Standard handbook of petroleum & natural gas engineering 2nd ed

Contents Contributing Authors vii Preface xi 1 Mathematics 1-1 1.1 General 1-2 1.2 Geometry 1-2 1.3 Algebra 1-6 1.4 Trigonometry 1-8 1.5 Differential and Integral Calculus 1-10 1.6 Analytic Geometry 1-16 1.7 Numerical Methods 1-20 1.8 Applied Statistics 1-31 1.9 Computer Applications 1-38 2 General Engineering and Science 2-1 2.1 Basic Mechanics (Statics and Dynamics) 2-2 2.2 Fluid Mechanics 2-19 2.3 Strength of Materials 2-27 2.4 Thermodynamics 2-32 2.5 Geological Engineering 2-69 2.6 Electricity 2-91 2.7 Chemistry 2-100 2.8 Engineering Design 2-129 3 Auxiliary Equipment 3-1 3.1 Prime Movers 3-2 3.2 Power Transmission 3-17 3.3 Pumps 3-39 3.4 Compressors 3-48 4 Drilling and Well Completions 4-1 4.1 Drilling and Well Servicing Structures 4-2 4.2 Hoisting System 4-9 4.3 Rotary Equipment 4-82 4.4 Mud Pumps 4-95 4.5 Drilling Muds and Completion Fluids 4-103 4.6 Drill String: Composition and Design 4-124 4.7 Bits and Downhole Tools 4-192 4.8 Drilling Mud Hydraulics 4-255 4.9 Underbalanced Drilling and Completions 4-259 4.10 Downhole Motors 4-276 4.11 MWD and LWD 4-300 4.12 Directional Drilling 4-356 4.13 Selection of Drilling Practices 4-363 4.14 Well Pressure Control 4-371 4.15 Fishing and Abandonment 4-378 4.16 Casing and Casing String Design 4-406 4.17 Well Cementing 4-438 4.18 Tubing and Tubing String Design 4-467 4.19 Corrosion in Drilling and Well Completions 4-501 4.20 Environmental Considerations for Drilling Operations 4-545 4.21 Offshore Drilling Operations 4-558 5 Reservoir Engineering 5-1 5.1 Basic Principles, Definitions, and Data 5-2 5.2 Formation Evaluation 5-53 5.3 Pressure Transient Testing of Oil and Gas Wells 5-151 5.4 Mechanisms & Recovery of Hydrocarbons by Natural Means 5-158 5.5 Material Balance and Volumetric Analysis 5-161 5.6 Decline Curve Analysis 5-168 5.7 Reserve Estimates 5-172 5.8 Secondary Recovery 5-177 5.9 Fluid Movement in Waterflooded Reservoirs 5-183 5.10 Estimation of Waterflood Residual Oil Saturation 5-201 5.11 Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods 5-211 6 Production Engineering 6-1 6.1 Properties of Hydrocarbon Mixtures 6-2 6.2 Flow of Fluids 6-40 6.3 Natural Flow Performance 6-89 6.4 Sucker Rod Pumping 6-120 6.5 Stimulation and Remedial Operations 6-218 6.6 Oil and Gas Production Processing Systems 6-242 6.7 Gas Production Engineering 6-274 6.8 Corrosion in Production Operations 6-371 6.9 Environmental Considerations in Oil and Gas Operations 6-406 6.10 Offshore Operations 6-424 6.11 Industry Standards for Production Facilities 6-443 7 Petroleum Economic Evaluation 7-1 7.1 Estimating Producible Volumes and Future of Production 7-2 7.2 Estimating the Value of Future Production 7-15 Appendix: Units, Dimensions and Conversion Factors 1 Index 1