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| ADVANCED PIPING DESIGN : Volume II: Advanced Piping Design [Rutger Botermans & Peter Smith] Written for the piping engineer and designer in the field, this two part-series helps to fill a severe void in piping literature, since the Rip Weaver books of the '90s were taken out of print at the advent of the Computer Aid Design (CAD) era. Advanced Piping Design is an intermediate-level handbook covering guidelines and procedures on process plants and interconnecting piping systems. As a follow up with Smith's best-selling work published in 2007 by GPC Books, The Fundamentals of Piping Design, this handbook contributes more customised information on the necessary process equipment required for a suitable plant layout, such as: Pumps; Compressors; Heat exchangers; Tanks; Cooling towers and more! Combining essential equipment with best practices, Botermans and Smith extend the book's benefits to incorporate: Instructions for laying out the plant; Applicable international codes; Piping support and stress issues; Operation and maintenance influencing piping design; Safety precautions. While integrating equipment with all critical design considerations, these two volumes together are must-haves for any engineer continuing to learn about piping design and process equipment. { 224pp, 155x230mm, May 2008; PB, £116.99, 1933762187:9781933762180 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| BEYOND COMPLIANCE : The Refinery Manager's Guide to ISO 14001 Implementation [Nicholas P Cheremisinoff & Motasem B Haddadin] More than just a typical guide to implementing and complying with ISO 14001, this volume provides practical examples where ISO 14001 and environmental management systems have been successfully implemented together in petroleum refining. In addition to case studies, the author offers a step-by-step approach to 14001 adoption and certification, including numerous audit forms for performing gap analysis, initial environmental reviews, P2 and audits. { 206pp, 155x230mm, July 2006; HB, £103.50, 0976511398:9780976511397 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| CASING & LINERS FOR DRILLING & COMPLETION : Design & Application [Ted G Byrom] This text presents casing design and mechanics in a concise, two-part format. The first part focuses on basic casing design and instructs engineers and engineering students how to design a safe casing string. The second part covers more advanced material and special problems in casing design in a user-friendly format. In an explanation of the origin of casing design, applications and limitations of the methods and formulas are presented, giving readers an understanding of how to use these tools in their own jobs -- and when NOT to use them. The book also provides a consistent and systematic foundation from which to understand literature and software applying to casing design and oilfield tubulars. { 382pp, 155x230mm, February 2007; HB, £103.50, 1933762063:9781933762067 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS : How to Manage Contracts & Control Disputes in a Volatile Industry [Edward Whitticks] As a desktop companion for project managers and engineers, contract administrators, cost scheduling engineers and others engaged in the oil and gas industry, pipeline and petrochemical construction this book covers the entire contract process, including: Efficient preparation of quotation requests as bid packages; Examples for suitable contract formats; Evaluation of bids; Qualification of delay and disruption costs; Contract closeout procedures; Invoicing, progress payments and work break down structures. Just to name a few topics. { 306pp, 155x230mm, November 2005; PB, £66.99, 0976511355:9780976511359 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| DOWNHOLE DRILLING TOOLS : Theory & Practice for Engineers & Students [G Robello Samuel] As the first and only comprehensive guide for engineers on downhole drilling tools, this is a must-have for the drilling community. DOWNHOLE DRILLING TOOLS describes all the critical tools for the engineer and covers the practical aspects of downhole equipment. A handbook for both the engineering professional and student alike, this textbook includes worked examples and additional references at the end of each chapter. In its entirety, DOWNHOLE DRILLING TOOLS enables the reader to: recognise drilling benefits and limitations associated with each tool; find solutions to common drilling problems while reducing costs; perform successful well completions. AUDIENCE: Petroleum Engineers, Drilling Engineers, and other oil and gas industry personnel. { 648pp, 155x230mm, September 2007; HB, £129.99, 1933762136:9781933762135 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| ELECTRICAL ESTIMATOR'S MANUAL : How to Estimate Electrical Construction Projects Including Everday Labor Installation Rates [William Penn] Book & CD. With over 45 years of experience in contracting, managing and estimating electrical projects, the author has compiled literally thousands of installation labour rates used in everyday estimating procedures in this easy-to-use manual. These labour rates complement the instructional portion of this manual that is written in simple, easy-to-digest construction language. Many professional estimator's guides are like door stops, filled with cumbersome and dreaded "refer to page number X" and "see note Y". They are not user-friendly or easily referenced. With its larger font sizes, larger format for easy viewing and its lay flat binding, so that it will stay open on an engineer's desktop or on the