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The most current, applied book on the market for petroleumengineers, geologists and others working in the development and production ofoil and gas fields and those concerned with the movement of ground water, thisrevised edition reflects the advances made in reservoir engineering calculationtechniques. Numerous real world examples clarify the material, providing thereservoir engineer with the practical information to make applied calculations. ... Read more

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An old fashion approach to reservoir engineering
This is one of the traditional textbooks of reservoir engineering that has survived the pass of time because of its undoubtful quality. The book has a considerable number of solved and proposed exercises and the subjects are presented in a manner very easy to understand. It was originally written at the time in which material balance calculations were the basic algoritm used by reservoir engineers to characterize hidrocarbon reservoirs. As such, this book is organized in terms of the material balance equation: it goes from material balance applied to dry gas, the next chapter is about material balance applied to gas-condensate, then undersaturated and so on, until all diferent fluids are covered. A variety of procedures to do the material balance calculations are presented, many of them of little or no usefulness today and definitely not even mentioned in modern reservoir engineering courses. Important topics such as PVT are dispersed in all the chapters. Other such as pressure testing and inmiscible displacement are covered without adequate depth. Numerical simulation is not even an entry in the subject index. In summary, if your interest is to read about material balance methods in reservoir engineering, this is the book to pick. If you are seeking a general view of the subject then there are better options.

The best one for my Company
My Friend told me about this book, Its awonderful book. ... Read more

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Just what I needed
I'm an IT professional who works in the E&P industry and this book has been excellent addition to library.

This is the best E&P Dictionary you will ever get !
This book is full of clear and complete definitions of most of the terminology used in the Oil business.It also have lots of illustrations. It is very hard not to find what you are looking for.Excellent for peoplethat intiates in the Oil business. ... Read more

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Revised and updated to reflect major changes in the field, this second edition presents an integrated and balanced view of current attitudes and practices used in sound economic decision-making for engineering problems encountered in the oil industry. The volume contains many problem-solving examples demonstrating how economic analyses are applied to different facets of the oil industry.;Discussion progresses from an introduction to the industry, through principles and techniques of engineering economics, to the application of economic methods to the oil industry. It provides information on the types of crude oils, their finished products and resources of natural gas, and also summarizes worldwide oil production and consumption data. ... Read more

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Must Read for Anyone Who Wants to Understand the Industry
I'm an investor studying the oil and gas industry. I found this book extremely informative and very easy to read.For anyone who wants to understand the oil industry, this is a great book to start.I wish the book had newer and better graphics, not to look nicer, but to give readers a more realistic "feel" what some of the fascinating technologies are like.

Great high level book
This book is a good source of information about the oil industry if you are working in a different field, and curious to learn about the oil industry.

THE Book for Oilfield Newcomers
In attempting to get quickly up to speed on the oil business for the purpose of participating in a few wells as a (very) small investor, I bought about ten books of various sorts.This is one of them, and has turned out to be the one I refer to the most.

First, let me say that there are two different types of books on drilling for oil/gas.Broadly, they are books that concentrate mainly on the financial and legal structure of oil deals and books that concentrate on where it is and how to get it out of the ground.This book is of the second sort.

The "nontechnical" part of the title is only partly true.Some of the descriptions are sufficiently technical to impart a working understanding of the operations in the field.I, for instance, have been going to our rig (now drilling) and asking questions ("What's that blue thing?"), then coming home and reading about what I was told ("The jar is a section of pipe that either mechanically....").

Same with the drilling reports I receive....I can look up that part of the drilling operation (ie, "sliding") and get a much better understanding of what's happening.A book comes in handy, after all, the tool pushers out on the rigs seem to be men of few words.

There is also a pretty good basic course in petroleum geology in the first thirteen chapters.And, the science (art?) of geophysics gets agood once-over, too, though I confess I've not paid much attention to it yet.

There are chapters on reservoirs, completion, offshore, production, workover, and more, all of which is written at the same level, and much of which I've not read in depth, only scanned.I'll read it as we get there out in the field.

This is a sufficiently information-dense book that actually sitting and reading it from cover to cover won't realistically happen for most folks, no matter how involved.It's more of a textbook and reference resource.

There are lots of diagrams and drawings and pictures (probably three hundred) and they help a lot.The lengthy glossary is OK, though I've not found a petroleum business glossary that seems to be truly comprehensive. (That was written before I found, and ordered, the comprehensive "Dictionary of Petroleum Exploration, Drilling & Production" by who else but Norman J. Hyne, Ph.D.,.... and nope, I have no axe to grind here; and yes, I have noticed that Norman seems to favor long titles). The folks in the oil business rely very heavily on their own language that is a combination of truly technical terminology, oilman slang and everything in between. A glossary is handy.Also be forewarned that the business uses lots of abbreviations, and they seem to change somewhat from company to company, so that a glossary won't ever have all of the abbreviations in use in the field.

