Xinjiang Petroleum Geology ›› 2008, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (2): 264-267.

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A Discussion of Units and Symbols in Reservoir Engineering

LI Chuan-liang   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Oil/Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
  • Received:2006-07-30 Published:2020-08-17

Abstract: A study is conducted on the units and symbols used in reservoir engineering. The advantage of SI for reservoir engineering is discussed, including improvements for them as required. Some units and symbols in new standard, The Common Units and Symbols for Oil-Gas Exploration and Development (No.SY/T6580-2004), are discussed, which is helpful to proper use of these units and symbols available.

Key words: SI, reservoir engineering, unit, symbol

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