Physics of Petroleum Reservoirs [Hardcover]

This book introduces in detail the physical and chemical phenomena and processes during petroleum production. It covers the properties of reservoir rocks and fluids, the related methods of determining these properties, the phase behavior of hydrocarbon mixtures, the microscopic mechanism of fluids flowing through reservoir rocks, and the primary theories and methods of enhancing oil recovery. It also involves the up-to-date progress in these areas. It can be used as a reference by researchers and engineers in petroleum engineering and a textbook for students majoring in the area related with petroleum exploitation.

The Physical Properties of Reservoir Rocks.- The Physical Properties of Reservoir Fluids.- Flow Mechanism of Multiphase Fluid Through Porous Media.- Principles of Enhanced Oil Recovery.Xuetao Hu holds a Ph.D. degree in Oil & Gas Development Engineering from Southwest Petroleum University (SWPU). She is a professor at the School of Oil & Natural Gas Engineering in SWPU with nearly 20 years experience of teaching and researching in the fields of physical properties of petroleum reservoir rocks and fluids, oil & gas development geology and engineering. During these years, Prof. Hu has been responsible for more than 40 research projects, including several national key projects. She was awarded the National Prize for Progress in Science and Technology, 2 Teaching Achievement Prizes from the Ministry of Education of P.R.C and 8 Teaching Achievement Prizes from SWPU. She is the author of more than 40 articles in academic journals on petroleum geology and engineering, including 4 SCI and 1 EI indexed. Besides, she edited 3 textbooks published by the Petroleum Industry Press.
Publications:
(1) Xuetao Hu, Jian-Yi Liu, Chun-Sheng Jia. The 3(3)Sigma(+)(g) state of Cs-2 molecule. Computational and Theoretical Chemistry. 20131019: 137-140
(2) Xuetao Hu, Lie-Hui Zhang, Chun-Sheng Jia. D-dimensional energies forlã'