There are some other books that do a pretty good job on a more basic level, including "Money In The Ground" by John Orban, III (which also includes deal structure), but, if you are looking for a book that is deep enough to give you a good understanding of the many various aspects of drilling for oil, this is the book.

Excellent primer for anyone interested in the oi patch
I am considering investing in onshore domestic oil and gas exploration, and sought a book to begin learning about the technical side of the industry.This is the book.Hyne does an excellent job reducing what is clearly a highly complex and tecnhical field down to near-layman's terms.Be forewarned; just like reading descriptions of meats, vegetables and seasonings won't make you a chef, this book won't make it any easier to make a go-no go decision regarding any particular prospect.It will, however, teach you some basic building blocks to help you understand where the risks come from, and really help you understand what a promotor or operator tells you.It is almost mandatory reading if you wish to drill down deeper into other, more technical texts.I have, and would have been lost if it had not been for Norman Hyne's book.

Oil for Dummies - Even I got it!
I work for a MAJOR oil company, but in Government Relations, not on the technical side of the house.Our company has courses such as "Refining for non refiners" and "Drilling for non drillers" meant to give an overview of the operations to people that need to be able to talk intelligently about the industry. This book gives among the finest overviews of the industry that I have seen and makes it easier to do my job.When I first joined I didn't know the difference between upstream and downstream, and the overviews offered in Mr. Hyne's book make me more able to speak intelligently to colleagues, management, customers and partners about our stake in this industry. A must read for anyone who works on the fringes of of oil production. After reading this book, I am somewhat amazed that gasoline does not cost three times its' current price considering all the work it takes to find it, drill for it, extract the stuff from rocks, and get it through a pipeline to a ship to a refinery and then to our gas tanks.This from a guy that gets dirty looks as I drive my Hybrid car into the parking lot of an oil company every morning. ... Read more

Book Description
This new edition of the Standard Handbook of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering provides you with the best, state-of-the-art coverage for every aspect of petroleum and natural gas engineering. With thousands of illustrations and 1,600 information-packed pages, this text is a handy and valuable reference.

Written by over a dozen leading industry experts and academics, the Standard Handbook of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering provides the best, most comprehensive source of petroleum engineering information available. Now in an easy-to-use single volume format, this classic is one of the true "must haves" in any petroleum or natural gas engineer's library.

* A classic for the oil and gas industry for over 65 years!
* A comprehensive source for the newest developments, advances, and procedures in the petrochemical industry, covering everything from drilling and production to the economics of the oil patch.
* Everything you need - all the facts, data, equipment, performance, and principles of petroleum engineering, information not found anywhere else.
* A desktop reference for all kinds of calculations, tables, and equations that engineers need on the rig or in the office.
* A time and money saver on procedural and equipment alternatives, application techniques, and new approaches to problems.Download Description
The Standard Handbook of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering was originally published as the Practical Petroleum Engineer's Handbook, by Zaba and Doherty, first published in 1937. The book went through five editions until Bill Lyons undertook the project in the 1980s and gave the book a new title and new direction, offering the oil and gas industry a complete overview of operations, from equipment and production to the economics of oil and gas. Written by over a dozen leading industry experts and academics, the Standard Handbook of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering provides the best, most comprehensive source of petroleum engineering information available. Now in an easy-to-use single volume format, this classic is one of the true "must haves" in any petroleum or natural gas engineer's library. ... Read more

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Excellent Reference
This handbook is an excellent reference for research and teaching from basic to advanced subjects in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in Petroleum Engineering. I recommend this book to anyone involved in these matters. Giorgio E. O. Giacaglia, Ph.D., Yale `65. ... Read more

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For the practitioner, this volume is a valuable tool for predicting reservoir flow in the most efficient and profitable manner possible, using quantitative methods rather than anecdotal and outdated methods.For the student, this volume offers insight not covered in other textbooks.

Too many approaches in traditional petroleum engineering are based on "ad hoc" and "common sense" methods that have no rigorous mathematical basis.Most textbooks dealing with reservoir engineering do not go into the necessary mathematical detail and depth.This new book by Wilson Chin, a revision of two earlier books published by Gulf Publishing, Modern Reservoir Flow and Well Transient Analysis and Formation Invasion, integrates rigorous mathematical methods for simulating and predicting reservoir flow both near and away from the well.

Predicts reservoir flow to maximize resources, time, and profits

Includes problems and solutions for students

Presents mathematical models in an easy-to-understand and easy-to-simulate format ... Read more

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"This book is fast becoming the standard text in its field", wrote a reviewer in the Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology soon after the first appearance of Dake's book.This prediction quickly came true: it has become the standard text and has been reprinted many times.The author's
aim - to provide students and teachers with a coherent account of the basic physics of reservoir engineering - has been most successfully achieved.No prior knowledge of reservoir engineering is necessary.The material is dealt with in a concise, unified and applied manner, and only the simplest and most straightforward mathematical techniques are used.This low-priced paperback edition will continue to be an invaluable teaching aid for years to come. ... Read more

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Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering
This is one of the best books abour reservoir engineering ever wrote, this men, really knew how to write down the art of reservoir in a very clear and complete language.