technician's sawhorse or truck hood, this manual is the optimal choice when deciding which reference material to use. Included with this book is a CD with all of the spreadsheets and forms that estimators need on a daily basis. Just download them onto your hard drive and print them out. Use them time and again for all your electrical estimating projects. { 250pp, 215x280mm, July 2005; PB, £66.99, 0976511320:9780976511328 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| ENSCO : The First Twenty Years: Offshore Driller of Choice [Carolyn Barta] Colourful and masterfully-written, Carolyn Barta captures the impressive history of one of the most renowned offshore drilling companies in the world. This book tells the brilliant tale of a company that legendary founder Carl Thorne originated from piles of rust and leftover assets into a premium, thriving and successful enterprise for the world-wide oil and gas industry. With forwards from acclaimed-author Matthew Simmons and former Governor of Texas and SEDCO founder, Bill Clements, this must-read for all energy historians is a true story of how entrepreneurship will prevail when you have determined people and the right leader. { 264pp, 180x260mm, December 2007; HB, £26.99, 1933762284:9781933762289 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS HANDBOOK FOR REFINERIES : Pollution Prevention Through ISO 14001 [Micholas N Cheremisinoff] Book & CD. This volume offers refineries a practical guide to implementing environmental management systems (EMS). The author, who has implemented hundreds of successful EMS programs throughout North America, Europe, Eastern Europe, Russia and the Middle East, provides a detailed explanation of what an EMS is and how it can benefit refinery operations in complying with environmental laws and improving the overall efficiency of their operations. The author's approach, which does not focus, like most programs, only on compliance, has been internationally recognised as an integrated model that captures improved compliance and financial savings by reducing operating costs through dedicated pollution prevention programs. { 310pp, 155x230mm, February 2006; HB, £116.99, 097651138X:9780976511380 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| EQUATIONS OF STATE & PVT ANALYSIS : Applications for Improved Reservoir Modeling [Tarek Ahmed] This title covers a wide range of topics related to the Pressure Volume Temperature (PVT) behaviour of complex hydrocarbon systems and documents the ability of Equations of State (EOS) in modelling their behaviour. The main objective of this book is to provide the practising engineer and engineering student with tools needed to solve problems that require a description of the PVT of hydrocarbon systems from their compositions. Because of the dramatic evolution in computational capabilities, petroleum engineers can now study such phenomena as the development of miscibility during gas injection, compositional gradient as a function of depth and the behaviour near critical hydrocarbon systems with more sophisticated EOS models. { 553pp, 180x260mm, February 2007; HB, £129.99, 1933762039:9781933762036 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF CORROSION & SCALING : For Petroleum & Environmental Engineers [George Chilingar, Ryan Mourhatch & Ghazi Al-Qahtani] Scale or deposits can build up in the well-bore tubulars and other down-hole components causing considerable damage to the well. Infrastructure provides the supports for he wells system and with oil and gas consumption on the rise and transportation needed to feed the demand, all petroleum and pipeline engineers must have accurate corrosion and scaling information. This book provides the knowledge that engineers need to manage the problems encountered. { 276pp, 155x230mm, October 2008; HB, £129.99, 1933762306:9781933762302 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| GULF PUMP GUIDES : Progressing Cavity Pumps, Downhole Pumps & Mudmotors [Lev Nelik & Jim R Brennan] Written by one of the world's foremost authorities and instructors on pumps, this volume covers the design, application and troubleshooting for progressing cavity pumps, downhole pumps and mudmotors. There is no other volume offering such a comprehensive, easy-to-understand and hands-on coverage of these types of pumps. As they become more and more widely used in the petrochemical industry, and other industries, knowledge of their design and application will become increasingly more important for the engineer. { 215pp, 130x190mm, April 2005; PB, £59.99, 0976511312:9780976511311 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| HISTORY OF OIL WELL DRILLING [J E Brantly] An artfully illustrated account of the oil industry's most important events, HISTORY OF OIL WELL DRILLING records the beginning and development of the oil well industry from early water and brine well drilling to the vast oil industry of today. More than 1700 illustrations and 1500 pages trace the evolution of equipment and methods used in drilling for oil. Every major tool and method is described in detail. From the simple spring pole to the cable tool, rotary and portable rigs, Dr Brantly traces the origin, the development and the accessory tools of these major implements and compares them with modern equipment innovations. There is a comprehensive report on marine drilling and the vast offshore oil fields. Directional drilling, blowout prevention, formation testing and well instruments are other pertinent covered in this masterfully pictorial history. { 1525pp, 165x255mm, January 2007; HB, £99.99, 087201634X:9780872016347 