Oil & Gas : the Production StoryPetroleum Extension Service, Division of Continuing Education, University of Texas at Austin, 1983 - Technology & Engineering - 82 pages Full-color illustrated story of oil and gas production, written in an easy-to-understand style. Covers origin and accumulation, exploration techniques, drilling, preparing a flow path from reservoir to surface, reservoir drive mechanisms, artificial lift, testing, and measurement and storage. Provides a general knowledge of production operations and serves as an introduction to the Petex Oil and Gas Production Series. The book also includes a 21 x 32 1/2 color poster of a production lease. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Exploration and Drilling | 8 |
Testing and Completion | 15 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
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