Petroleum and Gas Field Processing

The immediate product extracted from oil and gas wells consists of mixtures of oil, gas, and water that is difficult to transport, requiring a certain amount of field processing. This reference analyzes principles and procedures related to the processing of reservoir fluids for the separation, handling, treatment, and production of quality petroleum oil and gas products. It details strategies in equipment selection and system design, field development and operation, and process simulation and control to increase plant productivity and safety and avoid losses during purification, treatment, storage, and export. Providing guidelines for developing efficient and economical treatment systems, Petroleum and Gas Field Processing features solved design examples that demonstrate the application of developed design equations, as well as review problems and exercises for key engineering concepts in petroleum field development and operation.

H. K. Abdel-Aal is Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Refining, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, and National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt Mohamed Aggour is Professor of Petroleum Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia M. A. Fahim is Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait