Petroleum Engineering in Oil and Gas Production: Advances in Theory and Operation

Dear Colleagues,

Despite the increasing interest in renewable energy, oil and gas remain the predominant energy sources that spur economic growth. Along with escalating energy demand, the rapid decline in conventional oil and gas reservoirs introduces additional challenges to oil and gas supplies. Over the past decade, significant research progress has been made, with the intention of stimulating oil and its production from unconventional reservoirs that either have undesirable properties or harsh conditions.

Research papers in this Special Issue focus on recent advances in the basic theory and field practice of oil and gas production from (1) reservoirs that present unsatisfactory properties, such as tight rocks and extreme reservoir heterogeneity with fractures; (2) reservoirs that possess challenging conditions, including high temperature, high salinity, high oil viscosity and deep water. Review papers focusing on state-of-the-art prospectives that provide enlightening guidelines to the oil and gas production community will also be considered.

Dr. Xingguang Xu
Dr. Kun Xie
Dr. Yang Yang
Guest Editors

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