Reservoir engineering can be defined as the design and evaluation of field development and exploitation processes and programs. As such, it can overlap the field of geology,drilling and completion, production engineering and reserves and evaluation. This book provides solid information as well as insight and is a comprehensive up-to-date reference tool for the reservoir engineers, petroleum engineers and engineering students alike. It provides a guide to predicting oil reservoir performance through the analysis of oil recovery mechanisms and performance calculations, and spells out the fundamentals of reservoir engineering and their application through a comprehensive field study. There are many examples from a wide variety of applications that demonstrate the performance of processes under forceful conditions. The book also describes thoroughly the key relationships among the different operating variables. New chapters on DECLINE AND TYPE CURVE ANALYSIS and RESERVOIR SIMULATION . Updated material including the liquid volatility parameter, commonly designated Rv .

Provides a guide to predicting oil reservoir performance through the analysis of oil recovery mechanisms and performance calculation.