Presents key concepts and terminology for a multidisciplinary range of topics in petroleum engineering

• Places oil and gas production in the global energy context
• Introduces all of the key concepts that are needed to understand oil and gas production from exploration through abandonment
• Reviews fundamental terminology and concepts from geology, geophysics, petrophysics, drilling, production and reservoir engineering
• Includes many worked practical examples within each chapter and exercises at the end of each chapter highlight and reinforce material in the chapter
• Includes a solutions manual for academic adopters

About the Author

John R. Fanchi holds the Ross B. Matthews Chair of Petroleum Engineering at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. He has taught at the Colorado School of Mines, and has industrial experience with major oil and gas companies including Chevron and Marathon. He is a Distinguished Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Richard L. Christiansen has taught Petroleum Engineering at the University of Utah and Colorado School of Mines. He has broad industrial experience as a petroleum engineer in independent and major oil and gas companies. He has a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Wisconsin.

Book Information
ISBN 9781119193449
Author John R. Fanchi
Format Hardback
Page Count 352
Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 612g
Dimensions(mm) 239mm * 163mm * 25mm