Xuetao Hu – Physics of Petroleum Reservoirs (2017)

Описание

Physics of Petroleum Reservoirs, as one of the fundamental courses in petroleum
engineering and related majors, is widely used in many fields, such as geological
research, geophysical exploration, drilling engineering, oil/gas production and so
on. To promote the development of such an important course, bilingual teaching is
indispensable so as to help students quickly master the basic technique vocabulary,
improve their English application ability, and lay a foundation for their study on the
subsequent bilingual courses. For further consideration, bilingual teaching on
this course can also broaden the students’ horizon on the international trend of this
subject and guides them to enter the related research fields as early as possible,
therefore in accordance with the urgent need in China’s petroleum industry for large
numbers of internationalized application-oriented professionals.
However, in the practice of bilingual teaching in this course, there are too few
bilingual textbooks for teachers and students to use at present. The lack of an
appropriate bilingual textbook of this course has been suffered for years in
Southwest Petroleum University. In view of this, the authors, based on their years’
experience engaging in the bilingual teaching of this course, come out with this
bilingual textbook specially. When composing this textbook, authors not only
consult some original teaching materials abroad, but also take the students’
knowledge levels and capacities into fully consideration. Besides the basic
knowledge, this course requires, the textbook also covers some frontier theories and
latest developments in this subject; hence, its strong practicability and pertinence
can well satisfy the demands in bilingual teaching. This book is written to be a
textbook for undergraduates who major petroleum engineering, resources exploration
engineering and other relevant majors, or a reference book for oilfield
engineers.
The book focuses the attributes of petroleum reservoirs, the important physical
and chemical phenomena, and physical processes occurring in petroleum production.
To specify, there are four chapters in this book. Chapter 1 addresses the
physical properties of reservoir rocks. Chapter 2 discusses the physical properties of
reservoir fluids. Chapter 3 presents the microscopic mechanism of multiphase fluids
flowing through rocks. And Chap. 4 is a simple introduction to the principles of enhanced oil recovery. Considering the depth and breadth, the book mainly
introduces the basic concepts, primary theories, common test items and methods in
oilfield development. Through the book, students can understand the important
properties of petroleum reservoirs with their applications on petroleum engineering,
at the same time learn the principles and methods of measuring these physical
properties as well as the required experimental skills; ultimately, lay a solid
foundation for their following courses and practical work in the future.
The textbook is arranged to meet the need of 48–56 class hours. Due to the
limitation of space and the adaptability for undergraduates, some topics in this
subject cannot be deeply discussed. Interested readers may refer to related literatures
and books.
This textbook is organized into five chapters. Xuetao Hu writes most of the
book, mainly including the Preface, Chaps. 1, 2, 3 and Sect. 4.1 of Chap. 4. The rest
of Chap. 4 is written by Shuyong Hu and Chap. 5 by Fayang Jin. Su Huang (from
Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company, CNPC) participates in the writing of the
Preface, Chap. 1 and sections of Chap. 2; and help to translate the Foreword and
review the whole book in English. Xuetao Hu edits all the drafts.
We are especially indebted to Prof. Shilun Li for taking time to carefully review
this book and write the Foreword, also to the leaders and teachers from Southwest
Petroleum University and the School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering, who
offered strong support and great assistance in the completion of this book. As the
textbook of a vital fundamental course, it inherits the advantages and absorbs the
essence of various related textbooks published in different times both at home and
abroad; numerous references including published and unpublished are cited, and
some of them failed to be listed for some reason. Great appreciation goes to all
of them.
International System of Units (SI system) is dominating in this book, whereas
the system of imperial units is customarily used in the world. This book retains
imperial system in some parts as well, wishing to help readers gain an international
view. Therefore, it is advised that readers pay more attention to the units.
The study on Physics of Petroleum Reservoirs is ever developing. While this
book is being written, innovations may take place in laboratories and oilfields
throughout the world. Limited by time and the authors’ level, the latest technologies
and methods may not be presented completely, and omissions and shortcomings
inevitable. Criticism and suggestions are always welcome.