Jahn Frank, Cook Mark, Graham Mark. Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production

2nd Edition. — Elsevier, 2008. — 456 p. — (Developments in Petroleum Science 55). — ISBN 978-0-444-53236-7.Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production, Second Edition is a comprehensive and current introduction to the upstream industry, drawing together the many inter-disciplinary links within the industry. It presents all the major stages in the life of an oil or gas field, from gaining access to opportunity, through exploration, appraisal, development planning, production, and finally to decommissioning. It also explains the fiscal and commercial environment in which oil and gas field development takes place.
The book is written for industry professionals who wish to be better informed about the basic technical and commercial methods, concepts and techniques used in the upstream oil and gas business. The authors are the founders of TRACS International, a company which has provided training and consultancy in Exploration and Production related issues for many clients world-wide since 1992.Introduction. About this Book.
The Field Life Cycle.
Gaining Access Phase.
Exploration Phase.
Appraisal Phase.
Development Planning.
Production Phase.
Decommissioning.
Petroleum Agreements and Bidding.
The Invitation to Bid.
Motivations and Form of Bid.
Block Award.
Fiscal System.
Farm-in and Farm-out.
Unitisation and Equity Determination.
Exploration.
Hydrocarbon Accumulations.
Exploration Methods and Techniques.
Drilling Engineering.
Well Planning.
Rig Types and Rig Selection.
Drilling Systems and Equipment.
Site Preparation.
Drilling Techniques.
Casing and Cementing.
Drilling Problems.
Costs and Contracts.
Safety and the Environment.
Safety Culture.
Safety Management Systems.
Environment.
Current Environmental Concerns.
Reservoir Description.
Reservoir Geology.
Reservoir Fluids.
Data Gathering.
Data Interpretation.
Volumetric Estimation.
Deterministic Methods.
Expressing Uncertainty.
Field Appraisal.
The Role of Appraisal in the Field Life Cycle.
Identifying and Quantifying Sources of Uncertainty.
Appraisal Tools.
Expressing Reduction of Uncertainty.
Cost-Benefit Calculations for Appraisal.
Practical Aspects of Appraisal.
Reservoir Dynamic Behaviour.
The Driving Force for Production.
Reservoir Drive Mechanisms.
Gas Reservoirs.
Fluid Displacement in the Reservoir.
Reservoir Simulation.
Estimating the Recovery Factor.
Estimating the Production Profile.
Enhanced Oil Recovery.
Well Dynamic Behaviour.
Estimating the Number of Development Wells.
Fluid Flow Near the Wellbore.
Horizontal Wells.
Production Testing and Bottom Hole Pressure Testing.
Tubing Performance.
Well Completions.
Completion Technology and Intelligent Wells.
Artificial Lift.
Subsea vs. Platform Trees.
Surface Facilities.
Oil and Gas Processing.
Facilities.
Production Operations and Maintenance.
Operating and Maintenance Objectives.
Production Operations Input to the FDP.
Maintenance Engineering Input to the FDP.
Project and Contract Management.
Phasing and Organisation.
Planning and Control.
Cost Estimation and Budgets.
Reasons for Contracting.
Types of Contract.
Petroleum Economics.
Basic Principles of Development Economics.
Constructing a Project Cashflow.
Calculating a Discounted Cashflow.
Economic Indicators.
Project Screening and Ranking.
Sensitivity Analysis.
Incorporating Inflation.
Exploration Economics.
Risk Analysis.
Risk Definition and Unit of Measure.
Summary of Risk Analysis Techniques in Exploration and Appraisal.
Risk Analysis for Major Capital Investments in Projects.
Managing Commercial Risk.
Managing the Producing Field.
Managing the Subsurface.
Managing the Surface Facilities.
Managing the External Factors.
Managing the Internal Factors.
Managing Decline.
Infill Drilling.
Workover Activity.
Enhanced Oil Recovery.
Production De-Bottlenecking.
Incremental Development.
Decommissioning.
Legislation.
Economic Lifetime.
Decommissioning Funding.
Decommissioning Methods.
References and Bibliography.
Terms and Abbreviations.
Subject Index.