Michael J. Economides is professor of engineering at the University of Houston. His work focuses on optimizing hydrocarbon production from reservoir to market. A leading energy analyst, he is editor-in-chief of Energy Tribune and the Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering.  A. Daniel Hill is professor in the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University, holds the R.L. Whiting endowed chair, and is a Distinguished Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).  Christine Ehlig-Economides is professor in the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University and holds the A.B. Stevens endowed chair. She is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.  Ding Zhu, is associate professor in the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University, holds the W.D. Von Gonten Faculty Fellowship, and is a Distinguished Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).

• Foreword         Preface         About the Authors         Chapter 1: The Role of Petroleum Production Engineering         Chapter 2: Production from Undersaturated Oil Reservoirs         Chapter 3: Production from Two-Phase Reservoirs         Chapter 4: Production from Natural Gas Reservoirs         Chapter 5: Production from Horizontal Wells         Chapter 6: The Near-Wellbore Condition and Damage Characterization; Skin Effects         Chapter 7: Wellbore Flow Performance         Chapter 8: Flow in Horizontal Wellbores, Wellheads, and Gathering Systems         Chapter 9: Well Deliverability         Chapter 10: Forecast of Well Production          Chapter 11: Gas Lift          Chapter 12: Pump-Assisted Lift         Chapter 13: Well Performance Evaluation         Chapter 14: Matrix Acidizing: Acid/Rock Interactions         Chapter 15: Sandstone Acidizing Design         Chapter 16: Carbonate Acidizing Design          Chapter 17: Hydraulic Fracturing for Well Stimulation         Chapter 18: The Design and Execution of Hydraulic Fracturing Treatments         Chapter 19: Sand Management         Appendix A:              Appendix B:              Appendix C:              Index

Michael J. Economides is professor of engineering at the University of Houston. His work focuses on optimizing hydrocarbon production from reservoir to market. A leading energy analyst, he is editor-in-chief of Energy Tribune and the Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering.  A. Daniel Hill is professor in the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University, holds the R.L. Whiting endowed chair, and is a Distinguished Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).  Christine Ehlig-Economides is professor in the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University and holds the A.B. Stevens endowed chair. She is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.  Ding Zhu, is associate professor in the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University, holds the W.D. Von Gonten Faculty Fellowship, and is a Distinguished Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).

• Foreword         Preface         About the Authors         Chapter 1: The Role of Petroleum Production Engineering         Chapter 2: Production from Undersaturated Oil Reservoirs         Chapter 3: Production from Two-Phase Reservoirs         Chapter 4: Production from Natural Gas Reservoirs         Chapter 5: Production from Horizontal Wells         Chapter 6: The Near-Wellbore Condition and Damage Characterization; Skin Effects         Chapter 7: Wellbore Flow Performance         Chapter 8: Flow in Horizontal Wellbores, Wellheads, and Gathering Systems         Chapter 9: Well Deliverability         Chapter 10: Forecast of Well Production          Chapter 11: Gas Lift          Chapter 12: Pump-Assisted Lift         Chapter 13: Well Performance Evaluation         Chapter 14: Matrix Acidizing: Acid/Rock Interactions         Chapter 15: Sandstone Acidizing Design         Chapter 16: Carbonate Acidizing Design          Chapter 17: Hydraulic Fracturing for Well Stimulation         Chapter 18: The Design and Execution of Hydraulic Fracturing Treatments         Chapter 19: Sand Management         Appendix A:              Appendix B:              Appendix C:              Index