Great book with minor binding defect
This is a great classic reference in the area of Reservoir Engineering that can be recommended to anyone working in the area.

I would mention, though, that this manufacturing run seems to have had a binding problem.The first 16 page sheets are out of order (e.g. page 3 occurs after page 6).I alerted Amazon and returned one book, but the second copy they sent is the same... ... Read more

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Petroleum Production Engineering, A Computer-Assisted Approach provides handy guidelines to designing, analyzing and optimizing petroleum production systems. Broken into four parts, this book covers the full scope of petroleum production engineering, featuring stepwise calculations and computer-based spreadsheet programs. Part one contains discussions of petroleum production engineering fundamentals, empirical models for production decline analysis, and the performance of oil and natural gas wells. Part two presents principles of designing and selecting the main components of petroleum production systems including: well tubing, separation and dehydration systems, liquid pumps, gas compressors, and pipelines for oil and gas transportation.Part three introduces artificial lift methods, including sucker rod pumping systems, gas lift technology, electrical submersible pumps and other artificial lift systems. Part four is comprised of production enhancement techniques including, identifying well problems, designing acidizing jobs, guidelines to hydraulic fracturing and job evaluation techniques, and production optimization techniques.

*Provides complete coverage of the latest techniques used for designing and analyzing petroleum production systems

*Increases efficiency and addresses common problems by utilizing the computer-based solutions discussed within

*Accompanying CD-ROM allows you to run computer spreadsheet programs with both U.S and SI units that can be used out in the field ... Read more

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Written by petroleum production engineers with extensiveindustrial as well as teaching experience, this is the only availableadvanced and comprehensive engineering textbook for petroleum reservoir andproduction engineering.Provides extensive coverage ofwell deliverability from oil, gas and two-phase reservoirs, wellbore flowperformance, modern well test and production log analysis, matrixstimulation, hydraulic fracturing, artificial lift and environmentalconcerns.For advanced undergraduate and graduate studentsin petroleum engineering schools or professional courses, as wellas for practicing petroleum engineers and technicians. ... Read more

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Excelente learning tool for Petroleum Production Systems
It is an excellent book to understand in detail the petroleum production systems for a person who has some background in the area. It is also helpful as a reference book.

Waste of money
The book is unpractical for the working engineer and the mathematics is simplified calculus which is not understandable to the average practicing engineer, but seems to be in favor of academic types. This is not a book for someone who wants to learn why production equipment works. The chapter on multiphase flow is its only saving grace, but any cheap paper on the subject will say as much. I would recomened the OGCI books on Production Technology. Way cheaper...way better...

Usefull Reference Book for Petroleum Engineers
This is a comprehensive and relatively advanced book in petroleum production engineering. It helps to understand important parameters that control the performance of the production system. This book explainscomplex concepts of engineering very easy. Last, it has been written byexperienced professionals world wide well recognized in the oil industry. ... Read more

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This revised edition of the bestselling Practice of Reservoir Engineering has been written for those in the oil industry requiring a working knowledge of how the complex subject of hydrocarbon reservoir engineering can be applied in the field in a practical manner.Containing additions and corrections to the first edition, the book is a simple statement of how to do the job and is particularly suitable for reservoir/production engineers as well as those associated with hydrocarbon recovery.

This practical book approaches the basic limitations of reservoir engineering with the basic tenet of science: Occam's Razor, which applies to reservoir engineering to a greater extent than for most physical sciences - if there are two ways to account for a physical phenomenon, it is the simpler that is the more useful.Therefore, simplicity is the theme of this volume.

Reservoir and production engineers, geoscientists, petrophysicists, and those involved in the management of oil and gas fields will want this edition. ... Read more

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Definitely the best
Dake really were in his best moment to known something and wrote down, here you can find out the state of the art, even now at 2007 of how to do the things in reservoir engineering, planning, following, just read it, you do not loose nothing, always win.

Reservoir Engineering
This is a book which teaches an Engineer how to practice reservoir engineering in the oil and gas field.

A Workable Handbook
Most books on Reservoir Engineering are very university-Academic oriented and its up to us field engineers to decide wether such theories are workable or not in actual practice.
The Practice is a book that might be ranked as a handbook for applicable usage, especially offshore where economics dictates most decision making.

A Goldmine of a Book
One of the few true "must read" books in the field.

