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in Chapter 1. Introduction of similar books and the need for the present book as well as
its application in the industry and academia are also discussed in Chapter 1. Each chap- PREFACE xix
ter begins with nomenclature and ends with the references used in that chapter. Exercise
problems in each chapter contain additional information and methods. More specific
information about each chapter and its contents are given in Chapter 1. As Goethe
said, “Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter
least.”
I am indebted to many people especially teachers, colleagues, friends, students, and,
above all, my parents, who have been so helpful throughout my academic life. I am partic-
ularly thankful to Thomas E. Daubert of Pennsylvania State University who introduced
to me the field of physical properties and petroleum characterization in a very clear and
understandable way. Likewise, I am thankful to Farhang Shadman of the University of
Arizona who for the first time introduced me to the field of chemical engineering research
during my undergraduate studies. I am indebted to them for their human characters and
their scientific skills. I have been fortunate to meet and discuss with many scientists and
researchers from both the oil industry and academia from around the world during the
last two decades whose thoughts and ideas have in many ways been helpful in shaping
the book.
I am also grateful to the institutions, research centers, and oil companies that I have
been associated with or that have invited me for lecturing and consultation. Thanks to
Kuwait University as well as Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) and KNPC, many of
whose engineers I developed working relations with and have been helpful in evaluation
of many of the estimating methods throughout the years. I am thankful to all scientists
and researchers whose works have been used in this book and I hope that all have
been correctly and appropriately cited. I would be happy to receive their comments and
suggestions on the book. Financial support from organizations such as API, NSF, GPA,
GRI, SINTEF, Petrofina Exploration Norway, NSERC Canada, Kuwait University, and
KFAS that was used for my research work over the past two decades is also appreciated.
I am grateful to ASTM for publishing this work and particularly to Geroge Totten who
was the first to encourage me to begin writing this book. His advice, interest, support,
and suggestions through the long years of writing the book have been extremely helpful
in completing this project. The introductory comments from him as well as those from
other experts in the field for the back cover are appreciated. I am also grateful to the
four unanimous reviewers who tirelessly reviewed the entire and lengthy manuscript
with their constructive comments and suggestions which have been reflected in the
book. Thanks also to Kathy Dernoga, the publishing manager at ASTM, who was always
cooperative and ready to answer my questions and provided me with necessary infor-
mation and tools during the preparation of this manuscript. Her encouragements and
assistance were quite useful in pursuing this work. She also was helpful in the design
of the front and back covers of the book as well as providing editorial suggestions. I
am thankful to Roberta Storer and Joe Ermigiotti for their excellent job of editing and
updating the manuscript. Cooperation of other ASTM staff, especially Monica Siperko,
Carla J. Falco, and Marsha Firman is highly appreciated. The art work and most of the
graphs and figures were prepared by Khaled Damyar of Kuwait University and his efforts
for the book are appreciated. I also sincerely appreciate the publishers and the organi-
zations that gave their permissions to include some published materials, in particular
API, ACS, AIChE, GPA, Elsevier (U.K.), editor of Oil & Gas J., McGraw-Hill, Marcel and
Dekker, Wiley, SPE, IFP, and Taylor and Francis. Thanks to the manager and personnel
of KISR for allowing the use of photos of their instruments in the book. Finally and
most importantly, I must express my appreciation and thanks to my family who have
been helpful and patient during all these years and without whose cooperation, moral
support, understanding, and encouragement this project could never have been under-
taken. This book is dedicated to my family, parents, teachers, and the world scientific
community.
M. R. Riazi
November 2006
riazi@kuc01.kuniv.edu.kw
mrriazi@gmail.com

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