Economic Analysis of Oil and Gas Engineering Operations
SECTION I: Facts about Crude Oil and Gas IndustryOil and Gas Industry OverviewCrude Oil: Origin and BackgroundComposition and Types of Crude Oil and Composition of Natural GasTime Value of Money in Capital ExpendituresDepreciation and Depletion in Oil ProjectsAnnual Rate of Return (A.R.R.) & Payout Period (P.P.)Analysis of Alternatives, Selections, and ReplacementsFeasibility StudyModel Solved ExamplesSECTION II.III: Mathematical ApproachesRisk and Decision Analysis in Oil OperationsOil Reserves and Reserve EstimateSECTION III: Engineering Decisions through Economic Impact Analysis: Applications and Real World ExamplesSECTION III.II: Upstream Operations (Subsurface Operations): Exploration and Production (E&P)(E&P) Exploration, Drilling, and Oil Production—Part 1(E&P) Exploration, Drilling, and Oil Production—Part 2SECTION III.III: Middle Stream Operations: “Surface Operations”Principal Field Processing Operations and Field FacilitiesFluids SeparationOperations Handling Crude Oil: Treatment, Dehydration, and DesaltingOperations for Gas Handling (Conditioning), Treatment, and Separation of NGLSECTION III.IV: Downstream Operations: Petroleum Refining of Crude Oil Into Useful Products (Three Parts) and Oil and Gas Transportation (One Chapter)Crude Oil Refining—Part 1Crude Oil Refining—Part 2Crude Oil Refining—Part 3: Background on Modeling and Computer ApplicationsOil and Gas TransportationAppendix A: Conversion FactorsAppendix B: Compound Interest FactorsBibliography
