Acknowledgments

It is my hope that the information presented in this textbook will improve the
understanding of the subject of Reservoir Engineering. Much of the materials on
which this book is based were drawn from the publications of the Society of
Petroleum Engineers. I would like to express my appreciation to John Lee,
Tom Blasingame, Peter Valko, and Robert Wattenbarger for sharing their out-
standing knowledge and research studies in the field of Modern Decline Curve
Analysis and Reservoir Engineering in general. Tributes are paid to authors and
educators who have made significant contributions and enhanced our knowl-
edge in the field of Reservoir Engineering.
I am grateful to the editorial and production staff of ELSEVIER Publishing
Company for coordinating this textbook workflow. Many thanks and my sin-
cere appreciation to Vijayaraj Purushothaman (Senior Project Manager) and
Katie Hammon for their patience and understanding.

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