Senior Technical Editor: Yannis C. Yortsos, University of Southern California

Executive Editor, Reservoir Engineering: Behrooz Fattahi, Aera Energy

Review Chairs: Mojdeh Delshad, University of Texas; Birol Dindoruk, Shell; Carlos A. Glandt, Shell; Sunil Kokal, Saudi Aramco; Anthony R. Kovscek, Stanford University; Kewen Li, Stanford University; Lilian Lo, ConocoPhillips Company; Shahab D. Mohaghegh, West Virginia University; Ferry Nieuwland, BP; P. Mike O’Dell, Consultant; Marco Thiele, StreamSim Technologies; and Burak Yeten, Chevron Corporation.

Technical Editors: Serhat Akin, Middle East Technical University; Luiz Amado, Shell International E&P; Anil K. Ambastha, Chevron Overseas Petroleum; Joseph Ansah, Halliburton Energy Services Group; Luis F. Ayala, Pennsylvania State University; Subhash Ayirala, Shell Oil Company; Muhammad Ayub, Saudi Aramco; William J. Bailey, Schlumberger; Samih Batarseh, Aera Energy; Roderick P. Batycky, StreamSim Technologies; Henri J. Bertin, LEPT-ENSAM; Steven Bryant, University of Texas; Alexandre Castellini,Chevron Corporation; C.S. Ray Chiou, ExxonMobil Corporation; Manoj Choudhary, Chevron Corporation; Jes Christensen, OMV Exploration/Production; Yildiray Cinar, U. of New South Wales; Torsten Clemens, OMV Exploration/Production; Peter Clifford, BP Exploration; Benoit Couet, Doll Research; Jefferson Creek, Chevron Energy Technology Company; Luciane B. Cunha, University of Alberta; David L. Cuthiell, Suncor Energy; Abhijit Dandekar, University of Alaska; Kaveh Dehghani, Chevron Energy Technology Company; Geurt Deinum, Petroleum Development Oman, Pierre Delfiner, Total; Deniz Dindoruk, Shell E&P Company; Minghua Ding, Shell Canada; Darryl H. Fenwick, StreamSim Technologies; Paul Fjerstad, Chevron Corporation; Peter Fokker, TNO Institute Applied Geosciences; Leonhard Ganzer, Mining University of Leoben; Razi Gaskari, West Virginia University; Richard J. Hallam, BP America; Choongyong Han, Chevron Energy Technology Company; William J. Haskett, Decision Strategies; Byron Haynes, Shell E&P Company; Mohamed W. Helmy, ExxonMobil Development Company; Mun-Hong (Robin) Hui, Chevron Energy Technology Company; Sharon Hurst, Consultant; Solomon O. Inikori, Shell International E&P; Shekhar Jayanti, PetroTel; Kristian Jessen, University of Southern California; Russell T. Johns, University of Texas; Alistair D. Jones, BP Exploration; Jeffrey A. Jones, Berry Petroleum Company; Gerard J. Joosten, Shell International E&P; Ruben Juanes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Seung I. Kam, Louisiana State University; Apostolos Kantzas, University of Calgary; Zuleima T. Karpyn de Ayala, Pennsylvania State University; Rajesh Kumar, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation; Tara LaForce, University of Wyoming; Dacun Li, BP Exploration Alaska; Kai Liu, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company; Christopher Lolley, Chevron Corporation; Adel Malallah, Kuwait University; Martin Mlacnik, ConocoPhillips; Jorge Palomino Monteagudo, ConocoPhillips; Ann Muggeridge, BP; Prasad N. Mutalik, Williams E&P; Hadi Nasrabadi, Texas A&M University Qatar; Phiroze Patel, Aera Energy; Klaus Potsch, OMV; Erwin Putra, Kinder Morgan; Vijay Ramlal, Petrotrin; Hossein Rassamdana, State Lands Commission; Jasper N. Ring, Chevron North America Upstream; Nestor Rivera, Chevron Corporation; Randahl D. Roadifer, ConocoPhillips; William Rossen, Delft University of Technology; Miguel A. Saldana, BP; Pierre Samier, Total; Hemanta K. Sarma, University of Adelaide; Cengiz Satik, Chevron Energy Technology Company; Josephina Schembre-McCabe, Chevron Corporation; Lanny Schoeling, Shell International E&P; G. Michael Shook, Chevron Energy Technology Company; Edmond Shtepani, Hycal Energy Research Laboratories; Mohit Singh, Shell E&P Company; Mirano Spalburg, Shell E&P Company; Elizabeth Spiteri, Chevron Corporation; Guo-Qing Tang, Chevron Energy Technology Company; Gary Teletzke, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company; Jalal Torabzadeh, California State University; Alfredo Urdaneta, Aera Energy; Diederik van Batenburg, Shell E&P Company; Erik van der Steen, Brunei Shell Petroleum Company; Jip van Eijden, Shell International E&P; Marco Verlaan, Shell; Jianxin Wang, Chevron Corporation; Christopher D. White, Louisiana State University; Mark Widener, Chevron Corporation; and Qiang (Josh) Xu, Curtin University of Technology.

