Playing Ketchup: PennWell Reading List

“Shake and shake the catsup bottle. None will come, and then a lot'll.” ― Richard Armour

Sheltering in place? This may be a good time to catch up on some PennWell classics.

TIP #1: While you may know a lot about your particular part of the oil and gas industry, it can’t hurt to brush up on other areas. PennWell offers a number of books that can help.

TIP #2: Even if you know everything about everything, some of your younger associates might benefit from reading one or two of these books. You might want to suggest that they interrupt their binge watching to do so.

Here are four to consider. And, bonus, they are all on sale at a discounted price.

Nota bene, PennWell books (https://www.pennwellbooks.com/) is now owned by Endeavor Business Media (https://www.endeavorbusinessmedia.com/), which may explain why the PennWell classics are on sale.

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Oil & Gas Production in Nontechnical Language, 2nd Edition
This book covers production fundamentals, upstream background—geology, origins of oil and gas, and ownership and land rights—as well as surface operations and even production company strategy development.
Key Features:
    A comprehensive view of the entire E&P function
    Geology and the origins of petroleum
    Reservoir characteristics and behavior
    Expanded coverage of drilling and hydraulic fracturing
    Conventional and not-so-conventional (oil sands plus shale oil and gas) producing operations
    Production problems and solutions
    The different types of companies and jobs in the oil patch and how they interact
Source: https://www.pennwellbooks.com/bargain-bin/oil-gas-production-in-nontechnical-language/

Introduction to Well Logs & Subsurface Maps, 2nd Edition
The second edition of Dr. Jonathan Evenick's book covers many types of basic well logs and subsurface maps. This book will help you quickly understand what many of these well logs are measuring and how they can be used to produce various subsurface maps. Three additional chapters and exercises have been included on spectral gamma ray logs, fault seal, geothermal energy, and source rock maps (unconventional resources).
Key Features:
    Introduction to basic well logs and subsurface maps
    Applied exercises at that the end of each chapter
    Additional topics and materials have been included (i.e., spectral gamma ray logs, unconventional resources, geothermal maps, fault seal, paleogeographic maps, and resource uncertainty).
    Well log and subsurface mapping exercises for use in subsurface mapping, well logging, petroleum, hydrogeology, mining, and geothermal energy courses.
Source: https://www.pennwellbooks.com/pennwell-petroleum-books/new-products/introduction-to-well-logs-subsurface-maps-2nd-edition/

Applied Geoscience in Shale Exploration and Production
Understanding and managing shale plays require a unique understanding about the geology, geophysics, rock physics, and rock mechanics of each reservoir in a seamless interdisciplinary approach.
Key Features:
    Bridge barriers of communication between disciplines
    Create an optimal work flow for a shale resource assessment
    Achieve a greater understanding of a shale resource potential
Source: https://www.pennwellbooks.com/pennwell-petroleum-books/new-products/applied-geoscience-in-shale-exploration-and-production/

Heavy Oil Exploitation
Heavy crude oils have a unique chemical nature that creates many technical challenges.This book deliver a comprehensive look at the complexities of this alternative petroleum resource.
Key Features:
    Characteristics of heavy oil
    Traditional and newest recovery methods
    Construction and completion of a heavy oil well
    A discussion of gas lifting, pumping systems, and sand management
    Unique transportation and processing requirements
    Overview of upgrading and refining requirements
Source: https://www.pennwellbooks.com/shop-petroleum-industry/heavy-oil-exploitation/

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Books

Two things will always be with us … books and real news.

As Mark Twain once said …
“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”

To that end, PennWell has announced the publication of several books that should be in your personal library. And if your organization has a library, ask your librarian if they are on order.

They are books worth reading even if you think you don’t need to. Because if you don’t need to, maybe your boss, the one who decides where the money goes, maybe your boss does.

And if he or she does not have time to read them, maybe you should read them to refresh your memory to help you make your case for whatever project is important to you.

So, here are the PennWell books you might consider adding to your collection …

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Nontechnical Guide to Petroleum Geology, Exploration, Drilling & Production, 4th edition
Ever wonder how oil and gas forms in the earth? This non-technical guide explains not only how it's formed, but how to find it, how to drill for it, how to evaluate wells, how to complete wells, how to produce gas and oil, and how to revive mature fields. Readers are also introduced to newer concepts such as drilling unconventional shale reservoirs which have revolutionized the industry and changed the world market!
The latest edition has been updated to include:
    New, colored figures and plates
    Present-date statistics
    Modern techniques and equipment
    A glossary of need-to-know industry terms
    Italicized key words and phrases in the text

Thermal Processing of Hydrocarbons: Petroleum to Petrochemicals
A must-read for the latest generation of scientists, engineers, and researchers in the petroleum industry.
In this first-of-its-kind book, the author summarizes and systematically leads readers through all aspects of the thermal cracking processes from the research laboratory to the commercial applications of the petrochemical industry. This book discusses thermal processing of hydrocarbons — with a special emphasis on lighter hydrocarbons — whose main source is shale gas and tight oil that’s recently been made abundant through fracking technology. This book details many technical parameters involved in choosing a process when considering the type of feedstocks; operating conditions; selectivity of the desired product; the market to be targeted; and the environmental regulations to be met while also considering the economic parameters such as the investment and profit margin that govern the final choice.
The latest edition has been updated to include:
    An introduction to the basic chemistry behind thermal processing, classifications, molecular structures, kinetics and thermodynamics, free radical reaction mechanisms, and product distributions.
    A focus on shale gas and tight oil production, properties, and processing as important sources of petrochemicals.
    Emphasis on the ‘petroleum to petrochemicals’ which has recently transformed the petroleum industry across the globe.
    An illustration of conversion technologies — how the paraffinic hydrocarbons are converted into various petrochemicals and eventually lead to the finished products.
    Insight into the future of hydrocarbons based on environmental issues.

International Petroleum Accounting, 2nd edition
Get the latest and greatest on U.S. accounting standards and the International Accounting Standards Board (IFRS)in this comprehensive guide to accounting standards. This 2nd edition focuses on accounting standards and guidance issued by the IFRS, the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board, and the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission as they relate to accounting and reporting for global petroleum-related operations. The new edition also includes a detailed, point-by-point comparison of U.S. and IFRS standards spanning all significant accounting topics from initial exploration and evaluation of potential oil and gas prospects through production and final abandonment, also including the latest standards relating to revenue recognition, leases, and joint operations.
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Jean Steinhardt served as Librarian, Aramco Services, Engineering Division, for 13 years. He now heads Jean Steinhardt Consulting LLC, producing the same high quality research that he performed for Aramco.

Follow Jean’s blog at: http://desulf.blogspot.com/  for continuing tips on effective online research
Email Jean at research@jeansteinhardtconsulting.com  with questions on research, training, or anything else
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