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Chapter 1 Well Testing Analysis |
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1 | (226) |
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1.1 Primary Reservoir Characteristics |
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1 | (5) |
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1 | (1) |
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2 | (2) |
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4 | (2) |
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1.1.4 Number of Fluids Flowing in the Reservoir |
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6 | (1) |
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6 | (58) |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (15) |
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1.2.3 Unsteady-state Flow |
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22 | (1) |
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1.2.4 Basic Transient Flow Equation |
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23 | (3) |
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1.2.5 Radial flow of Slightly Compressibility Fluids |
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26 | (12) |
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1.2.6 Radial Flow of Compressible Fluids |
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38 | (6) |
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44 | (4) |
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1.2.8 Radial Flow of Slightly Compressible Fluids |
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48 | (5) |
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1.2.9 Radial Flow of Compressible Fluids (Gases) |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (3) |
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1.2.11 Turbulent Flow Factor |
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57 | (2) |
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1.2.12 Principle of Superposition |
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59 | (5) |
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1.3 Transient Well Testing |
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64 | (32) |
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66 | (12) |
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1.3.2 Pressure Buildup Test |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (7) |
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1.3.4 Miller---Dyes---Hutchinson Method |
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86 | (3) |
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89 | (5) |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (13) |
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1.4.1 Gringarten Type Curve |
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101 | (8) |
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1.5 Pressure Derivative Method |
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109 | (62) |
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1.5.1 Model Identification |
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121 | (1) |
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1.5.2 Analysis of Early-time Test Data |
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122 | (2) |
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1.5.3 Analysis of Middle-time Test Data |
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124 | (16) |
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1.5.4 Hydraulically Fractured Reservoirs |
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140 | (31) |
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1.6 Interference and Pulse Tests |
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171 | (25) |
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1.6.1 Interference Testing in Homogeneous Isotropic Reservoirs |
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173 | (4) |
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1.6.2 Interference Testing in Homogeneous Anisotropic Reservoirs |
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177 | (6) |
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1.6.3 Pulse Testing in Homogeneous Isotropic Reservoirs |
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183 | (12) |
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1.6.4 Pulse Testing in Homogeneous Anisotropic Reservoirs |
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195 | (1) |
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1.6.5 Pulse Test Design Procedure |
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195 | (1) |
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1.7 Injection Well Testing |
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196 | (11) |
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197 | (1) |
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197 | (2) |
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1.7.3 Example Use of Gradients |
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199 | (3) |
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202 | (1) |
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1.7.5 Fluid Identification |
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203 | (1) |
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1.7.6 Advanced Application |
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204 | (3) |
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1.8 Injection Well Testing |
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207 | (14) |
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1.8.1 Injectivity Test Analysis |
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207 | (4) |
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1.8.2 Pressure Falloff Test |
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211 | (9) |
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220 | (1) |
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221 | (6) |
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227 | (54) |
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2.1 Classification of Aquifers |
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227 | (2) |
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2.1.1 Degree of Pressure Maintenance |
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227 | (1) |
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2.1.2 Outer Boundary Conditions |
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228 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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229 | (1) |
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2.2 Recognition of Natural Water Influx |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (51) |
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2.3.1 The Pot Aquifer Model |
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230 | (2) |
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2.3.2 The Schilthuis Steady-state Model |
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232 | (2) |
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2.3.3 The Hurst Modified Steady-state Equation |
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234 | (2) |
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2.3.4 The van Everdingen and Hurst Unsteady-state Model |
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236 | (35) |
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2.3.5 The Carter and Tracy Water Influx Model |
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271 | (3) |
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2.3.6 The Fetkovich Method |
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274 | (7) |
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Chapter 3 Unconventional Gas Reservoirs |
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281 | (152) |
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3.1 Vertical Gas Well Performance |
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281 | (18) |
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3.1.1 Gas Flow under Laminar (Viscous) Flowing Conditions |
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281 | (4) |
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3.1.2 Gas Flow under Turbulent Flow Conditions |
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285 | (5) |
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290 | (6) |
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3.1.4 Future Inflow Performance Relationships |
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296 | (3) |
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3.2 Horizontal Gas Well Performance |
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299 | (2) |
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3.3 Material Balance Equation for Conventional and Unconventional Gas Reservoirs |
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301 | (24) |
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3.3.1 The Volumetric Method |
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301 | (2) |
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3.3.2 The Material Balance Method |
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303 | (1) |
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3.3.3 Volumetric Gas Reservoirs |
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304 | (5) |
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3.3.4 Water Drive Gas Reservoirs |
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309 | (16) |
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325 | (25) |
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327 | (9) |
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3.4.2 Density of the Coal |
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336 | (1) |
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3.4.3 Deliverability and Drainage Efficiency |
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337 | (2) |
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3.4.4 Permeability and Porosity |
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339 | (1) |
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3.4.5 Material Balance Equation for Coalbed Methane |
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340 | (6) |
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3.4.6 Prediction of CBM Reservoir Performance |
