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Characterization and Properties of Petroleum
Fractions
Numerous illustrative examples and problems throughout the
book renders the book not only useful as a reference text for the
practicing engineer and chemist working in the field but it is also
as an excellent text for a university course on the subject.
Publisher: ASTM Details: 2005; 600 Pages; Hard Cover
ISBN: 0-8031-3361-8 Price: £116.00/€162.40
Fuels and Lubricants Handbook: Technology,
Properties, Performance, and Testing
Manual 37 is a comprehensive, in-depth, well-referenced
handbook that provides a detailed overview of ALL of the
important ASTM and non-ASTM fuels and lubricants test
procedures. Readers will get a thorough overview of the
application-related properties being tested.
Publisher: ASTM Details: 2003; 1075 Pages; Hard Cover
ISBN: 0-8031-2096-6 Price: £198.00/€268.80
Aviation Fuel Quality Control Procedures
Using straightforward language and illustrations, this guide
provides a complete explanation of 33 common procedures used
by fuel handlers to assess and protect aviation fuel quality. All
field procedures or test methods listed are simplified versions of
corresponding ASTM standard methods or practices.
Publisher: ASTM Details: 2004; 56 Pages; Soft Cover
ISBN: 0-8031-3360-X Price: £31.00/€43.40
Fuel and Fuel System Microbiology: Fundamentals,
Diagnosis and Contamination Control
This new ASTM manual brings together the various test
procedures that technicians need to diagnose the contamination
in fuels and fuel systems. It also suggests the means for detection
and control of microbial contamination.
Publisher: ASTM Details: 2003; 125 Pages; Soft Cover
ISBN: 0-8031-3357-X Price: £74.00/€103.60
Significance of Tests for Petroleum Products, 7th
Edition
This book provides a reference guide on the significance of
ASTM and IP tests for measuring product quality. It describes the
relevant tests that are done on petroleum products and why each
test is done. All tests are designed to measure properties of a
product in order to describe quality of that product.
Publisher: ASTM Details: 2003; 264 Pages; Soft Cover
ISBN: 0-8031-2097-4 Price: £58.00/€81.20
Section 5: Petroleum Products, Lubricants, and
Fossil Fuels (Volumes 05.01 - 05.06) Complete
This section includes Volumes 05.01 through 05.06.
Publisher: ASTM Details: 2007; 867 Standards; CD-ROM
ISBN: 978-0-8031-4351-7 Price: £645.00/€903.00
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Lubrication in the 21st Century
This comprehensive ASTM publication presents the latest
information on new generation turbine lubricants and how to
obtain maximum value from these oils. Eight peer-reviewed
papers cover: Current and future directions for some synthetic,
ester- and hydrocarbon-based fluids; History of development
and current state of base oil technology.
Publisher: ASTM Details: 2001; 116 Pages; Soft Cover
ISBN: 0-8031-2885-1 Price: £40.00/€56.00
Bench Testing of Industrial Fluid Lubrication and
Wear Properties Used in Machinery Applications
23 peer-reviewed papers cover: Problems of Bench Testing
- discusses various difficulties associated with bench test
selection, particularly as the test results correlate with
equipment lubrication. Some suggestions to address equipment
lubrication correlation problems plus much more.
Publisher: ASTM Details: 2001; 350 Pages; Hard Cover
ISBN: 0-8031-2867-3 Price: £74.00/€103.60
Oil Flow Studies at Low Temperatures in Modern
Engines
Examines 11 peer-reviewed papers that focus on the latest
issues involved in oil flow related to engine operation at low
temperatures in modern engines (lubricated with modern oils),
and provides a good basis for future specification development.
Publisher: ASTM Details:2000; 176 Pages; Soft Cover
ISBN: 0-8031-2857-6 Price: £66.00/€92.40
Manual on Drilling, Sampling, & Analysis of Coal
Contains guidelines on state-of-the-art aspects of drilling and
sampling coal. These guidelines can be modified as necessary to
fit your specific needs. For example, you can use them to prepare
your own field manual to standardize exploration activities.
Publisher: ASTM Details: 1992; 72 Pages; Soft Cover
ISBN: 0-8031-1464-8 Price: £32.00/€44.80
Adjunct to D1250 Temperature and Pressure Volume
Correction Factors for Generalized Crude Oils,
Refined Products, and Lubricating Oils
This CD-ROM is an electronic version of the adjunct to ASTM
D1250 Standard Guide for Use of the Petroleum Measurement
Tables; Chapter 11 of API’s Manual of Petroleum Measurement
Standards; and adjunct to IP 200/04 Petroleum Measurement
Tables.
Publisher: ASTM Details: 2006 ; DVD
ISBN: X-130-00004-X Price: £265.00/€371.00
Guide to ASTM Test Methods for the Analysis of
Petroleum Products and Lubricants
The essential elements of all standard analytical tests used to
characterize petroleum products and lubricants are now available
in one unique volume.
Publisher: ASTM Details: 2007; 500 Pages; Soft Cover
ISBN: 978-0-8031-4274-9 Price: £84.00/€117.60
ASTM International Metalworking Industry Standards:
Environmental Quality and Safety, Fluid Performance
and Condition Monitoring Tests
Twenty-three peer-reviewed papers examine the latest
information on the elemental analysis of fuels and lubricants.
Publisher: ASTM Details: 2003; 217 Pages; Soft Cover
ISBN: 978-0-8031-3140-8 Price: £59.00/€82.60
Elemental Analysis of Fuels and Lubricants: Recent
Advances and Future Prospects
Twenty-three peer-reviewed papers examine the latest
