Advanced
Reservoir
Engineering
Reservoir
Engineering
Tarek Ahmed
Senior Staff Advisor
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Paul D. McKinney
V.P. Reservoir Engineering
Anadarko Canada Corporation
Senior Staff Advisor
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Paul D. McKinney
V.P. Reservoir Engineering
Anadarko Canada Corporation
Dedication
This book is dedicated to our wonderful and understanding wives, Shanna Ahmed and Teresa McKinney, (without whom this
book would have been finished a year ago), and to our beautiful children (NINE of them, wow), Jennifer (the 16 year old
nightmare), Justin, Brittany and Carsen Ahmed, and Allison, Sophie, Garretson, Noah and Isabelle McKinney.
book would have been finished a year ago), and to our beautiful children (NINE of them, wow), Jennifer (the 16 year old
nightmare), Justin, Brittany and Carsen Ahmed, and Allison, Sophie, Garretson, Noah and Isabelle McKinney.
The primary focus of this book is to present the basic
physics of reservoir engineering using the simplest and
most straightforward of mathematical techniques. It is only
through having a complete understanding of physics of
reservoir engineering that the engineer can hope to solve
complex reservoir problems in a practical manner. The book
is arranged so that it can be used as a textbook for senior
and graduate students or as a reference book for practicing
engineers.
Chapter 1 describes the theory and practice of well testing
and pressure analysis techniques, which is probably one
of the most important subjects in reservoir engineering.
Chapter 2 discusses various water-influx models along with
detailed descriptions of the computational steps involved in
applying these models. Chapter 3 presents the mathematical
treatment of unconventional gas reservoirs that include
abnormally-pressured reservoirs, coalbed methane, tight
gas, gas hydrates, and shallow gas reservoirs. Chapter 4
covers the basic principle oil recovery mechanisms and the
various forms of the material balance equation. Chapter 5
focuses on illustrating the practical application of the MBE
in predicting the oil reservoir performance under different
scenarios of driving mechanisms. Fundamentals of oil field
economics are discussed in Chapter 6.
physics of reservoir engineering using the simplest and
most straightforward of mathematical techniques. It is only
through having a complete understanding of physics of
reservoir engineering that the engineer can hope to solve
complex reservoir problems in a practical manner. The book
is arranged so that it can be used as a textbook for senior
and graduate students or as a reference book for practicing
engineers.
Chapter 1 describes the theory and practice of well testing
and pressure analysis techniques, which is probably one
of the most important subjects in reservoir engineering.
Chapter 2 discusses various water-influx models along with
detailed descriptions of the computational steps involved in
applying these models. Chapter 3 presents the mathematical
treatment of unconventional gas reservoirs that include
abnormally-pressured reservoirs, coalbed methane, tight
gas, gas hydrates, and shallow gas reservoirs. Chapter 4
covers the basic principle oil recovery mechanisms and the
various forms of the material balance equation. Chapter 5
focuses on illustrating the practical application of the MBE
in predicting the oil reservoir performance under different
scenarios of driving mechanisms. Fundamentals of oil field
economics are discussed in Chapter 6.
