in-chief of Energy Tribune and the Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering.

A. Daniel Hill is professor in the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University, holds the R.L. Whiting endowed chair, and is a Distinguished Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).

Christine Ehlig-Economides is professor in the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University and holds the A.B. Stevens endowed chair. She is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.

Ding Zhu, is associate professor in the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University, holds the W.D. Von Gonten Faculty Fellowship, and is a Distinguished Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Preface
• About the Authors
• Chapter 1: The Role of Petroleum Production Engineering
• Chapter 2: Production from Undersaturated Oil Reservoirs
• Chapter 3: Production from Two-Phase Reservoirs
• Chapter 4: Production from Natural Gas Reservoirs
• Chapter 5: Production from Horizontal Wells
• Chapter 6: The Near-Wellbore Condition and Damage Characterization; Skin Effects
• Chapter 7: Wellbore Flow Performance
• Chapter 8: Flow in Horizontal Wellbores, Wellheads, and Gathering Systems
• Chapter 9: Well Deliverability
• Chapter 10: Forecast of Well Production
• Chapter 11: Gas Lift
• Chapter 12: Pump-Assisted Lift
• Chapter 13: Well Performance Evaluation
• Chapter 14: Matrix Acidizing: Acid/Rock Interactions
• Chapter 15: Sandstone Acidizing Design
• Chapter 16: Carbonate Acidizing Design
• Chapter 17: Hydraulic Fracturing for Well Stimulation
• Chapter 18: The Design and Execution of Hydraulic Fracturing Treatments
• Chapter 19: Sand Management
• Appendix A:
• Appendix B:
• Appendix C:
• Index