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346 | (3) |
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3.4.7 Flow of Desorbed Gas in Cleats and Fractures |
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349 | (1) |
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350 | (56) |
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3.5.1 Compartmental Reservoir Approach |
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352 | (5) |
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3.5.2 Combined Decline Curve and Type Curve Analysis Approach |
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357 | (49) |
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406 | (19) |
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3.6.1 Phase Diagrams for Hydrates |
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407 | (16) |
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3.6.2 Hydrates in Subsurface |
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423 | (2) |
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3.7 Shallow Gas Reservoirs |
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425 | (8) |
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Chapter 4 Performance of Oil Reservoirs |
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433 | (52) |
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4.1 Primary Recovery Mechanisms |
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433 | (10) |
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4.1.1 Rock and Liquid Expansion |
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433 | (1) |
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4.1.2 Depletion Drive Mechanism |
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434 | (1) |
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435 | (3) |
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4.1.4 Water Drive Mechanism |
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438 | (2) |
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4.1.5 Gravity Drainage Drive |
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440 | (2) |
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4.1.6 Combination Drive Mechanism |
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442 | (1) |
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4.2 The Material Balance Equation |
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443 | (1) |
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444 | (13) |
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4.3.1 Basic Assumptions in the MBE |
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444 | (5) |
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4.3.2 Increasing Primary Recovery |
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449 | (2) |
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4.3.3 Reservoir Driving Indices |
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451 | (6) |
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4.4 The MBE as an Equation of a Straight Line |
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457 | (22) |
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4.4.1 Case 1: Volumetric Undersaturated Oil Reservoirs |
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458 | (3) |
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4.4.2 Case 2: Volumetric Saturated Oil Reservoirs |
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461 | (8) |
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4.4.3 Case 3: Gas Cap Drive Reservoirs |
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469 | (4) |
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4.4.4 Case 4: Water Drive Reservoirs |
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473 | (4) |
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4.4.5 Case 5: Combination Drive Reservoirs |
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477 | (1) |
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4.4.6 Case 6: Average Reservoir Pressure |
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478 | (1) |
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4.5 Tracy's Form of the MBE |
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479 | (2) |
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481 | (4) |
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Chapter 5 Predicting Oil Reservoir Performance |
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485 | (56) |
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5.1 Phase 1. Reservoir Performance Prediction Methods |
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485 | (23) |
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485 | (4) |
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5.1.2 The Reservoir Saturation Equations and their Adjustments |
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489 | (6) |
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5.1.3 Undersaturated Oil Reservoirs |
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495 | (1) |
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5.1.4 Saturated Oil Reservoirs |
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496 | (12) |
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5.2 Phase 2. Oil Well Performance |
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508 | (27) |
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5.2.1 Vertical Oil Well Performance |
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509 | (19) |
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5.2.2 Horizontal Oil Well Performance |
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528 | (3) |
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5.2.3 Horizontal Well Productivity under Steady-State Flow |
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531 | (3) |
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5.2.4 Horizontal Well Productivity under Semisteady-state Flow |
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534 | (1) |
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5.3 Phase 3. Relating Reservoir Performance to Time |
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535 | (2) |
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537 | (4) |
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Chapter 6 Introduction to Enhanced Oil Recovery |
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541 | (46) |
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6.1 Mechanisms of Enhanced Oil Recovery |
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541 | (2) |
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6.2 Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods |
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543 | (1) |
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544 | (22) |
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6.3.1 Cyclic Steam Stimulation |
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544 | (2) |
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6.3.2 Steam Flooding (Steam Drive) |
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546 | (14) |
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6.3.3 Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage |
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560 | (2) |
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562 | (4) |
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566 | (14) |
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567 | (7) |
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6.4.2 Surfactant Slug and Micellar Solution Flood |
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574 | (5) |
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579 | (1) |
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580 | (7) |
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581 | (6) |
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Chapter 7 Economic Analysis |
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587 | (64) |
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587 | (4) |
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7.1.1 Tight Gas Optimal Spacing Example |
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588 | (2) |
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7.1.2 Drill vs. Farmout Example |
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590 | (1) |
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7.1.3 Value of Advanced Technology |
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590 | (1) |
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7.2 Evaluation Criteria and Cash Flow Analysis |
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591 | (6) |
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591 | (3) |
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7.2.2 Number of Times Investment Returned |
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594 | (1) |
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7.2.3 Discounting of Future Cash Flows, Time Value of Money |
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594 | (3) |
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597 | (1) |
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7.3 Price Escalation and Constant Price Cases |
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597 | (1) |
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7.3.1 SPEE Guidelines for Escalations |
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598 | (1) |
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598 | (5) |
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7.4.1 SPEE-Recommended Evaluation Practice |
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600 | (1) |
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600 | (1) |
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7.4.3 Discounted Cash Flow Return on Investment |
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600 | (2) |
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7.4.4 Net Present Value and Discounted Cash Flow Return on Investment |
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602 | (1) |
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7.5 Rate Acceleration Investments |
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603 | (5) |
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7.5.1 Present Value Ratio (PVR) |
