Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering (Volume 8) (Developments in Petroleum Science, Volume 8)

So you want to learn about reservoir engineering? Then you're going to need the right material. And this book is it. Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering by Dake is the "bible" of reservoir engineering. Many college courses utilize and require this textbook. Amazon also offers this text at a great price, much cheaper than through purchasing from ElSevier. The book starts off with material balance. This is the bread and butter of petroleum science and reservoir engineering. Each chapter thereafter continues to build on different areas of reservoir engineering. I would highly recommend this book.

I am a mechanical engineer who has no background with geophysics or reservoir engineering, but I have to say that if you have some knowledge on thermodynamics , chemistry and some calculus, this book will really walk you through the fundamentals of Reservoir engineering. It is really thorough and it explains things in a really simple way. Good book for someone who wants to know about this field, and wants to teach herself or himself about it.

Just as new

This book did a great job in explaining method and the derivation.. But the logic is not quit clear as I expected. I should say it is helpful to my class, but as a textbook, it is not enough..

This book served as a very deep and efficient reminder on issues I had studied in field of upstream in l'ENSPM at Petroleum Economics and Management course. Might be looking too technical, but no important point is missed. Really useful and helpful for non-technical people with engineering background in upstream petroleum economics.

The concerned book was exactly as described; nicely packed and arrived in reasonable amount of time. Very happy with the purchase.

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go for other books if you want more bang for your buck.

Good value

This 1983 book still is one of the best texts in the reservoir engineering discipline. It still serves as the base for several engineering tools in the market and is an excellent reference to have nearby. I highly recommend it. The Kindle Edition is better viewed on the computer rather than on the Kindle because of the equations and figures which just look better on a big screen despite the ability to zoom in on them.

Cannot comment directly as it was a gift to a niece, but she assures me it was very helpful in her studies

In the age of multiple stochastic realisations and intelligent fields it is remarkable how relevant Dake's two books remain. As a consultant engineer travelling light these e-book versions are just what I need and well worth the price. 'Fundamentals' covers all the bases and explains the principles of reservoir engineering and well inflow performance with enviable clarity.