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Index
About This eBook
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Contents
Preface
Preface to the Second Edition
About the Authors
Nomenclature
Chapter 1. Introduction to Petroleum Reservoirs and Reservoir Engineering
1.1 Introduction to Petroleum Reservoirs
1.2 History of Reservoir Engineering
1.3 Introduction to Terminology
1.4 Reservoir Types Defined with Reference to Phase Diagrams
1.5 Production from Petroleum Reservoirs
1.6 Peak Oil
Problems
References
Chapter 2. Review of Rock and Fluid Properties
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Review of Rock Properties
2.3 Review of Gas Properties
2.4 Review of Crude Oil Properties
2.5 Review of Reservoir Water Properties
2.6 Summary
Problems
References
Chapter 3. The General Material Balance Equation
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Derivation of the Material Balance Equation
3.3 Uses and Limitations of the Material Balance Method
3.4 The Havlena and Odeh Method of Applying the Material Balance Equation
References
Chapter 4. Single-Phase Gas Reservoirs
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Calculating Hydrocarbon in Place Using Geological, Geophysical, and Fluid Property Data
4.3 Calculating Gas in Place Using Material Balance
4.4 The Gas Equivalent of Produced Condensate and Water
4.5 Gas Reservoirs as Storage Reservoirs
4.6 Abnormally Pressured Gas Reservoirs
4.7 Limitations of Equations and Errors
Problems
References
Chapter 5. Gas-Condensate Reservoirs
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Calculating Initial Gas and Oil
5.3 The Performance of Volumetric Reservoirs
5.4 Use of Material Balance
5.5 Comparison between the Predicted and Actual Production Histories of Volumetric Reservoirs
5.6 Lean Gas Cycling and Water Drive
5.7 Use of Nitrogen for Pressure Maintenance
Problems
References
Chapter 6. Undersaturated Oil Reservoirs
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Calculating Oil in Place and Oil Recoveries Using Geological, Geophysical, and Fluid Property Data
6.3 Material Balance in Undersaturated Reservoirs
6.4 Kelly-Snyder Field, Canyon Reef Reservoir
6.5 The Gloyd-Mitchell Zone of the Rodessa Field
6.6 Calculations, Including Formation and Water Compressibilities
Problems
References
Chapter 7. Saturated Oil Reservoirs
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Material Balance in Saturated Reservoirs
7.3 Material Balance as a Straight Line
7.4 The Effect of Flash and Differential Gas Liberation Techniques and Surface Separator Operating Conditions on Fluid Properties
7.5 The Calculation of Formation Volume Factor and Solution Gas-Oil Ratio from Differential Vaporization and Separator Tests
7.6 Volatile Oil Reservoirs
7.7 Maximum Efficient Rate (MER)
Problems
References
Chapter 8. Single-Phase Fluid Flow in Reservoirs
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Darcy’s Law and Permeability
8.3 The Classification of Reservoir Flow Systems
8.4 Steady-State Flow
8.5 Development of the Radial Diffusivity Equation
8.6 Transient Flow
8.7 Pseudosteady-State Flow
8.8 Productivity Index (PI)
8.9 Superposition
8.10 Introduction to Pressure Transient Testing
Problems
References
Chapter 9. Water Influx
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Steady-State Models
9.3 Unsteady-State Models
9.4 Pseudosteady-State Models
Problems
References
Chapter 10. The Displacement of Oil and Gas
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Recovery Efficiency
10.3 Immiscible Displacement Processes
10.4 Summary
Problems
References
Chapter 11. Enhanced Oil Recovery
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Secondary Oil Recovery
11.3 Tertiary Oil Recovery
11.4 Summary
Problems
References
Chapter 12. History Matching
12.1 Introduction
12.2 History Matching with Decline-Curve Analysis
12.3 History Matching with the Zero-Dimensional Schilthuis Material Balance Equation
Problems
References
Glossary
Index
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