Executive Editor, Reservoir Evaluation: Alan Johnson, Shell UK

Review Chairs: Mehmut Altunbay, Baker Atlas; Cosan Ayan, Schlumberger; Patrick Egermann, Institute Francais du Petrole; Allyson Gajraj, Golden Eagle International; David K. Larue, Chevron Corporation; Doug R. Schmitt, University of Alberta; James J. Sheng, Total E&P USA.

Technical Editors: Jacques Alfenore, Total; Kashy Aminian, West Virginia University; Toshiyuki Anraku, Japan Petroleum Exploration Company; Matthias Appel, Shell E&P Technology Company; Rosalind A. Archer, University of Auckland; Jitendra M. Avasthi, Avasthi & Associates; Tayfun Babadagli, University of Alberta; Ronald A. Behrens, Chevron Overseas Petroleum; Rolf J. Broetz, Schlumberger Data Consulting Services; Bruno Caline, Total E&P; Rodolfo Camacho Velazquez, Pemex E&P; Jesus A. Canas, Schlumberger; Andrew J. Carnegie, Schlumberger; Mark Chapin, Shell Deepwater Services; Chih C. Chen, Kappa Engineering; Songhua Chen, Baker Atlas; Philip A.F. Christie, Schlumberger; Jean-Baptiste N. Clavaud, Schlumberger; Chip Corbett, Schlumberger DCS; Steven F. Crary, Schlumberger; Mohammad Delshad, Saudi Aramco; Clayton V. Deutsch, University of Alberta; Iskander R. Diyashev, Sibneft Oil; Maurice B. Dusseault, University of Waterloo; Christine Ehlig-Economides, Texas A&M University; Ahmed El-Banbi, Schlumberger; William M. Fitchen, Occidental of Oman; Donna G. Freyder, Consultant; Li Gao, Halliburton; Harvey E. Goodman, Chevron Energy Technology Company; Linhua Guan, Chevron Corporation; Fawzi Guehria, Schlumberger; Anuj Gupta, Louisiana State University; Teruhiko Hagiwara, Shell; Gang Han, Terralog Technologies; Bob Harrison, RWE Dea UK; Shahid A. Haq, Schlumberger; Dimitrios G. Hatzignatiou, Schlumberger Well Services; Randy D. Hazlett, Potential Research Solutions; Kes J. Heffer, Heriot-Watt University; Paul J. Hicks, ExxonMobil Production Research Company; Kirk Hird, BP; Viet T. Hoang, Chevron Energy Research; Xuri Huang, Golden Eagle International; Richard R. Jackson, Schlumberger; Larry A. Jacobson, Halliburton Energy Services Group; Creties D. Jenkins, DeGolyer & MacNaughton; Sinisha Jikich, National Energy Technology Laboratory; Keith Katahara, Spinnaker Exploration Company; Mashiur R. Khan, Shell E&P Technology Company; Gregory R. King, Chevron Overseas Petroleum; Richard B. Koepnick, Qatar Petroleum; Bob Langan, Chevron Production Technology Company; Stephen E. Laubach, University of Texas; Jaedong Lee, Baker Atlas; Deborah B. Lerner, Chevron Energy Research; Gaoming Li, University of Tulsa; Wim J. Looyestijn, Shell International E&P; Kenneth D. Mahrer, University of Denver; Jorge Manrique, Knowledge Reservoir; Mark A. Meadows, 4th Wave Imaging Corporation; Andrew A. Mills, Esso Australia; Charles W. Morris, Schlumberger; Thang V. Nguyen, Total E&P; John Nieto, Anadarko Canada Corporation; Kurt Nihei, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory; Jan-Erik Nordtvedt, Petec Software & Services; Ender Okandan, Middle East Technical University; Mustafa Onur, Istanbul Technical University; Erdal Ozkan, Colorado School of Mines; Wayne Pennington, Michigan Tech University; Bobby D. Poe, Schlumberger; Jon K. Ringen, Statoil; John W. Robinson, North Ranch Resources; Richard A. Rosthal, Schlumberger; Rajiv K. Sagar, Shell; Muhammad Sahimi, University of Southern California; Gregory J. Sanza, Petronas Carigali; Amit K. Sarkar, Shell; Keith W. Shanley, The Discovery Group; John L. Shafer, Consultant; Dirk Seifert, ConocoPhillips Alaska; Shameem Siddiqui, Saudi Aramco; Arne Skauge, Norsk Hyrdo; Robertus M. Smits, Shell International E&P; Roberto Suarez-Rivera, TerraTek; E.C. Thomas, Bayou Petrophysics; Leslie G. Thompson, University of Tulsa; Thomas T. Tran, Chevron Corporation; Johan Tronvoll, SINTEF Petroleum Research; Darryl E. Trcka, Baker Atlas; Yoshiaki Ueda, Arabian Oil Company; Servet Unalmiser, Saudi Aramco; Omar J. Varela, ExxonMobil; Jacques Vittori, Total; Dyung T. Vo, Unocal Thailand; John R. Waggoner, WesternGeco; Michael A. Ward, BP Exploration Company; Lawrence J. Weber, Unocal Corporation; Michael J. Webster, BP; John A. Weisgram, Arco; Lee E. Whitebay, Whitebay & Associates; Stephen M. Williams, Norsk Hydro; Eric M. Withjack, BreitBurn Energy Company; Wenlong Xu, Unocal Corporation; Murat Zeybek, Schlumberger; Ziqiong Zheng, Baker Hughes.