Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production

Industry course book based on Hydrocarbon Exploration & Production given by TRACS International. TRACS International has provided training and consultancy in Exploration and Production related issues for many clients world-wide since 1992. This book has gradually developed from course materials, discussions with clients and material available in the public domain.

Frank Jahn (Author), Mark Cook (Author), Mark Graham (Author)

9780444532367, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 13 March 2008

456 pages
24 x 16.5 x 2.8 cm, 0.962 kg

"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

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.

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

Subject Areas: Fossil fuel technologies [THF]