Chapter 1 The History of Petroleum Industry 1.1 The Initial Realization of Oil 1.2 The Search for Light 1.3 The Birth of the Industry 1.4 Spindletop 1.5 The Modem Progress of Petroleum Industry New Words Notes Chapter 2 The Physical Characteristics of Reservoir 2.1Properties of Reservoir Rocks 2.2Reservoir Fluids 2.3 Reservoir Fluid Behavior 2.4 Fluid Flow in the Reservoir New Words Notes Chapter 3 Basic Drilling Technology 3.1 History and Drilling Environments 3.2 Rotary Drilling Process 3.3 The Main Component Parts of a Rotary Rig New Words Notes Chapter 4 Primary Cementing 4.1 Cementing Materials 4.2 Cement Additives 4.3 Cement Bonding 4.4 Flow Properties of Primary Cements 4.5 Displacement Mechanics 4.6 Primary Cementing Practices New Words Notes Chapter 5 Logging 5.1 Why Run Logs 5.2 Logging Car, Cable and General Mounting 5.3 Electrical Logging 5.4 Nuclear Logging 5.5 Acoustic Log 5.6 Mud Logging 5.7 Some Other Types of Logs 5.8 Computer Generated Logs New Words Notes , Chapter 6 Well Completions 6.1 Completion Methods 6.2 Completion Interval Selection 6.3 Types of Completion Arrangements 6.4 Well Completion Design New Words Notes Chapter 7 Production Teelmology 7.1 Inflow Performance 7.2 Wellbore Flow Performance 7.3 Artificial Lift New Words Notes Chapter 8 Stimulation 8.1 Acidizing 8.2 Hydraulic Fracturing 8.3 Physical Methods to Stimulation New Words Notes Chapter 9 Improved Oil Recovery 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Water Flooding and Recovery Efficiency 9.3 Chemical Recovery Processes 9.4 Thermal Recovery Processes 9.5 Miscible Recovery Processes 9.6 Microbial EOR New Words Notes Chapter 10 Reservoir Management 10.1 Natural Drive Mechanisms 10.2 Flood Patterns 10.3 Material Balance 10.4 Reservoir Economics 10.5 Simulation New Words Notes Chapter 11 The Petroleum Industry and the Environment 11.1 Environmental Impact of the Petroleum Industry 11.2 Environmental Forces Changing the Petroleum Industry situation 11.3 Waste Management and Minimization New Words Notes References