Springer Mechanics of Oil and Gas Flow in Porous Media

This book discusses various aspects of percolation mechanics. It starts with the driving forces and driving modes and then examines in detail the steady state percolation of single-phase incompressible fluids, percolation law of natural gas and percolation of non-Newtonian fluids. Progressing from simple to complex concepts, it also analyzes Darcy’s law, providing a basis for the study of reservoir engineering, oil recovery engineering and reservoir numerical simulation. It serves as a textbook for undergraduate students majoring in petroleum engineering, petroleum geology and groundwater engineering, and offers a valuable reference guide for graduate students, researchers and technical engineers engaged in oil and gas exploration and development. From the Back Cover This book discusses various aspects of percolation mechanics. It starts with the driving forces and driving modes and then examines in detail the steady state percolation of single-phase incompressible fluids, percolation law of natural gas and percolation of non-Newtonian fluids. Progressing from simple to complex concepts, it also analyzes Darcy’s law, providing a basis for the study of reservoir engineering, oil recovery engineering and reservoir numerical simulation. It serves as a textbook for undergraduate students majoring in petroleum engineering, petroleum geology and groundwater engineering, and offers a valuable reference guide for graduate students, researchers and technical engineers engaged in oil and gas exploration and development. About the Author Professor Dang Li works at the College of Petroleum Engineering, Xi’an Shiyou University.A member of the American Society of Petroleum Engineers, his main research interest is in oil and gas field development engineering.  Professor Junbin Chen is Vice-President of Xi’an Shiyou University and a member of the American Society of Petroleum Engineers.His teaching and research chiefly focus on oil and natural gas engineering, applied mechanics, and computational and applied mathematics, particularly percolation theory and the numerical simulation of oil and gas reservoirs, as well as special simulation techniques for oil and gas fields.