Preface.
About the Author.
Nomenclature.
Chapter 1 Introduction to Reservoir Engineering. Acti vities in reservoir engineering. Basic themes of the text. The role of reservoir engineers. Technical responsibilities of reservoir engineers . The physical principles of reservoir engineering. References. Chapter 2 The Appraisal of Oil and Gas Fields. Introduction. P ressure-volume-temperature fluid properties for oil. Calculation of the stock tank oil initially in place. Field unitization/equity determinatio n. Calculation of gas initially in place(GIIP). Pressure-depth plotting . Application of the repeat formation tester. Pulse testing using the repeat formation tester. Appraisal well testing. Extended well testing . References. Chapter 3 Material Balance Applied to Oilfields. Introduction. Derivation of the cumulative material balance f or oil reservoirs. Necessary conditions for application of material bal ance. Solving the material balance (knowns and unknowns). Comparison b etween material balance and numerical simulation modelling. The opening