• Thermophysical Properties of Natural Gas - Discusses various methods of Z-factor calculation, examines equations of state and discusses gas transport properties (viscosity, thermal conductivity, etc.) and calorimetric properties (heating value, heat capacity, etc.). Also focuses on the importance of accurate property prediction for optimal process design.
• Gas Fluid Dynamics in Porous Media - Introduces concept of porous media, presents governing equations (mass balance, Darcy's Law, Forchheimer Equation, LIT equation, etc.), and examines the development and solution of flow equations.
• PVT Gas Well Testing and Analysis - Examines motivation for proper well testing, discusses the shut-in process, compares and contrasts various well testing procedures (multi-point vs. one-point testing, isochronal testing, back-pressure testing, etc.), discusses test protocol and analyzes test results.
• Pipeline Flow of Natural Gas - Presents fundamental governing equations, compares and contrasts common design equations (AGA, Weymouth, Panhandle, Zhou-Adewumi, etc.), examines design scenarios and protocols, discusses in detail pressure calculations for gas-liquid flow, and examines wellbore hydraulics.
• Transient Behavior in Gas Wells - Presents fundamental governing equations for transient propagation, examines important closed-form solutions, presents pressure buildup analysis, focuses on productivity forecasting and presents decline curve analysis.
• Remediation of Gas Wells - Discusses motivation for gas well remediation, examines causes of poor well performance, diagnoses well performance problems and focuses on effective remediation techniques.

Outline

Chapter 1: Thermophysical Properties of Natural Gas

• 1.1 Volumetric Properties
• 1.2 Transport Properties
• 1.3 Calorimetric Properties
• 1.4 Process Design and Properties

Chapter 2: Gas Fluid Dynamics in Porous Media

• 2.1 Introduction to Porous Media
• 2.2 Continuity Equation
• 2.3 Momentum Equation
• 2.4 Equations of State
• 2.5 Development and Solution of Gas Flow Equations

Chapter 3: Gas Well Testing and Analysis

• 3.1 Motivation for Testing Gas Wells
• 3.2 Major Types of Gas Well Testing
• 3.3 Condensate Well Sampling and Testing
• 3.4 Well Preparation
• 3.5 Flowing and Non-Flowing Tests
• 3.6 Conventional Back-Pressure Test
• 3.7 Isochronal Back-Pressure Test

Chapter 4: Pipeline Flow of Natural Gas

• 4.1 Basic Governing Equations
• 4.2 Common Design Equations
• 4.3 Design Scenarios
• 4.4 Pressure Calculation for Two-Phase Flow
• 4.5 Wellbore Hydraulics

Chapter 5: Transient Behavior of Gas Wells

• 5.1 Governing Equations
• 5.2 Closed-Form Solutions
• 5.3 Pressure Buildup Analysis
• 5.4 Productivity Forecasting
• 5.5 Decline Curve Analysis

Chapter 6: Remediation of Gas Wells

• 6.1 Introduction to Gas Well Remediation
• 6.2 Causes of Poor Well Performance
• 6.3 Well Performance Diagnosis
• 6.4 Remediation Techniques