Reservoir Exploration and Appraisal

Klappentext Sharpens the skills needed for the exploration and appraisal of new oil and gas reservoirs. "This guide introduces the volume to value methodology used by petroleum companies to evaluate and select exploratory opportunities, formulas for calculating volumes in place and estimating recovery factors, commercial databases of field analogs, and typical capital expenditures for drilling wells and constructing facilities."--Reference and Research Book News, August 2013 Zusammenfassung Finding a new oil and gas discovery and evaluating its volume is a difficult and challenging task. This introductory guide provides logistical instruction and processes for the entire exploration and appraisal process. It furnishes the guidance! workflow! and practical recommendations needed based on real-world scenarios.

Zusammenfassung
Finding a new oil and gas discovery and evaluating its volume is a difficult and challenging task. This introductory guide provides logistical instruction and processes for the entire exploration and appraisal process. It furnishes the guidance, workflow, and practical recommendations needed based on real-world scenarios.

Inhalt

PrefaceIntroductionChapter 1: Project Framing and the V2V (Volume to Value) Evaluation AnalysisChapter 2: Setting the Scene: Plays, Leads and ProspectsChapter 3: Exploration and Appraisal StagesChapter 4: Rock and Fluid EstimatesChapter 5: The Search and Use of AnaloguesChapter 6: Volumes and Recovery EfficienciesChapter 7: Wells and Production FunctionsChapter 8: Facilities and Subsea EngineeringChapter 9: Capex and Opex ExpendituresChapter 10: Lease Sales, Bids and Farm-inChapter 11: The Value and Gains of TechnologyChapter 12: Examples and Field Cases EvaluationsIndex