3 comments about Modern Well Test Analysis: A Computer-Aided Approach.

1. This book is an excellent well testing textbook. It is ideal for use in undergraduate and graduate classes as well as for practicing engineers. Anyone with an interest in well testing should have a copy of this book of his/her shelf.



2. Most books on well testing are very academic oriented with abundant and laborious mathematical derivations and little or no indication of their use in the real world. This book by Horne is not like that. I am not a PhD student and very often do not have the time to go through lots of partial differential equations to find what I need. This is the only book on this topic which provides me quick indications of what to look at to do a quick evaluation of a well test.
   
   Chapter 2 has no waste. It contains a very sharp and concise explanation of key concepts, the one you absolutely need to make sense of any well tests interpretation.
   
   Chapter 4 is a remarkable one. All the adjustments needed to make suitable the previously derived equations for gas flow are explained in an expedite, clear manner. The main value of the chapter are solved exercises illustrating how to convert pressures to gas pseudopressures (m(p)).
   
   Chapter 8 is perhaps the most valuable to assists quick look interpretation. It covers many worked examples covering from infinite reservoirs to fractured wells and dual porosity systems. Chapter 10 completes the loop with field examples showing horizontal well, damage wells and gas wells.
   
   Horne presents well testing with a practical focus. Many other authors darken the subject with lots of detail and a great deal of complicated math. Horne misses absolutely nothing of importance, and his explanations are easy to follow and accompanied with helpful exercises.
   
   On top of that, you find all I mentioned for 36 dollars, amazing value!.



3. This book provides a good help for get a quick understanding of well test analysis specially for non reservoir engineers

2 comments about 3-D Seismic Interpretation.

1. This is very good book on 3D seismic interpretation written in a very simple language.



2. I bought this book, amongst others, in order to update myself on the essentials of 3-D interpretation whilst learning to use a 3D software package. I chose it as a reference text, before returning to work as a Geophysicist after a seven year break. It was just what I needed to refresh my memory! The book is easy to read, concise and well organized. It also has plenty of current and essential references on each topic which saved me a lot of research time.

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1 comments about Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms.

1. This is an essential reference for any budding mining engineer or geologist and even for experienced professionals.
   
   There is no better reference available that I am aware of.
   
   The only minor criticism that I have is that it is biassed towards USA terminology rather than adopting global terminology, but that is quite understandable.

1 comments about The ROV Manual: A User Guide for Observation Class Remotely Operated Vehicles.

1. This is a book I have been looking for a long time. Very useful for us users of small observation class ROVs.

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1 comments about LNG: A Nontechnical Guide.

1. The book has very basic information on LNG and its meaning in the International market. It would not be so bad if the author would stick to the same units all through the book. Instead, he uses starts by using Bcf/d (Billion Cubic Feet per day), then he changes to Bcm/y (Billion Cubic Meters per year), and by page 48 he talks about MMt/y (Million Metric Tons per year); all this makes the book very confusing. Either use Cubic Meters, or stick with Cubic Feet, but stay with one convention. Carrying my calculator around town made the reading experience extremely annoying!

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