information on the elemental analysis of fuels and lubricants.
Publisher: ASTM Details: 2005; 275 Pages; Soft Cover
ISBN: 978-0-8031-3494-2 Price: £50.00/€70.00
ASTM Standards on Assessment and Remediation of
Petroleum Release Sites
Provides you with the technical tools and guidance you need to
address the complex problems associated with corrective action
at petroleum release sites. These four standards, specifically
selected for this compilation, help you comply with Federal
and state environmental cleanup regulations for petroleum
contamination.
Publisher: ASTM Details: 1999; 129 Pages; Soft Cover
ISBN: 0-0831-2599-2 Price: £43.00/€60.20
Nontechnical Guide to Petroleum Geology,
Exploration, Drilling, and Production, 2nd Edition
Used by corporate training departments and colleges worldwide,
this is the most complete upstream guide available. Contents
inculdes: The nature of gas and oil *The Earth’s crust - where we
find time *Deformation of sedimentary rocks *Sandstone reservoir
rocks *Carbonate reservoir rocks and much more.
Publisher: PennWell Details: 2001; 598 Pages; Soft Cover
ISBN: 0-87814-823-X Price: £40.00/€56.00
Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language, 3rd
Edition
This 3rd edition is designed to give you an overview of key
refining topics by using relevant analogies, easy-to-understand
graphs, formulas, and illustrations. Ideal for professionals in
finance, marketing, and any other professionals operating in other
disciplines.
Publisher: PennWell Details: 2000; Hard Cover
ISBN: 0-87814-776-4 Price: £40.00/€56.00
Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Accounting, 4th Edition
We’ve gathered four experts with more than 70 years of combined
experience to create this intensely researched 4th edition. An
excellent training manual and professional reference, this book is
packed with examples, diagrams, and appendices.
Publisher: PennWell Details: 2001; 650 Pages; Soft Cover
ISBN: 0-87814-793-1 Price: £52.00/€72.80
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The Properties of Petroleum Fluids, 2nd Edition
A conveniently arranged petroleum fluids reference book covering
components, properties, and equations for the various fluids and
gases.
Publisher: PennWell Details: 1990; 548 Pages; Soft Cover
ISBN: 0-87814-335-1 Price: £63.00/€88.20
Oil and Gas Production in Nontechnical Language
This nontechnical treatment is a great introduction to oil and gas
production for anyone from beginning petroleum engineering
and geology students to accountants, salespersons, and other
professionals interested in the industry. Co-authored by Martin
Raymond, and by William Leffler, one of the top petroleum
nontechnical writers, it is an easy-to-read reference for those who
deal with petroleum industry.
Publisher: PennWell Details: 2005; 221 Pages; Hard Cover
ISBN: 1-59370-052-0 Price: £41.00/€57.40
The Petroleum Industry: A Nontechnical Guide
The most basic book on the petroleum industry, Conaway
explains the basics from geology to refining. Contents: *How
the earth was formed *Petroleum origins, accumulation, and
exploration *Contracts and regulations *Reservoir performance
*Drilling *Formation evaluation *Well completion *Field appraisal
and development *Artificial lift *Surface facilities *Petroleum
downstream.
Publisher: PennWell Details: 1999; 289 Pages; Soft Cover
ISBN: 0-87814-763-2 Price: £40.00/€56.00
Petrochemicals in Nontechnical Language, 3rd
Edition
This authoritative text has been re-written and expanded to
include additional chapters on methyl tertiary butyl ether and
higher alcohols. Read it cover to cover,chapter by chapter as the
subject comes up in your business, use it as an encyclopedia, or
as a primer on petrochemical economics.
Publisher: PennWell Details: 2001; 347 Pages; Soft Cover
ISBN: 0-87814-798-5 Price: £40.00/€56.00
Deepwater Petroleum Exploration & Production: A
Nontechnical Guide
This text is the most comprehensive and authoritative text
avaliable on the business, engineering, and technology of this
multi-billion dollar industry. Readers will find extensive coverage
of all aspects of deepwater operations - including historic
background and outlook to future deepwater operations.
Publisher: PennWell Details: 2003; 350 Pages; Soft Cover
ISBN: 0-87814-846-9 Price: £40.00/€56.00
Well Logging in Nontechnical Language, 2nd Edition
Covers the main types of logs in use today, as well as the more
common types of open-hole logs. Contents: *Introduction to
logging *Reading logs *Mud logging formation parameters
*Porosity * Resistivity measurements *Putting it all together
*Detailed interpretation *Computer-generated & specialty logs.
Publisher: PennWell Details: 2002; 289 Pages; Soft Cover
ISBN: 0-87814-825-6 Price: £40.00/€56.00
 Drilling Technology in Nontechnical Language D & D Standard Oil & Gas Abbreviator, 6th Edition
Devereux introduces you to both onshore and offshore drilling This is an indispensable tool in the oil, gas and energy industries.
operations and technology by covering the entire drilling process The information included in this book has made writing tasks
from basic geology to drilling operations. within energy and its related industries simpler and has, through
the years, added consistency to industry reports.
Publisher: PennWell Details: 1999; 337 Pages; Soft Cover
ISBN: 0-87814-762-4 Price: £40.00/€56.00 Publisher: PennWell Details: 2007 ; 323 Pages; Soft Cover
ISBN: 978-1-59370-108-6 Price: £25.00/€35.00

