Fundamentals of Sustainable Drilling Engineering

M. E. Hossain, Abdulaziz Abdullah Al-Majed

John Wiley & Sons, Mar 2, 2015 - Technology & Engineering - 786 pages

The book clearly explains the concepts of the drilling engineering and presents the existing knowledge ranging from the history of drilling technology to well completion. This textbook takes on the difficult issue of sustainability in drilling engineering and tries to present the engineering terminologies in a clear manner so that the new hire, as well as the veteran driller, will be able to understand the drilling concepts with minimum effort.

This textbook is an excellent resource for petroleum engineering students, drilling engineers, supervisors & managers, researchers and environmental engineers for planning every aspect of rig operations in the most sustainable, environmentally responsible manner, using the most up-to-date technological advancements in equipment and processes.

About the author

M.E. Hossain, PhD, is an assistant professor in the department of petroleum engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals. He earned his PhD in petroleum engineering from Dalhousie University in 2008 and is the author of one book and over 40 research on petroleum engineering.

A. Al-Majed, PhD, is an associate professor in the department of petroleum engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, earning his PhD in petroleum engineering in 1988 from the University of Southern California. Dr Al-Majed's industrial experience includes working in the reservoir, production, drilling and workover departments, including over twenty years of experience in teaching drilling engineering.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Fundamentals of Sustainable Drilling Engineering
• Authors: M. E. Hossain, Abdulaziz Abdullah Al-Majed
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2015
• ISBN: 0470878177, 9780470878170
• Length: 786 pages
• Subjects: Technology & Engineering / Power Resources / Fossil Fuels; Technology & Engineering / Power Resources / General