Practical reservoir engineering techniques have been adequately
described in various publications and textbooks, and virtually all
useful techniques are suit- able for implementation on a digital
computer. Computer programs have been written for many of these
techniques, but the source programs are usually not available in
published form. The purpose of this book is to provide a central source
of FORTRAN-coded algorithms for a wide range of conventional reservoir
engineering techniques. The book may be used as a supplementary text for
courses in practical reservoir engineering. However, the book is
primarily intended for practicing reservoir engineers in the hope that
the collection of programs provided will greatly facil- itate their
work. In addition, the book should be also helpful for non-petroleum
engineers who are involved in applying the results of reservoir
engineering analysis. Sufficient information is provided about each of
the techniques to allow the book to be used as a handy reference. ix
INTRODUCTION This book provides many of the useful practical reservoir
engineering (conven- tional) techniques used today in the form of
FORTRAN codes. The primaI: y objectives have been to provide the
simplest possible method for obtaining reli- able answers to practical
problems. Unfortunately, these codes can usually be applied by simply
following a cookbook approach. However, if at all possible, the
solutions obtained should be verified and cross-checked by some other
means and, most important, should be checked for reasonability.