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| INFLUENT WATER SYSTEMS [Loraine Huchler] An easy-to-understand book for practical use by the operator or engineer in the plant. Organised as a field-guide, information is often presented in bullet-point format, graphs, diagrams and schematics that the operator can easily put to use in daily plant activity. References to many industrial standards, such as ASME, AQBMA, CTI and NACE, are included to provide comprehensive coverage rather than one picture from one association. { 231pp, 155x230mm, August 2007; PB, £103.50, 1933762098:9781933762098 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| MACHINERY FAILURE ANALYSIS HANDBOOK : Sustain Your Operations & Maximize Uptime [Luiz Affonso] Process industries are home to a huge number of machines, most of them critical to the industry mission. Failures of these machines can result in consequences that range from the simple replacement of a cheap bearing to an accident that may cost millions in lost production or cause injuries or pollution. Competition forces corporations to try to keep a pace in optimisation. On the machinery side of the history, that means improving efficiencies, reliability, and reducing maintenance cost. Designs and purchase specifications, shop testing, installation, maintenance and operation all play a role in these efforts. The objective of this book is to help anyone involved with machinery reliability, be it in the design of new plants or the maintenance and operation of existing ones, to understand why the process machine fails, so some preventive measures can be taken to avoid another failure of the same kind. { 308pp, 155x230mm, November 2006; HB, £103.50, 193376208X:9781933762081 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| MANAGED PRESSURE DRILLING [Bill Rehm, Arash Haghshenas, Amir Paknejad & W James Hughes] With extraction out of depleted wells more important than ever, this new and developing technology is literally changing drilling engineering for future generations. These cutting edge technologies and processes are explained in easy to understanding language and include worked examples, problems and solutions. The book is invaluable both as a textbook for engineering students as well as the veteran engineer who needs to keep up with changing technology. { 350pp, November 2008; HB, £129.99, 1933762241:9781933762241 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| NATURAL GAS : A Basic Handbook [James G Speight] Introductory engineers, managers and analysts will benefit from this informative, practical handbook that presents a fundamental study of natural gas topics, including: origin and occurrence of natural gas in history; properties, recovery from the reservoir, storage and transportation; processing methods that transform natural gas into its multiple industrial, commercial and domestic uses; environmental aspects on greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions. Natural gas remains a vital component of all energy sources, and Natural Gas: A Basic Handbook is an essential tool for anyone involved in the energy and natural gas industry. { 239pp, 155x230mm, October 2007; HB, £89.99, 1933762144:9781933762142 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| NATURAL GAS ENGINEERING HANDBOOK [Boyun Guo & Ali Ghalambor] Book and CD-ROM. Many studies have concluded that the major source of energy for the global economy in the first half of the 21st century will be natural gas. With natural gas becoming more and more important there is increasing demand for information, yet less and less available material on this subject. This Handbook is the only book available that covers this subject in a comprehensive and practical way. This book covers the full scope of natural gas engineering, from gas reservoir engineering to gas production systems to gas processing. It adapts a computer-assisted approach, which is current practice in the industry and is severely lacking in other books on natural gas engineering. { 446pp, 155x230mm, July 2005; HB, £116.99, 0976511339:9780976511335 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| NATURAL GAS MEASUREMENT HANDBOOK [James E Gallagher] Natural gas is becoming an increasingly important component of our world's energy supply as more and more countries turn to natural gas as one of their main sources of energy. Along with its companion, 'The Natural Gas Engineering Handbook', these books form the basic library for any engineer working with natural gas today. { 468pp, 155x230mm, August 2006; HB, £129.99, 1933762004:9781933762005 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| OIL, 4TH EDITION : From Prospect to Pipeline [Robert R Wheeler & Maurine Whited] 'Oil: From Prospect to Pipeline' was the original non-technical book written about the oil and gas industry. A 'common-sense, brass tacks guide', this classic was originally published by Gulf Publishing Company in 1958 and has gone through four editions. With the oil and gas industry experiencing rapid new growth, this is an exciting time for newcomers to the field to get involved and this reprint of a Gulf classic is the perfect introduction. An interesting read for veterans of the industry and a valuable textbook for students, this guide provides a comprehensive overview of all production, plus: An Oil Dictionary; Abbreviation in oil reports; Typical legal forms; Overview of geological terminology and technical terms; And much more! { 146pp, 140x215mm, October 2005; PB, £26.99, 0872016358:9780872016354 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| OIL, 6TH EDITION : An