Reservoir Development

Ch 1: Introduction

1.1 Opening Statement

1.2 World Energy

1.3 Role of Petroleum

1.4 Future Outlook

1.5 Sustainability Status of Current Technologies

1.6 Introduction to Various Chapters

Ch 2: Reservoir Rock and Fluid Characterization

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Unique Features

2.3 Sustainability Criteria

2.4 Fluid Characterization Based on Origin

2.5 Pathway Analysis of Crude Oil and Gas

2.6 Scientific Characterization of Reservoir Rock/Fluid System

Ch 3: Complex Reservoirs

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Reservoir Heterogeneity

3.3 Fracture Mechanics in Geological Scale

3.4 Thermal Stress

3.5 Geochemistry

3.6 Effect of Drawdown

Ch 4: Unconventional Reservoirs

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Current Potentials

4.3 Various Types

4.4 Optimization of Oil and Gas Recovery

4.5 Conventional Techniques

4.6 Sustainable Fracturing Fluids

4.7 Novel Processes and Their Sustainability

4.8 Sustainable Process Development

Ch 5: Basement Reservoirs

5.1 Introduction

5.2 World Reserve

5.3 Characterization of Fluid and Reservoir Rock

5.4 Sources of Fluids

5.5 Development Strategies

5.6 Value Addition of Conventional Waste

5.7 Non-Energy Applications of Basement fluids

Ch 6: Reserve Prediction and Deliverability

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Conventional Material Balance

6.3 Reservoir Deliverability

6.4 Special Considerations for Gas Deliverability

6.5 Non Linear Solutions Material Balance Equations

6.6 Risk Analysis

6.7 Sustainability Considerations

Ch 7: Field Guidelines

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Scaling Guidelines

7.3 Sequence of Sustainability Criteria

7.4 Scientific Risk Analysis

7.5 Global Efficiency

Ch 8: Conclusions
References
Bibliography
Subject Index