Gao Changhong. Petroleum Production Technology

Science Press, 2017. — 257 p. — ISBN: 978-7-03-057210-3.This book covers the most important aspects of petroleum production technology.
Chapter 1 and chapter 2 present properties of oil, gas, and reservoir rock. Chapter 3 introduces mechanisms of primary recovery, secondary recovery, and enhanced oil recovery. Chapter 4 presents equations that govern fluid flow in reservoir. Chapter 5 introduces onshore and offshore facilities for drilling and production. Chapter 6 presents options for lower and upper completions. Chapter 7 introduces well productivity index and inflow performance relationship. Chapter 8 presents single-phase flow and multiphase flow in wells, as well as nodal analysis technique for production optimization. Chapter 9 introduces artificial lift methods, including sucker rod pump, gas lift, and electrical submersible pump etc. Chapter 10 presents techniques for well stimulation, namely acidizing and fracturing. Chapter 11 and chapter 12 introduce common production problems and remediation techniques, such as sand, scale, wax, hydrate and asphaltene. Chapter 13 presents separation and treatment for oil, gas, and water.True PDF