A Review of: “Advanced Reservoir Engineering”

The primary focus of this book is to present the basic physics of reservoir engineering using the simplest and most straightforward of mathematical techniques. Chapter 1 describes the theory and practice of well testing and pressure analysis techniques, which is probably one of the most important subjects in reservoir engineering. Chapter 2 discusses various water-influx models along with detailed descriptions of the computational steps involved in applying these models. Chapter 3 presents the mathematical treatment of unconventional gas reservoirs that include abnormally pressured reservoirs, coal bed methane, tight gas, gas hydrates, and shallow gas reservoirs. Chapter 4 covers the basic principle oil recovery mechanisms and the various forms of the material balance equation. Chapter 5 focuses on illustrating the practical application of predicting the oil reservoir performance under different scenarios of driving mechanisms. Fundamentals of oil field economics are discussed in Chapter 6. The book is arranged so that it can be used as a textbook for senior and graduate students or as a reference book for practicing engineers. This is a useful book that is easy to read and a welcome addition to the literature on this subject.