Frank Jahn, Mark Cook, Mark Graham

Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production, Second Edition is a comprehensive and current introduction to the upstream industry, drawing together the many inter-disciplinary links within the industry. It presents all the major stages in the life of an oil or gas field, from gaining access to opportunity, through exploration, appraisal, development planning, production, and finally to decommissioning. It also explains the fiscal and commercial environment in which oil and gas field development takes place.

The book is written for industry professionals who wish to be better informed about the basic technical and commercial methods, concepts and techniques used in the upstream oil and gas business. The authors are the founders of TRACS International, a company which has provided training and consultancy in Exploration and Production related issues for many clients world-wide since 1992.

• Clearly written in a concise and straightforward manner
• Features detailed technical illustrations to maximize learning
• Presents major advances in the industry, including technical methods for field evaluation and development and techniques used for managing risk within the business
• Developed from TRACS International course materials, discussions with clients, and material available in the public domain

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. März 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780080568836
• Artikelnr.: 38010776

Autorenporträt

Mark Cook has been in the oil and gas industry since 1981. He spent eleven years with Shell International working as a reservoir engineer in a variety of locations world-wide and has worked on exploration prospect evaluation, field development planning and production operations. After completing an MBA, he left Shell to co-found TRACS International, providing training and consultancy services to the industry, and worked as petroleum engineer and company Director. When TRACS was acquired by AGR Petroleum Services, he managed the UK and Russian Reservoir Management businesses until 2011. He is active in reserves evaluation for clients including international oil companies, small to medium enterprises. Mark has written and delivers a series of training courses in reservoir engineering, risk analysis and petroleum economics. He is co-author of the popular "Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production textbook, a SPE Distinguished Lecturer and guest lecturer in petroleum engineering at Aberdeen University, Heriot-Watt University and University College Dublin.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The field life cycle2. Petroleum agreements and bidding3. Exploration4. Drilling engineering5. Safety and the environment6. Reservoir description7. Volumetric estimation8. Field appraisal9. Reservoir dynamic behaviour10. Well dynamic behaviour11. Surface facilities12. Production operations and maintenance13. Project and contract management14. Petroleum economics15. Risk analysis16. Managing the producing field17. Managing decline18. Decommissioning

Rezensionen

"This book is timely for professionals in the hydrocarbon industry, as it provides a comprehensive overview of the technical, economic, and commerical methods, concepts, and techniques used in the industry." --The Leading Edge