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Petroleum engineering handbook

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OSTI ID:5929149

The Petroleum Engineering Handbook, the 59-chapter, 1,840-page update of the classic 1962 Petroleum Production Handbook, presents the what, why, and how on more efficient production of the world's petroleum resources. The 1987 edition thoroughly revises the original chapters, adds 11 new ones, and provides expanded coverage of the technology to address 25 years of changes in equipment, materials, and methods. New chapters examine electric submersible pumps, offshore operations, crude oil emulsions, miscible displacement, thermal recovery, chemical flooding, reservoir simulation, acoustic well logging, mud logging, the SI metric system, and SPE letter and computer symbols.

OSTI ID:
5929149
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English