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606 | (1) |
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7.5.2 Growth Rate-of-Return (GRR) |
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607 | (1) |
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608 | (1) |
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7.6 Weighted Average Cost of Capital |
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608 | (2) |
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7.6.1 Conceptual Framework |
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608 | (1) |
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7.6.2 Value of a Corporation |
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609 | (1) |
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7.6.3 Market Value of Debt |
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609 | (1) |
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7.6.4 Market Value of Equity |
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610 | (1) |
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610 | (1) |
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610 | (9) |
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7.7.1 Adjusted Discount Rates |
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612 | (1) |
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7.7.2 Sensitivity Analysis |
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612 | (1) |
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7.7.3 Decision Trees and Utility Theory |
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613 | (2) |
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7.7.4 Monte Carlo Simulations |
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615 | (4) |
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7.8 Types of International Petroleum Fiscal Regimes |
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619 | (6) |
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619 | (1) |
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7.8.2 Generic Contract Styles |
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619 | (1) |
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620 | (1) |
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620 | (1) |
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7.8.5 Tax/Royalty Schemes |
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621 | (1) |
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7.8.6 Production Sharing Contracts |
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621 | (2) |
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623 | (1) |
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7.8.8 Reserve Treatment and Issues for PSCs |
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624 | (1) |
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624 | (1) |
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7.8.10 Issues with PSC and Service Contracts |
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625 | (1) |
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625 | (5) |
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7.9.1 Brazil (Excluding Pre-Salt) |
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625 | (1) |
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626 | (1) |
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627 | (1) |
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7.9.4 Iraq Service Contracts |
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628 | (1) |
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629 | (1) |
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7.10 General Reserve Booking Issues |
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630 | (6) |
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7.10.1 Petroleum Resources |
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630 | (1) |
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7.10.2 Guidelines for Resource Estimation and Accounting |
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631 | (1) |
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7.10.3 Resource Classification Framework |
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632 | (1) |
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7.10.4 A Note on Risk and Uncertainty |
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633 | (1) |
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7.10.5 Project-Based Resource Evaluations |
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634 | (1) |
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7.10.6 Project Maturity Sub-Classes and Reserve Classes |
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634 | (1) |
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7.10.7 Resource and Reserve Uncertainty |
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635 | (1) |
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7.11 Historical SEC Reserve Regulations |
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636 | (15) |
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7.11.1 Proved Area Definition ("Offsets") |
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646 | (1) |
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647 | (4) |
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Chapter 8 Financial Analysis |
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651 | (10) |
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8.1 Fixed Capital Investments |
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651 | (2) |
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652 | (1) |
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8.1.2 Cash Flow Consequences |
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652 | (1) |
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8.1.3 Maintenance Expense |
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653 | (1) |
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8.1.4 Additions of Fixed Capital |
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653 | (1) |
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653 | (1) |
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653 | (3) |
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8.2.1 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) |
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653 | (1) |
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654 | (1) |
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654 | (1) |
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8.2.4 Depreciation, Depletion, and Amortization (DD&A) |
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655 | (1) |
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655 | (1) |
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8.2.6 Cash Flow Generation |
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656 | (1) |
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8.3 Mergers and Acquisitions |
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656 | (1) |
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8.4 Overview of E&P Acquisition Environment |
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657 | (4) |
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658 | (1) |
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8.4.2 Accounting for Acquisitions |
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658 | (1) |
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658 | (1) |
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8.4.4 Purchase Accounting |
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659 | (1) |
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8.4.5 Due Diligence in Acquisitions |
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659 | (1) |
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660 | (1) |
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Chapter 9 Professionalism and Ethics |
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661 | (22) |
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9.1 What Is a Profession? |
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661 | (1) |
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661 | (2) |
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9.2.1 Guide for Professional Conduct |
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662 | (1) |
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9.3 The Engineer as an Expert Witness |
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663 | (9) |
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9.3.1 Credibility and Credentials |
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664 | (1) |
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9.3.2 Compensation and Payments |
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665 | (1) |
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666 | (1) |
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667 | (1) |
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668 | (1) |
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669 | (2) |
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9.3.7 Intellectual Property |
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671 | (1) |
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671 | (1) |
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672 | (1) |
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9.5 Ethics Gone Awry, Ethical Dilemmas |
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673 | (10) |
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9.5.1 The Case of the Unintended Consequences of Success Bonuses |
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673 | (2) |
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9.5.2 How Much of Your Expertise Belongs to Your Employer? |
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675 | (1) |
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9.5.3 Whose Witness Anyway? |
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676 | (1) |
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677 | (1) |
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9.5.5 Gifts and Entertainment |
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678 | (1) |
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679 | (4) |
| References |
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683 | (6) |
| Index |
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