Overview of the Petroleum Industry [Robert D Grace] Now in its sixth edition, this guide to the oil industry, written in non-technical language, is a must-read for anyone involved in or curious about the oil industry. Engineers, executives, managers and laypersons will all find this to be a valuable, entertaining and informative guide that presents a practical study of the operations involved in oil exploration, drilling and production. Since the book’s original publication in 1958, this handy volume has taught thousands about this constantly evolving industry that is so important for our everyday energy needs. A true must have! { 161pp, 155x235mm, January 2007; HB, £33.50, 1933762012:9781933762012 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| PETROLEUM ENGINEERING HANDBOOK : Sustainable Operations [M Rafiqual Islam & M Ibrahim Khan] The petroleum sector is possibly the largest and most dominant economic sector, yet there is no appropriate tool or guideline available in achieving sustainability in this sector. There is not even a single book available to address how to achieve sustainability or to conform with the essential features of the Information Age. This is the first book in the petroleum sector that sheds light on the real obstacles to sustainable development and provides solutions to each problem encountered. Each solution is complete with an economic analysis that clarifies why petroleum operations can continue with even greater profit than before while ensuring that the negative environmental impact is diminished. The new screening tools and models proposed in this book will provide one with proper guidelines to achieve true sustainability in both technology development and management of the petroleum sector. { 461pp, 155x230mm, February 2008; HB, £129.99, 1933762128:9781933762128 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| PETROLEUM RESERVOIR SIMULATIONS : A Basic Approach [J H Abou-Kassem, S M Farouq Ali & M R Islam] Book & CD. This is one of the best tools that the reservoir engineer has at his disposal, allowing the engineer and geologist to create the most efficient and cost effective plan possible for drilling and production. If your simulation is faulty, too general or inaccurate in any way, this can affect the production, cost and time spent at the site, which affects the bottom line. Any of these problems can happen when a simulation is generated from a program that is outdated, an unproven method or even a set of equations that use too much guesswork. This book offers a practical, real-world approach to solving reservoir simulation problems. As a reference for the engineer in the field, it offers a new approach using more mathematical models for the engineer to devise his or her own approach to a particular problem. { 445pp, 155x230mm, June 2006; HB, £116.99, 0976511363:9780976511366 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| PROBABILITY IN PETROLEUM & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING [George V Chillingar, Leonid F Khilyuk & Herman H Reike] Written by three of the world's most renowned petroleum and environmental engineers, 'Probability in Petroleum and Environmental Engineering' is the first book to offer the practising engineer and engineering student new cutting-edge techniques for prediction and forecasting in petroleum engineering and environmental management. In this book, the authors combine a rigorous, yet easy-to-understand approach to probability and how it is applied to petroleum and environmental engineering to solve multiple problems that the engineer or geologist faces every day. { 275pp, 155x230mm, April 2005; HB, £103.50, 0976511304:9780976511304 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| PROCESS PIPING DESIGN HANDBOOK : Volume One: The Fundamentals of Piping Design [Peter Smith] Written for the piper and engineer in the field, this volume fills a huge void in piping literature since the Rip Weaver books of the 90s were taken out of print. Focussing not only on Auto CAD, but also on other computer-aided design programmes as well and manual techniques not found anywhere else, the book covers the entire spectrum of needs for the piping engineer. Covering general piping systems, this basic guide for the piping engineer offers standards in practices for covered in the original Rip Weaver series. It is the perfect introduction to the design of piping systems, various processes and the layout of pipe work connecting the major items of equipment for the new hire, the engineering student and the veteran engineer needing a reference. { 238pp, 155x230mm, March 2007; HB, £116.99, 1933762047:9781933762043 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| RESPONSIBLE CARE : A New Strategy for Pollution Prevention & Waste Reduction Through Environmental Management [Nicholas P Cheremisinoff, Paul Rosenfeld & Anton Davletshin] To protect themselves from long term liabilities companies have to do more than just comply with the basic responsibilities. This book is designed to introduce terminology, methodology, tools, procedures and practical guidance for incorporating efficient pollution prevention strategies into the overall business plan. It is a company's responsibility toprotect and control its management of waste and pollution. A compnay that fails will ultimately inflict a negative impact on its bottom line, especially in financial performance. The book delivers critical guidelines and rules of thumb required for industrial managers to improve profitability through waste reduction and sound management practices. { 540pp, 180x260mm, June 2008; HB, £129.99, 