Troubleshooting Process Operations, 3rd Edition
The author, a highly respected consultant to major U.S. refineries,
shares information on topics such as common coke quality
questions, catalyst-feed mixing, light hydrocarbon distillation,
steam to heater passes, haze in jet fuel, optimizing excess air,
convection and radiation, reboiler-induced foaming, flooding and
computer control consoles.
How to Sell Technical Equipment and Services
Much has been written about perfecting sales techniques, but
in this new book author James R. Hutton shares his decades of
experience in the petroleum industry to help readers master the
challenge of industrial sales. Sales professionals, sales manager,
and senior executives in all industries will find the information
found in this book to be invaluable.

Publisher: PennWell Details: 1991; 550 Pages; Soft Cover Publisher: PennWell Details: 2005; 517 Pages; Soft Cover
ISBN: 0-87814-348-3 Price: £57.00/€79.80 ISBN: 1-59370-066-0 Price: £41.00/€57.40

Gas Lift Handbook Drilling Engineering

This complete review of gas lift theory and practice focuses on
the technical developments over the last 20 years. Dr. Takacs,
also author of PennWell’s Sucker-Rod Pumping Manual, starts
with a comprehensive description of production engineering
fundamentals including a comprehensive treatment of multiphase
vertical, horizontal, and inclined flows.
Coauthored by a preeminent drilling engineering professor/
researcher and a well-experienced drilling research advisor,
Drilling Engineering explains the fundamentals and field practices
in drilling operations. This textbook is an excellent resource
for drilling engineers, drilling supervisors and managers, and
petroleum engineering students.

Publisher: PennWell Details: 2004; Approx. 525 Pages; Hard Cover Publisher: PennWell Details: 2007 ; 491 Pages; Hard Cover
ISBN: 0-87814-805-1 Price: £63.00/€88.20 ISBN: 978-1-59370-072-0 Price: £70.00/€98.00

International Petroleum Fiscal Systems and

Production Sharing Contracts

Specify-it
Daniel Johnston covers everything including historical
development of contracts, terminology of accounting and
negotiations, threshold field size analysis, arithmetic behind
contract terms, and more.

Publisher: PennWell Details: 1994; 325 Pages; Soft Cover

ISBN: 0-87814-426-9 Price: £52.00/€72.80

Oil & Gas Pipelines in Nontechnical Language

Improving the Extended Value Stream:
New! by Thomas O. Miesner and William L. Leffler Oil & Gas
Pipelines in Nontechnical Language examines the processes,
techniques, equipment, and facilities used to transport fluids such
as refined products, crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids
through cross-country pipelines.

Publisher: PennWell Details: 2006 ; 377 Pages; Hard Cover

ISBN: 978-1-59370-058-4 Price: £39.00/€54.60

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