COURSE INTRODUCTION 1.Why This Course? 2.The Main Aim of This Course 3.Strategy 4.Useful Tips for Reading Your Professional PapersArticles 5.How Should You Do in This Course? 6.Some Explanations on Your Teaching Material 7.Notes to Teachers PART 1 FOR INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS CHAPTER 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESERVOIR ENGINEERING 1.1 Fluid Content of the Reservoir 1.2 Definition and Causes of Wettability 1.3 Wettability Influence on Muhiphase Flow 1.4 Effects of Saturation States on Permeability 1.5 Permeability and Darcy's Law End-of-Chapter Terminologies Supplementary Reading Assignments CHAPTER 2 OIL PRODUCTION AND SECONDARY RECOVERY 2.1 Reservoir Production Mechanisms 2.2 Water Drive 2.3 Solution Gas Drive 2.4 Gas Cap Drive and Gravity Drainage 2.5 Secondary Recovery 2.6 Geological Factors Affecting Waterflood Performance 2.7 Factors Affecting Selection of Waterflood Pattern 2.8 Reservoir Heterogeneity 2.9 Gas and Condensate Reservoirs 2.10 Production Mechanisms of a Fractured Reservoir End-of-Chapter Terminologies Assignments CHAPTER 3 TECHNICALSCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Preparing a Presentation 3.3 Giving a Presentation 3.4 Discussion Skills Assignments CHAPTER 4 DRILLING OPERATIONS 4.1 The Drilling Site 4.2 Selecting the Drilling Site 4.3 Preparing Site 4.4 Jobs on the Rig 4.5 Running Surface Casing 4.6 Cementation 4.7 Running Intermediate Casing and Drilling to Final Depth 4.8 Well Control 4.9 Well Logging and Well Completion 4.10 Setting Production Casing and Perforating 4.11 Installing Christmas Tree End-of-Chapter Terminologies Supplementary Reading Assignments PART 2 FOR ADVANCED LEARNERS CHAPTER 5 REPORT WRITING 5.1 The Basic Structure of a Report 5.2 Analyse and Plan Your Task 5.3 Preparation 5.4 Length of Text 5.5 Economy of Words 5.6 Choice of Words 5.7 Choice of Verbs 5.8 Choice of Pronouns 5.9 Use of Grammar and Spelling 5.10 Graphical Communication 5.11 Orchestration 5.12 Lay Out 5.13 Some Specially Important Sections of Your Report Writing Assignments CHAPTER 6 RESERVOIR STIMULATION 6.1 Well Stimulation 6.2 Theories of Hydraulic Fracturing 6.3 Fracturing for Well Stimulation 6.4 Determination of Wells Applicable for Hydraulic Fracturing 6.5 Fracturing Fluid Properties 6.6 Factors Controlling Acid Reaction Rate End-of-Chapter Terminologies Supplementary Reading Assignments CHAPTER 7 HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION 7.1 Introduction 7.2 In-situ Combustion 7.3 The Disadvantages of the In-situ Combustion 7.4 Steam Flooding 7.5 The Main Advantage and Disadvantage of Steam Flooding 7.6 Steam Stimulation Assignments CHAPTER 8 SAND CONTROL 8.1 Definition of Sand Control 8.2 Causes of Sand Production 8.3 Damages of Sand Production 8.4 Sand Control Mechanisms 8.5 Mechanical Methods of Sand Control 8.6 Comparison of Sand Control Methods Assignments CHAPTER 9 RESERVOIR SIMULATION 9.1 Historical Perspective 9.2 The Material Balance Equation 9.3 Numerical Reservoir Simulators 9.4 Types of Reservoir Simulators 9.5 The Black Oil Model 9.6 Some Well-known Commercial Simulators 9.7 Purpose of Reservoir Simulation 9.8 Reservoir Simulation Process CHAPTER l0 PETROLEUM ECONOMY AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 10.1 International Subcontracting Relationship 10.2 Equity Joint Venture 10.3 Technology Cooperation in International Trade 10.4 Main Current of Global Oil Import and Export 10.5 Managing in a Global Environment 10.6 Social Responsibility and Managerial Ethics Supplementary Reading APPENDIX A.Some Practical Tips of Translating a Chinese Technical Article into English B.Translation a Scientific/Technical Article of English into Chinese C.My Viewpoint on Chinese English D.英語溝通與中西方文化 REFERENCES