1933762160:9781933762166 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| TURBOMACHINERY PERFORMANCE [Luiz Otávio A Affonso & Guilherme Leibsohn Martins] Book & CD. The performance of machinery in the process industry is critical for the production and economy of oil refining and petrochemical companies. However, condition monitoring, although extremely important to plant reliability, is no longer enough in the highly competitive environment. Procedures for field performance monitoring of these critical machines are now deemed necessary. This book contain procedures to produce results precise enough to be used to guide operation and maintenance of the plant. Quick reference guidelines for field tests of centrifugal pumps, compressors, steam and gas turbines are presented with a CD for performance analysis. { 300pp, November 2008; HB, £116.99, 1933762330:9781933762333 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| WELL PRODUCTIVITY HANDBOOK [Boyun Guo, Kai Sun & Ali Ghalambor] Book & CD. This book provides updated information on well productivity that is essential for making oil and gas field development plans. Covering critical topics such as fluid properties, reservoir properties, well-bore flow performance and prediction of well productivity, real world applications are explained illustrated with example problems. Computer programmes are also provided in a CD easy to use by petroleum & reservoir engineers at all levels. { 334pp, 155x230mm, September 2008; HB, £129.99, 1933762322:9781933762326 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| WETTABILITY [Erle Donaldson & Waqi Alam] The wettability of oil reservoirs is the most important factor controlling the rate of oil recovery, providing a profound effect on petroleum production. The oil industry has increased the research effort on wettability but so far there has never been a comprehensive book on the topic. This book covers all the essential facets. Critical topics include core preservation, effect of wettability on relative permeability, surface forces, oil traps and pore size effect. Deciphering the techniques and examples will increase the efficiency and production of oil recovery, translating to stronger reservoir simulations and improved well production. { 336pp, 155x230mm, July 2008; HB, £129.99, 1933762292:9781933762296 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| YAWS HANDBOOK OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES FOR HYDROCARBONS & CHEMICALS : Physical Properties for More Than 41,000 Organic & Inorganic Chemical Compunds. Coverage for C1 to C100 Organics & Ac to Zr Inorganics [Carl L Yaws PhD] Written by the most lauded and respected author on chemical compounds in the field of chemical engineering, this volume is simply the most comprehensive collection of data on chemical compounds ever compiled. A compendium of over 41,000 organic and inorganic chemicals, this broad, ambitious and invaluable work covers c1 to c100 organics and Ac to Zr inorganics, with useful applications for the following audiences: Chemists; Chemical engineers; Chemistry students; Chemical engineering students; Process engineers. For use in the field, in the lab or in the classroom there is no other work that comes close to the research compiled in this handy reference. Collected in one volume, the data on these 41,000 compounds is the most useful in the industry for the engineer and the chemist alike. { 812pp, 215x280mm, November 2005; HB, £136.99, 0976511371:9780976511373 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| YAWS HANDBOOK OF THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES FOR HYDROCARBONS & CHEMICALS [Carl L Yaws] Written by one of the most prolific and well-respected chemical engineers in the industry, this is the most comprehensive and thorough volume ever written on thermodynamic properties for hydrocarbons and chemicals. Carl Yaws is the world’s foremost authority on vapour pressure and the properties of chemicals, and he proves it again in this follow-up to his important work, 'Yaws Handbook of Physical Properties for Hydrocarbons and Chemicals'. Covering the thermodynamic properties of hydrocarbons and chemicals, this volume includes a range of topics, including the heat capacity of liquids and the entropy of formation. { 777pp, 215x280mm, January 2007; HB, £136.99, 1933762071:9781933762074 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| YAWS HANDBOOK OF VAPOR PRESSURE : Antoine Coefficients [Carl Yaws] Covering the properties of over 8,200 compounds, this volume, written by the world’s foremost authority on the subject, is more comprehensive and thorough than any other book of its kind. Used by scientists, chemists, and engineers every single day, these properties are important in the design, operations, and research for processes used in industrial plants. Whether working in environmental, chemical, or safety engineering, or chemistry, this book is invaluable, a handy reference for the practicing engineer or textbook for the engineering or chemistry student. The properties of Antoine coefficients contained in this volume are useful when calculating: Bubble point temperatures or pressures, Dew point temperatures or pressures, Vapour-liquid equilibrium, And many other processes, for distillation columns, phase separators, and other mass transfer process equipment. Not available anywhere else, the information in this handbook is sure to be a valuable addition to the engineer, chemist, or scientist’s library. { 168pp, 215x280mm, January 2008; HB, £116.99, 1933762101:9781933762104 , Gulf Publishing Company } |