Mr. Dake's book is unique -- reading it is like working side-by-side with an exceptionally intelligent, erudite, experienced engineer.Despite the author's wry conversational style, this is not a light volume that can be absorbed by speed-reading.The author is sharing decades worth of real-world experience, and it merits close study.

For example, after all the thick volumes that have been written on oil well testing, who would expect that there could be anything left to say?Yet Dake's approach to well testing is eye-opening, and will certainly influence this engineer's approach to designing & interpreting well tests.

Experienced engineers may find themselves wanting to argue with some of the author's opinions & recommendations, but they will conclude that the time they invested in studying this book was well spent.

A grand legacy
This book is all that one would expect from Dake, and more. The long awaited update bridges the gaps left as technology has moved on since the original publication. Unfortunately Laurie is no longer with us and this publication is one of many fitting and lasting legacies. ... Read more

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yes, it is big...but it fills the need as well.
without opening it, you would think that the secrets of the world were contained therein. as a reference tool, it is invaluable - it is comprehensive. everything from oil cracking to storage to...whatever. its in there!

i borrowed my professor's copy for a couple of weeks and everytime i had to lug the thing around (in my backpack), i felt i'd tip over by its weight. its strictly a DESK reference book.

for the curious: the book is a well written and easily understandable book with plenty of value to the petro-engineer or theresuch.

This is a big book
It looks big from a distance but when you get close you can really get into the 4 dimensional size of it.

Boy is it THICK!!
I found this book to be VERY thick. It's thickness increased the further one got into it. I expected a less thick book but was astonished at it's actual thickness. ... Read more

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From gas properties to processing to production and flow, this practical, well-illustrated text thoroughly describes proven techniques and practices. Worked examples appear throughout the text and almost every chapter is followed by study questions and problems. ... Read more

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Great book
If you're new to the petroluem industry and would like to learn about it or seek to make it a career this is the book to start with period; nothing out there better. ... Read more

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This is the first authoritative reference on rock mass classification, consolidating into one handy source information once widely scattered throughout the literature. It includes new, previously unpublished material and case histories, presents the fundamental concepts of classification schemes, and critically appraises their practical application in industrial projects such as tunneling and mining. ... Read more

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Great Text!
This book contains all the necessary information you need to understand Petroleum Geology.It leads you through everything from log analysis to mapping to calculating well productivity.It is written so anyone with a general geology background can understand the principles of petroleum development geology. ... Read more

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Overpriced and Under-illustrated
For 60 bucks, I expected something better than a book slightly larger than a paperback and printed on cheap paper.The book reminds me of a sociology professor I once had who taught his classes from a set of 20-year-old handwritten notes written on a yellow legal pad.And that's what this book is, a set of instructor's notes.

On the plus side, it is a great layman's text on the petroleum industry and one I would recommend to anyone wanting to learn about the industry that fuels our country.However, I'd try to find it in a library first, or borrow my copy.

Review for the petroleum industry: a nontechnical guide
The illustrations in this book are terrible.The few illustrations that this book has look like a junior high school computer graphics class made them.If you are a visual learner like me, then this book might not be the best book for your money.Needless to say, I'm disappointed.Also, the book isn't a standard text book size, so don't let the amount of pages trick you into believing that it has a lot of text and info.

More a guide to the mechanics of petroleum production
This book is essentially a step by step explication of the hows (and to some extent the whys) of commercial oil and gas exploration and production. Of the books 14 chapters, 13 are devoted primarily to how oil is found, accessed and brought to the surface. There is one chapter on refining, and another on marketing, that together occupy less than 10% of the books total space.

If you are interested in this information, this is a very good source to access it. Subjects ranging from geology to the types of pipes, valves and fitting used to connect a wellhead to a pipeline are discussed in adequate detail to understand the process while at the same time not dwelling on information that would be inconsequential for the non-technical reader. Inside you will learn the relative advantages and disadvantages of miscible vs. water flooding, what type of geology drag bits are particularly effective on (soft formations in coastal and offshore areas), how a resistivity log is generated, and how widely gravel-packing is used as a sand control measure (very widely, it seems).

What you won't learn, however, are the geopolitical, financial, and competitive aspects of the industry. The subject of OPEC, for instance, does receive its own sub-chapter heading, but is given only 6 paragraphs. "Refined and Petrochemical product marketing" is dismissed in three paragraphs.

In sum, the title of the book overstates its breadth. As a non-technical guide to the exploration and production PROCESS, this is a very handy guide. It is not, however, a nontechnical guide to the entire petroleum industry, as it claims.

Great
A great book for anyone that works in the industry in a supporting role. The book clearly explains the aspects of what it takes to find, develop, produce oil and gas.

excellent job
Conveys the big picture with enough well-explained technical detail to give you a sense for why. Includes the business implications of various key geological and technical points. The best overview of the petroleum industry that I've come across. I wish other industries had a book like this! ... Read more