Oil and Gas Engineering for Non-Engineers explains in non-technical terms how oil and gas exploration and production are carried out in the upstream oil and gas industry. The aim is to help readers with no prior knowledge of the oil and gas industry obtain a working understanding of the field.
Focuses on just the basics of what the layperson needs to know to understand the industry
Uses non-technical terms, simple explanations, and illustrations to describe the inner workings of the field
Explains how oil is detected underground, how well locations are determined, how drilling is done, and how wells are monitored during production
Describes how and why oil and gas are separated from impurities before being sent to customers
Aimed at non-engineers working within the oil and gas sector, this book helps readers get comfortable with the workings of this advanced field without the need for an advanced degree in the subject.
Author(s): Quinta Nwanosike-Warren
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 102
City: Boca Raton
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Author
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
1.1 What Is Crude Oil?
1.2 How Oil Is Formed
1.3 Classification of Crude Oil
1.4 Petroleum Value Chain
1.4.1 History of Petroleum Use
1.4.2 Impact of Oil on World Economies
1.5 Life Cycle of Oil Field
1.5.1 Petroleum Value Chain
1.5.2 Oil Field Life Cycle
1.5.2.1 Exploration
1.5.2.2 Development
1.5.2.3 Production
1.5.2.4 Abandonment
1.6 Engineering Disciplines in Oil and Gas Industry
Notes
2. Exploration and Geology
2.1 Exploration and Geology
2.2 Logging Techniques
2.3 Geoscience Disciplines
2.4 Hydrocarbon Estimation
Notes
3. Reservoir Engineering
3.1 How Oil and Gas Are Produced
3.2 Unconventional Reservoirs
3.2.1 Tight Gas
3.2.2 Shale Oil and Gas
3.2.3 Heavy Oil
3.2.4 Coal Bed Methane
3.2.5 Methane Hydrates
3.3 What is a Reservoir Engineer?
3.4 Estimation of Hydrocarbons in Place
3.5 Estimation of Reserves
3.5.1 Recovery Factor
3.5.1.1 Primary recovery
3.5.1.2 Secondary recovery
3.5.1.3 Tertiary recovery
3.5.2 Production History
3.5.3 Reserves Classification
3.5.3.1 Proved Reserves
3.5.3.2 Unproved Reserves
3.6 Determination of Rates
3.7 Economic Analysis
Note
4. Drilling Engineering
4.1 How a Well Is Drilled
4.1.1 Onshore Drilling
4.1.2 Offshore Drilling
4.2 Parts of a Well
4.3 Directional Drilling
4.3.1 Horizontal Drilling
4.3.2 Multilateral Drilling
4.3.3 Extended Reach Drilling
4.3.4 Multiple-Well Pad Drilling
4.4 Well Logging
4.5 Costs
5. Completions Engineering
5.1 Open Hole vs. Cased Hole
5.2 Stimulation Techniques
5.2.1 Acidizing
5.2.2 Fracking
5.3 Sand Control Applications
5.3.1 Gravel Packing
5.3.2 Frac Packing
5.3.3 Chemical Consolidation
5.4 Completion Costs
Notes
6. Production Engineering
6.1 Well Optimization and Reservoir Monitoring
6.2 Wellbore Intervention
6.3 Offshore Production Platforms
6.4 Well Plugging and Abandonment
6.5 Operations Costs
Notes
7. Facilities Engineering
7.1 What is Facilities Engineering?
7.2 Midstream
7.3 Facilities Costs
Note
8. Oil Refining
8.1 Gas Processing
8.2 Refining Processes
8.2.1 Separation
8.2.2 Conversion
8.2.3 Treating
8.3 Products of Refining
8.4 Pollution from Refineries
Notes
Glossary
Index
